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NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 3rd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #562

October 20, 2019 • 85TH PERCENTILE, BAC, Bicycle, Complete Streets, Congestion Pricing, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, ITE, LEGISLATION, MOVE OVER LAW, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NMA Foundation, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, PEDESTRIAN, RADAR, Road Diets, SAFETY, Scooter, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, TICKET CAMERA, TRAFFIC CALMING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING

July, August, and September were not nearly as active in resolving NMA-tracked legislation as in the second quarter, but October began with some very important events that will have positive ramifications for motorists well into the future. Let’s start with the final disposition of bills in the third quarter:   Bills Opposed by the NMA […]

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Vision Zero Invasion of the Car Itself: NMA E-Newsletter #532

March 24, 2019 • AUTO INDUSTRY, BAC, BLACK BOX, BREATHALYZER, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, EDR, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, EVENT DATA RECORDER, GPS, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, PRIVACY, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, TPMS, VISION ZERO

In three years, all new cars and light-trucks purchased in EU countries will be required to include standard price-increasing features that will change how motorists drive. Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection voted in February to approve a range of new vehicle safety standards initially proposed by the European […]

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Under the Influence of the Justice System – A Father’s Story: NMA E-Newsletter #519

December 23, 2018 • BAC, CIVIL FORFEITURE, Driver's License, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FIFTH AMENDMENT, FOURTH AMENDMENT, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT

This is a story about my twenty-year-old son. To some readers this may be an article that smacks of stupidity and privilege. It may be that both are true but the real point is how hopelessly out of whack law enforcement and related penalties are with the real world. On a Saturday night John exited […]

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Police in Two States use Hospitals to take Motorists’ Blood without a warrant: NMA Newsletter #466

December 17, 2017 • BAC, BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLINOIS, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, OREGON, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH

By guest writer Joe Cadillic, from the MassPrivatal Blog Police state America has found a disturbing new way to forcibly take motorists blood without a warrant. Law enforcement is using private hospitals to do their dirty work. Earlier this year, I reported that police in Oregon were forcing hospitals to take motorists blood without a warrant. I […]

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DUI Laws Update Part 3: Punish At Any Cost: NMA E-Newsletter #426

March 12, 2017 • BAC, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, INSURANCE, MADD, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA

A member from North Carolina recently was convicted of a DUI. His story is all too familiar: A 40-year safe driving record with no tickets, lost his job because of the DUI, dealing with the cost/hassle of an ignition interlock on his car, restricted to work-related driving and, after losing auto insurance coverage, forced into a […]

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