The mid-term elections are officially over. Ballotpedia stated this week on its website that voters in 37 states decided a total of 155 statewide ballot measures. Not all, of course, were motorist related but a few certainly were. We have also included some important county or city ballot issues that asked voters to raise the […]
20 Alerts From the CONNECTICUT Tag
Ballot Decisions that Affect Motorists–2018 Version: NMA E-Newsletter #513
November 11, 2018
•
ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, IDAHO, infrastructure, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MISSOURI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NEWSLETTER, Red-Light Camera, SAFETY, TEXAS, UTAH, Washington State
To Record or Not to Record, That is the Question: NMA E-Newsletter #512
November 4, 2018
•
CALIFORNIA, CELL PHONE, CONNECTICUT, Dashcam, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, INSURANCE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEWSLETTER, PENNSYLVANIA, PRIVACY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP, WASHINGTON
An interesting phenomenon is being reported by some members. Police officers approaching their vehicles during routine traffic stops are asking an opening question different than the traditional, “Do you know why I stopped you?” Rather, in this day of rising popularity of dashcams and the ubiquitous presence of smartphones, the opening query is just as […]
Should Parents be Teaching Their Kids How to Drive? NMA E-Newsletter #497
July 22, 2018
•
CONNECTICUT, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LANE COURTESY, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, RHODE ISLAND, ROUNDABOUT, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, ZIPPER MERGE
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 […]
Can the Proverbial Pothole Problem be Disrupted?: NMA E-Newsletter #493
June 24, 2018
•
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
•
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 […]
Subscribe
Archives
85TH PERCENTILE
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
CELL PHONE
Driver's License
DRIVER EDUCATION
DUI
EMAIL NEWSLETTER
FLORIDA
ILLINOIS
INSURANCE
LEGISLATION
LETTER WRITING
LICENSE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
NEW JERSEY
NEWSLETTER
NEW YORK
NMA
PENNSYLVANIA
PRIVACY
RED LIGHT CAMERA
REVENUE GENERATION
ROADBLOCK
SAFETY
SHORT YELLOW LIGHT
SPEED CAMERA
SPEEDING
SPEED LIMIT
SPEED TRAP
Technology
TEXAS
TEXTING
TICKET CAMERA
TICKET FIGHTING
TICKET FINES
TICKET REVENUE
TRAFFIC CAMERA
TRAFFIC STOP
VIRGINIA
YELLOW LIGHT
YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
