24 Alerts From the TRAFFIC CONGESTION Tag

War on Cars at a Fever Pitch in NYC: NMA E-Newsletter #557

September 15, 2019 • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Congestion Pricing, e-bikes, e-scooters, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, New York City, NEWSLETTER, PEDESTRIAN, Ridesharing, Road Diets, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED TRAP, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO

In our experience, we have never seen the likes of what is going on in New York City with the war on cars. Not only has the city become one giant speed trap with over 2000 “school zone” speed cameras, soon the city/state plans to implement congestion pricing below 60th street. The government expects motorists […]

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Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge? Part 2—Congress: NMA E-Newsletter #550

July 28, 2019 • CALIFORNIA, DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, infrastructure, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, OREGON, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Usage Charge, TOLL ROAD, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO, VMT, VMT Tax

Last week, in Part one of Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge?, we examined the efforts of various groups that are currently pushing road user fees onto the American public. (A road user charge or RUC is also commonly referred to as the Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax or VMT Tax […]

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The Split-Speed Limit Effect: That “Oh Crap” Look on Drivers’ Faces: NMA E-Newsletter #548

July 14, 2019 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA, OOIDA, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, Truck speed limiter

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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NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 2nd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #547

July 7, 2019 • 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 […]

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Paying More for Less Service: NMA E-Newsletter #534

April 7, 2019 • ALPR, Bicycle, CALIFORNIA, Congestion Pricing, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, MASS TRANSIT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, New York City, NEWSLETTER, OREGON, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, Scooter, TOLL, TOLLING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, UTAH, VMT Tax

By 2021, New York City will begin charging drivers who enter Manhattan below Central Park under the guise of congestion pricing. No one is surprised. City and state officials have been trying to make this happen for years. The rare alignment of views between the governor, the mayor, and the state legislature─each likely motivated by […]

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