The Selling of a Narrative: NMA E-Newsletter #591
By Gary Biller, NMA President The media has never shied away from peddling stories that sell. Often in doing so, the truth gets kicked to the curb or run over. Such is the case in the current lockdown climate where sensationalistic headlines scream that 100+ mph super speeders are taking advantage of less-crowded roads across […]
Motorists Vote 2020: Arkansas Ballot Issue 1
By NMA member, Tom Beckett Editor’s Note: A couple of months ago, Tom wrote the NMA National Office an email with some information on what is going on in his home state of Arkansas with regards to infrastructure funding. We asked him to write more formally about the situation, and we feel his insight gives […]
Big Bike and Common Sense
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This piece first appeared as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #578, which was emailed to NMA members on February 9, 2020. If you would like to receive the weekly E-Newsletter, a one-topic dive into an important aspect of motorists’ rights, become an NMA member today! When did traffic safety become […]
Will Small Urban Cars Ever Take Off?
In an industry in which the battle cry has long been “bigger is better”, small urban vehicles seem to have almost been forgotten. But the automotive industry is evolving, and tastes are changing more quickly than anyone could have expected. Suddenly, small urban cars – a term which encompasses everything from three-wheelers to smart cars […]
Nothing as Permanent as a Temporary Solution—Driving in America: Arkansas Report Part 2
By NMA Member Tom Beckett Editor’s Note: This post is the second in at least a three-part on the complicated funding for roads in a mostly rural state. Check out Part 1 of the Arkansas Report. Back in 2012, Arkansas voters approved a half-cent sales tax increase to generate revenue dedicated to transportation. With this […]
Pushback on Vision Zero in Los Angeles
By John Russo, Co-Founder, and Director of KeepLAMoving and KeepTheUSMoving Last week the Los Angeles Times ran an article about the failure of the city’s Vision Zero plan to reduce traffic deaths over the last four years. Since Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the initiative in August 2015, pedestrian and bicyclist deaths are up substantially, with […]
6 Ways to Reduce Anxiety While Driving
Most of us have experienced some form of road rage or anxiety while driving. The one thing that is certain is that if you act on those impulses, you are sure to land yourself in some hot water. Anxiety on the road can be caused by many things, but you can do something about it. […]
Driving in America—Arkansas Report Part 1
By NMA Member Tom Beckett This is the first of a series of occasional reports on the activity of the Arkansas legislature regarding highway transportation. I’ll cover not only various legislative acts but also other things of motorist interest that come to my attention here in the Natural State. To begin, an overview of how […]
Driving in America—Are We There Yet?
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Motorist advocates have many choices to make when it comes to fighting for rights. Trends change and either becomes complicated or simplified just because an elected official says “Enough!” Case in point: Texas Governor Greg Abbott vowed when he was running for governor in 2018 that he would like […]
Indivisibility of Cars and Commuting
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in November 2019 as the NMA E-Newsletter #567. One of the exciting elements of the October 5 Keep the US Moving Conference (KLAM) attended by both Gary Biller, NMA President and Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director, was meeting others who study urban commuting. Mariya Frost, Transportation […]