Traffic stops are often one of the most dangerous situations for law enforcement (not to mention for motorists as many recent events have proven). The unknown can escalate a situation beyond safe. Police departments are now turning to drones to help alleviate some of the danger involved. Under tight regulations, drones can indeed become a […]
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Police Drones Take Off—At what Impact to Motorists?: NMA E-Newsletter #485
April 29, 2018
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ACLU, Automatic Traffic Enforcement, Drone, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, ILLINOIS, LEGISLATION, LOS ANGELES, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP
NMA Lobbying in DC, Part 2 – License to Steal: NMA E-Newsletter #465
December 10, 2017
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CALIFORNIA, civil asset forfeiture, CIVIL FORFEITURE, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA, POLICING FOR PROFIT, REVENUE GENERATION
By Gary Biller, NMA President I get annoyed by the overuse of certain clichéd buzzwords and catch phrases in our area of advocacy, terms like “big brother,” “nanny state,” and “taxation by citation” for instance. That isn’t to say that they don’t sneak into the NMA vernacular from time to time. In fact, I used […]
NMA Lobbying in DC, Part 1 – Reeling in Traffic Enforcement: NMA E-Newsletter #464
December 3, 2017
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85TH PERCENTILE, civil asset forfeiture, CIVIL FORFEITURE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, NMA, NTSB, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, WASHINGTON D.C.
By Gary Biller, NMA President Enabled by contributors to our Spring 2017 Campaign, the NMA is pursuing its 2017-18 National Legislative Agenda in Washington. More precisely the current focus is on two of the agenda items – eliminating federally funded ticket blitzes and restricting the bounds of civil asset forfeiture. Part 2 of this newsletter […]
Teaching Kids to Interact with Police—will it help?: NMA E-Newsletter #459
October 29, 2017
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DRIVER EDUCATION, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLINOIS, LEGISLATION, LOUISIANA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, TRAFFIC STOP, VIRGINIA
Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia have passed legislation that mandates schools teach students how to conduct themselves around police. Texas passed its law in the last legislative session and mandated that high schools and especially driver’s education courses train students how to conduct themselves around law enforcement. Texas also passed a law to […]
No lollygagging in the Left Lane, Please! Legislative Update on Lane Courtesy Laws: NMA E-Newsletter #438
June 4, 2017
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LANE COURTESY, LEGISLATION, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEVADA, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, RHODE ISLAND, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VIRGINIA
June is Lane Courtesy Month and many state legislatures are taking on the problem of drivers who impede traffic by camping out in the left lane. The NMA long ago established June as the spotlight month for lane courtesy to raise awareness that keeping right to allow faster traffic to pass is one of the […]
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