TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 17, 2016
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Study: Road Debris Responsible For 500 Deaths More people die in accidents caused by unsecured […]
Respect is a Two-Way Street: NMA E-Newsletter #392
Something has to change. In a day and age when traffic stops become literal life-and-death episodes, or at least become the spark that can set off a tinderbox of protest and violence, the interactions between police and motorists need to be examined more closely. Jim Walker, perhaps the NMA’s most prolific member in lobbying for […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 6, 2016
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Virginia: Insurance Industry Photographs 65,000 Motorists In Speeding Ticket Push Three years ago, the insurance […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: June 22, 2016
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 US Supreme Court Allows Gathering Evidence Through Illegal Traffic Stops A 5 to 3 ruling […]
It’s tourist season
It’s tourist season in New Hampshire. The bag limit is 68. Saturday mornings in summer people from southern New England drive north on I-93 to visit the White Mountains. Near Ashland where the scenery becomes interesting and drivers are tempted to stop watching the median crossovers, State Police are waiting on the ground and in […]
Realistic Speed Limits – German Style
My wife and I spent 10 days in Germany in May. We drove 2,090 kilometers or almost 1,300 miles on Autobahns, major and minor highways, minor rural roads through ancient villages, and local city streets. It is a GREAT place for motorists, in part because almost all the legal speed limits are both realistic and […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 18, 2016
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Redflex Attacks Former Executive Former Redflex executive vice president Aaron M. Rosenberg is scheming to […]
Crooked cops in Connecticut
Weston, Connecticut has a dirty police chief. Not the kind you see in Hollywood thrillers with drugs and dark alleys. His addiction is one of everyday life. He’s addicted to his illegal speed trap on Old Mill Road. It’s lined with 15 mph signs. A resident of a nearby town told me, “I have always […]
The other revenue traps
Contrary to popular opinion, not all traffic enforcement is highway robbery. Some of it isn’t even about money, but today I’m writing about money. Specifically, the other two kinds of revenue-based enforcement. We’ve all heard about traditional highway robbery, where governments try to fund themselves from ticket revenue, usually by running speed traps. In the […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 30, 2016
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Convicted Chicago Official Wants Redflex Exec To Pay Bribery Fine John Bills, the former Chicago, […]