A Forum About Modifying Speed Limits and Driver Behavior: NMA E-Newsletter #537
The April 15-16, 2019 conference in Ruckersville, Virginia was billed as a “national forum [seeking] to address the neglected problem of speeding.” The sponsoring organizations, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), are leading proponents of lowering speed limits with the goal of reducing highway fatalities to near […]
Are Cyclists Vision Zero Zealots—Readers’ Responses: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #525
Last week, we emailed and posted on our website a guest newsletter entitled Are Cyclists Vision Zero Zealots? written by Eric Berg, an NMA Board Member, an NMA Life Member, an avid sport bicyclist, and a staunch defender of motorists’ rights. Readers, including some of whom (like Eric) are bicyclists, responded with interesting perspectives which […]
The 85th Call to Action (Time Sensitive): NMA E-Newsletter #517
The Fall 2018 issue of the NMA member magazine Driving Freedoms (“The Big Lie”) sounded a clarion call against the dismantling of established traffic engineering standards by the very agencies tasked with upholding those standards and protecting the public. Swept up in the Vision Zero dream of achieving zero road fatalities, the Federal Highway Administration […]
Boston’s “Vision Zero” Exposed: Lowering the speed limit increases speeding ticket revenue by 47%: NMA E-Newsletter #506
From guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog All across the country, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is hard at work convincing cities to lower their speed limits to 25 MPH. The national effort to lower speed limits in cities is a fundamental tenet of a movement known as “Vision Zero.” To date, the National Highway […]
Spartanburg County, South Carolina Sees Spike in Vehicle Fatalities
Through the first half of 2018, the number of individuals killed on Spartanburg County roads stands at 27. That number is double where it stood last year at the same time. With the deadliest part of the year in terms of traffic fatalities set to begin, law enforcement officials are concerned that the number of […]
The Yin and Yang of Surviving a Traffic Stop
Editor’s Note: Traffic stop advice important for every driver but every driver must know this information before the traffic stop. Take heed. NMA E-Newsletter #268: The Yin and Yang of Surviving a Traffic Stop It seems that more and more traffic stops these days are escalating into situations beyond the driver’s control. (See the Winter […]
A Refresher Course on Ticket-Fighting Part 2
Editor’s Note: The NMA encourages all motorists to fight every ticket. Here is part 2 of a 2 part refresher course from our newsletter series on how to Fight Your Ticket from 2015. Information is still pertinent. A Refresher Course on Ticket-Fighting Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #337 Can a police officer issue me a ticket […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 2, 2018
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –IN Court–Must have evidence of speeding to pull someone over for speeding– –Snapchat Speeder Lawsuit gets a slapdown in GA– –MD study shows how cam studies are gamed by researchers– Friday, June 29, 2018 Indiana Court: Cops May Not Pull Someone Over For Appearing To Speed Indiana prosecutors were desperate […]
Down the Rabbit Hole with Civil Asset Forfeiture: NMA E-Newsletter #494
As one of the NMA’s current national issues, Civil Asset Forfeiture or CAF is a program that allows the government at all levels to confiscate cash, cars and even homes from people who are suspected of criminal activity. Even if you are ruled innocent, your property is not necessarily returned; a trip to civil court […]
Lane Courtesy or Law–A California Cultural Examination
Editor’s Note: Lane Courtesy, the principle of slower traffic yielding the left lane to faster traffic, needs to become ingrained in our driving ethos. Many drivers acknowledge the benefits of Lane Courtesy yet they don’t practice it; they never believe they’re the ones holding up traffic. We explored how the driving culture has evolved in this 2017 […]