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 […]
Texas Traffic Ticket System – Hidden Ticket Surcharges: A Fight Your Ticket Story
From Texas NMA Member Ted Levitt On late Sunday afternoon, December 2, 2018 I was involved in a traffic accident. I haven’t been in an accident in over 39 years. Who was at fault is still not clear but I was given a ticket for failing to yield the right of way to the other […]
The Next Ten Years: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #520
We wanted to do something special for Issue #520 because it marks ten years of uninterrupted weekly NMA e-newsletters that, we hope, have provided entertaining (if not thought-provoking) perspectives. To carry on that tradition, NMA and NMA Foundation directors were asked to provide mini essays for the occasion. No one likes homework but they tackled […]
Political Interference in Setting Speed Limits Shouldn’t Happen: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #518
From guest writer Ian Tootill, who is co-founder of the grassroots British Columbia motorists advocacy group SENSE BC (or Safety by Education and Not Speed Enforcement). SENSE BC and the NMA are kindred spirits, with SENSE advocating for sensible driving standards for more than 23 years and the NMA for over 36. The issues facing […]
Cognitive Dissonance and “Speeding”
Here’s video of an armed government worker (AGW) in Florida — Trooper Bryan Zegers — who crosses a median and doubles back at speeds over 140 MPH — weaving through traffic and driving on the shoulder — and then parks his now very hot car over very dry grass, causing it (and his car) to […]
How to Fight School Bus Stop Arm Camera Programs in Your City
In 2014, Texas NMA Member Ted Levitt had the opportunity to advocate against school bus stop arm cameras and school zone speed cameras in a county adjacent to his. With this written testimony (that he also read at the meeting), he was able to help convince the county commissioners to NOT install the cameras after […]
7 Ways to Shut Down a Speed Trap
This article was adapted from information on the NMA’s speed trap registry website, www.speedtrap.org, a listing of speed traps submitted by drivers across the country. Check out the NMA Speed Trap Issues page HERE. Speed traps are often used by municipalities as a method of generating revenue to run the government. “Safety” is given as the […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: September 17, 2018
Today is the final edition of TheNewspaper.com Roundup. Instead, the NMA encourages you to subscribe to our newest email subscription called Driving News Daily which will feature Tech and Car of the Future News Monday – Friday. In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! In IL, Fed Court Rules Bankruptcy Requires Return of Seized Cars State Farm […]
Ready to Gamble? Massachusetts Refunds $25 if You Beat Your Ticket
What do casinos and fighting traffic tickets have in common? Winners get paid. The influx of new Massachusetts casinos is creating a betting atmosphere throughout the state. Due to a recent federal court decision, Crawford v. Blue, 271 F. Supp. 3d 316 (2017), Massachusetts drivers who fight civil traffic tickets and win receive a refund […]
Avoiding Unpleasant Surprises at the DMV
Editor’s Note: A cautionary tale January 2015 has some good advice and a very good reason why every motorist needs to fight their speeding ticket every time! NMA E-Newsletter #315: Avoiding Unpleasant Surprises John Nettles probably didn’t give it a second thought when he got a speeding ticket in Ehrhardt, South Carolina, in 1997. Like most […]