September 2, 2018
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85TH PERCENTILE,
Corruption,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEW YORK,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
SPEED TRAP,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
Traffic Tickets,
VISION ZERO
From New York City NMA Member Joshua Hotto Vision Zero is a huge nightmare for everyone that lives or works in NYC. Since the introduction here of Vision Zero, commute times have more than doubled. The city has introduced road diets, has converted streets for bike and bus only lanes and has gotten rid of […]
The implementation of Vision Zero programs, with the goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities through various means including reducing vehicle speed and movement, is spreading to many U.S. cities seemingly without concern for cost. If Vision Zero had a goal of minimizing road deaths rather than the unrealistic plan to eliminate them all (as if […]
July 15, 2018
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CROSSWALK,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
MASS TRANSIT,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
NMA,
PEDESTRIAN,
SAFETY,
SPEED CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
TRAFFIC SIGNAL,
VISION ZERO
by Gary Biller, NMA President One valuable piece of analytical advice that has stuck with me in the many ─ too many ─ years since attending engineering school and participating in the requisite lab experiments is “let the data lead you to a proper solution.” With that thought in mind, let’s look at the following […]
July 1, 2018
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CAF,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
Eighth Amendment,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FOIA,
HAWAII,
INDIANA,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
OKLAHOMA,
RENTAL CAR,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SPEED LIMIT
As one of the NMA’s current national issues, Civil Asset Forfeiture or CAF is a program that allows the government at all levels to confiscate cash, cars and even homes from people who are suspected of criminal activity. Even if you are ruled innocent, your property is not necessarily returned; a trip to civil court […]
Dear New York NMA Members, The New York Legislature will finish on Wednesday. The Every School Speed Camera Act which is S6046C/A7798C should be defeated so that NYC does not become one giant speed trap. Call your State Senator TODAY. Click Here to find your Senator’s phone number. If it becomes law, the number of […]
