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NMA E-Newsletter #225: On Speedometers, Faulty Thinking and Shameful Consequences

May 5, 2013 • 85TH PERCENTILE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IIHS, NEWSLETTER, SPEED LIMIT, SPEEDING

Car buffs appreciate the subtle visual evolution of automotive features over time—from rooflines, to side view mirrors or taillights, every successive design tweak is studied and critiqued. A great example of this ongoing refinement comes from the humble speedometer. This website charts the evolution of Chevrolet speedometer designs from 1941 through 2011. A quick review […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #224: Justified—or Not

April 29, 2013 • CONNECTICUT, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLINOIS, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, NMA BLOG, SPEED LIMIT

Public officials often use traffic engineering reports to justify policies motivated more by political expediency than by concern for public safety. In a recent three-part series for the NMA Blog (linked below), NMA Massachusetts Activist John Carr analyzes how misguided priorities result in deficient, misleading and inaccurate reports—reports that lead to poor traffic engineering and […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #223: New Studies Provide Insight on Distracted Driving

April 21, 2013 • CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, TEXTING

With police and policymakers fixated on stopping cell-phone use while driving, one might conclude that all other potential driving distractions have been miraculously eliminated. (Click here to read about how far police will go to enforce cell phone and anti-texting laws.) Sadly, nothing could be further from the truth. According to a new study from the Erie […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #222: 2013 First Quarter Legislative Update

April 14, 2013 • ALPR, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, INDIANA, LEGISLATION, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEWSLETTER, PENNSYLVANIA, RADAR, RED LIGHT CAMERA, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, RTOR, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, SOUTH DAKOTA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TEXTING, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC CAMERA, TRAFFIC RECORD, VIRGINIA, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING, YELLOW LIGHTS

The NMA continues to advocate for motorists’ rights at the national, state and local level. Legislatures across the country took up a broad range of motorists’ issues in the first quarter of 2013. Here’s a brief summary of the driving-related issu…

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NMA E-Newsletter #221: Administrative Hearings Deny Motorists Due Process

April 5, 2013 • CALIFORNIA, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FIGHTING

Photo ticket profiteers will stop at nothing to discourage motorists from fighting and beating unfair camera tickets. Their latest ploy comes in the form of California Assembly Bill 666, which would require ticket camera cases to be heard in admin…

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