Split speed limits, where certain commercial vehicles such as large trucks are forced to travel at lower speeds than surrounding traffic, are anathema to truckers and car drivers alike. That is why the NMA and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) have often joined forces to oppose the posting of split speeds and the use […]
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The Split-Speed Limit Effect: That “Oh Crap” Look on Drivers’ Faces: NMA E-Newsletter #548
July 14, 2019
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA, OOIDA, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, Truck speed limiter
NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 2nd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #547
July 7, 2019
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Automated Traffic Enforcement, CELL PHONE, civil asset forfeiture, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, IDAHO, ILLEGAL SEARCH, INDIANA, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, MARYLAND, MISSOURI, MONTANA, MOVE OVER LAW, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW MEXICO, NEWSLETTER, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, RACIAL PROFILING, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, Technology, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC STOP, UTAH, VIRGINIA
April, May, and June were busy months in state legislatures where many of the bills affecting motorists that were introduced in the first quarter, or carried forward from last year, were resolved. The results were a mixed bag, but the biggest victory was a special one: Governor Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law House […]
A Forum About Modifying Speed Limits and Driver Behavior: NMA E-Newsletter #537
April 28, 2019
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85TH PERCENTILE, Automated Traffic Enforcement, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, GHSA, IIHS, NEWSLETTER, NMA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET QUOTA, Traffic Tickets
The April 15-16, 2019 conference in Ruckersville, Virginia was billed as a “national forum [seeking] to address the neglected problem of speeding.” The sponsoring organizations, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), are leading proponents of lowering speed limits with the goal of reducing highway fatalities to near […]
The IIHS: When a New Study is Not New and Not a Study—NMA E-Newsletter #535
April 14, 2019
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EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FARS, IIHS, INSURANCE, Insurance Company, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, NMSL, SPEED LIMIT, Traffic Tickets
By Gary Biller, NMA President Every two or three years, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) splashes the media with a recycled report of how many deaths have occurred due to raised speed limits. And reporters dutifully echo it as gospel because sensational headlines like, “Speed limit increases are tied to 37,000 deaths over […]
Tracking Legislative Activity the NMA Way: NMA –E-Newsletter #533
March 31, 2019
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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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