June 11, 2017
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CALIFORNIA,
DRIVER EDUCATION,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LANE COURTESY,
MARYLAND,
NEW JERSEY,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
PENNSYLVANIA,
ROUNDABOUT,
SPEED LIMIT,
VIRGINIA,
WASHINGTON D.C.
from Norman Risch, NMA California Member While the NMA has been increasingly promoting left lane courtesy for years, I can compare several states in which I have lived or worked. California is far worse than Maryland, DC, or Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and most other Eastern states in left and right lane courtesy (not that any […]
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 […]
Dear Maryland NMA Members, This is your chance to comment on the plan which you can find the link in the following press release from the Maryland DOT. Program Provides a Look at Federally-Funded State Transportation Projects June 6, 2016 HANOVER, MD (June 6, 2016) – To ensure all Marylanders have a voice in transportation […]
May 29, 2016
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ARIZONA,
CALIFORNIA,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LOUISIANA,
MARYLAND,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
OHIO,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SPEED CAMERA,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE
Red-light cameras are the biggest local boondoggle ever. Lafayette, Louisiana was recently in the news because the city-parish council decided to extend their red-light camera program another year despite the fact that $12.4 million dollars had not been collected on over 211,000 photo enforced tickets since the program’s inception nine years ago. But the story […]
November 15, 2015
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CELL PHONE,
CONNECTICUT,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FLORIDA,
FOURTH AMENDMENT,
MADD,
MARYLAND,
MICHIGAN,
NEWSLETTER,
OHIO,
TEXTING,
TRAFFIC STOP
In August we recounted some driving stories that were just too absurd to be true (“Seriously? It’s Come to This?” NMA Newsletter #345). Alas, they were true, and the sad part is we’ve compiled enough stories for Part 2. So here goes. New Haven, Connecticut, has been experiencing an uptick in vehicle break-ins lately. The […]
