Tag: VISION ZERO

Taking the Politics Out of Speed Limit Setting: NMA E-Newsletter #724

All traffic is local, and nothing gets people riled up more than speed limits. The 85th percentile has been the standard for measuring speed limits for years. Due to pressure from groups such as Vision Zero and Complete Streets, this standard of measuring speed is losing ground in states such as California, Oregon, and Massachusetts, […]

Countering the Safe Streets/Vision Zero Mindset

By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in June 2022 as E-Newsletter #699. If you would like to subscribe to the NMA’s weekly one-topic newsletter, click here.  Recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued its estimate of 2021 U.S. traffic fatalities. A Reuters headline blared, “U.S. traffic fatalities surge 10.5% in […]

Tale of Two Cities’ Smart Intersection Programs

Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in April 2022 as NMA Weekly Newsletter #693.  If you would like to receive the one-topic motorist-related newsletter every Sunday in your inbox, subscribe Here.  Pittsburgh, PA, and Lakeland, FL have instituted smart intersections but are handling them differently. As more cities become connected, i.e., having elements of infrastructure […]

Citywide Speed Limit Reductions: Creating Violators in the Name of Safety

By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in April 2022 as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #691.  If you would like to subscribe to the one-topic newsletter delivered to your inbox every Sunday morning, Click Here. An email claimed that a speed limit reduction in Portland, Oregon “resulted in lower observed vehicle […]

Countering the Safe Streets/Vision Zero Mindset: NMA E-Newsletter #699

Recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued its estimate of 2021 U.S. traffic fatalities. A Reuters headline blared, “U.S. traffic fatalities surge 10.5% in 2021 to highest count since 2005,” followed by the lede, “Traffic deaths surged after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020 as more drivers engaged in unsafe behavior like speeding and […]

Tale of Two Cities’ Smart Intersection Programs: NMA E-Newsletter #693

Pittsburgh, PA, and Lakeland, FL have instituted smart intersections but are handling them differently. As more cities become connected, i.e., having elements of infrastructure and society interconnected digitally via the internet, intelligent signaling might revolutionize traffic flow, for better or worse. Market analysis firm Navigant Research has projected that smart signals will become a $3.8 […]