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Tracking Legislative Activity the NMA Way: NMA –E-Newsletter #533

March 31, 2019 • ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Driver's License, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, LANE COURTESY, LEGISLATION, MARYLAND, MISSISSIPPI, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NORTH DAKOTA, RADAR, RADAR DETECTOR, ROADBLOCK, SCHOOL BUS, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC CAMERA, TRAFFIC SIGNAL, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA

Today we complete the first full calendar quarter of reporting motorist-related activity that is passing through state and federal legislatures. The NMA Bill/Regulation Tracker (Bill Tracker) was introduced in the Winter 2019 issue of Driving Freedoms and went live on Motorists.org in early January when most states began new legislative sessions. Only three months in […]

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Is Distracted Driving the new Drunk Driving? Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #434

May 7, 2017 • CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLINOIS, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, RADAR DETECTOR, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Technology, TENNESSEE, TEXTING, TICKET REVENUE, VIRGINIA

Part 1 dealt with how distracted driving enforcement campaigns, fueled by federal highway money, are also dragnets for other offenses. Part 2 examines new law enforcement tools to check on texting while driving. Currently, law enforcement has great difficulty in determining if a driver was using electronic devices before a crash (and more importantly whether […]

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J’accuse! The Future of Traffic Enforcement?: NMA E-Newsletter #401

September 18, 2016 • ALPR, CELL PHONE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, EVENT DATA RECORDER, LICENSE PLATE, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, RADAR DETECTOR, SPEED LIMIT

Nexar, a fast-growing U.S.-Israeli startup, is marketing a smartphone-turned-dashcam app that records the habits of nearby drivers. If any get out of line – a few mph over the posted speed limit, making a sudden lane change, or any other maneuver the app deems as questionable – it records the license plate of the offending […]

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A Refresher Course on Ticket-Fighting Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #336

June 21, 2015 • DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LASER, NEWSLETTER, PUBLIC RECORDS, RADAR, RADAR DETECTOR, SPEED TRAP, TICKET FIGHTING

Helping NMA members fight traffic tickets is foundational to the NMA mission. Over the years we’ve collected lots of tips and suggestions for getting the best results in court. We recently came across this list of Frequently Asked Questions and thought it would provide a good refresher on some basic ticket-fighting principles. Look for Part […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #268: The Yin and Yang of Surviving a Traffic Stop

March 3, 2014 • CELL PHONE, Driver's License, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLEGAL SEARCH, INSURANCE, LICENSE PLATES, NEWSLETTER, RADAR DETECTOR, ROADBLOCK, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, TICKET FIGHTING, TRAFFIC STOP

It seems that more and more traffic stops these days are escalating into situations beyond the driver’s control. (See the Winter 2014 edition of Driving Freedoms — “We Are All Suspects” — for some jaw-dropping examples.) Knowing how to act during a stop can keep you out of serious trouble. But you also need to know […]

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