By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Our son will soon turn 16 and he has no interest in learning how to drive yet. I’m relieved. I don’t want to teach him how to drive especially since I drive a stick shift. It doesn’t help that I’m not really the best role model of driving. I’m […]
18 Alerts From the CONNECTICUT Tag
Should Parents be Teaching Their Kids How to Drive? NMA E-Newsletter #497
July 22, 2018
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CONNECTICUT, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LANE COURTESY, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, RHODE ISLAND, ROUNDABOUT, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, ZIPPER MERGE
Can the Proverbial Pothole Problem be Disrupted?: NMA E-Newsletter #493
June 24, 2018
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CALIFORNIA, Car Care, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, Drone, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, PENNSYLVANIA, PPP, Public Private Partnership, Technology, TEXAS
Nothing worse than hitting a pothole you can’t avoid on the road. Not only is it jarring and disruptive to your driving but it can also damage your car. AAA reports that American drivers pay an estimated $3 billion per year to repair cars damaged by potholes. AAA Manager of Technical Services Michael Calkins said […]
Congestion Pricing Cannot be the Future of Transportation Funding, Part 2: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #469
January 7, 2018
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ALPR, CONNECTICUT, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MASS TRANSIT, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, New York City, NEWSLETTER, TOLL, TOLLING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO
To read Part 1, click HERE. New York City (NYC) finds itself in a transportation perfect storm. The subway system is at a breaking point. Residents are abandoning city buses by droves because it’s faster to walk most days. Ridesharing vehicles clog the already snarled streets. At the center of it all: the mayor and […]
Federal Changes Bring Tolling Battle to the States: NMA E-Newsletter #378
April 10, 2016
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CONNECTICUT, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, INDIANA, LEGISLATION, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA, PETITION, REVENUE GENERATION, RHODE ISLAND, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING
After nearly two decades of action at the federal level, the battle to toll existing interstates is now shifting to the states, thanks to the federal transportation bill passed last fall. That bill, called the FAST Act, made changes to a federal program known as the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program (ISRRPP). This […]
The NMA Holiday Travel Checklist: NMA E-Newsletter #362
December 20, 2015
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CELL PHONE, CIVIL FORFEITURE, CONNECTICUT, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LANE COURTESY, NEWSLETTER, NMA Foundation, ROADBLOCK, SAFETY, SEAT BELT, SPEED TRAP, SPEEDING, TEXTING, TICKET QUOTA, TRAFFIC STOP
Record numbers of Americans are expected to hit the road this holiday season. Couple that with the inevitable bad weather and overbearing traffic enforcement, and we thought it made sense to provide this holiday travel checklist—NMA style. Be Prepared: Pack a roadside safety kit in case you find yourself stranded, especially in bad weather. Pick […]
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