From guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog All across the country, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is hard at work convincing cities to lower their speed limits to 25 MPH. The national effort to lower speed limits in cities is a fundamental tenet of a movement known as “Vision Zero.” To date, the National Highway […]
12 Alerts From the VISION ZERO Tag
Boston’s “Vision Zero” Exposed: Lowering the speed limit increases speeding ticket revenue by 47%: NMA E-Newsletter #506
September 23, 2018
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85TH PERCENTILE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, IIHS, Insurance Company, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, NMA, NMA Foundation, REVENUE GENERATION, RHODE ISLAND, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET REVENUE, VISION ZERO
Vision Zero—In the Trenches of New York City: NMA Weekly Newsletter #503
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 Not-So-Hidden Cost of Vision Zero: NMA E-Newsletter #500
August 12, 2018
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CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MASSACHUSETTS, New York City, NEWSLETTER, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, VISION ZERO
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 […]
Problem Solving Ain’t What It Used To Be: NMA E-Newsletter #496
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 […]
Congestion Pricing Cannot be the Future of Transportation Funding, Part 2: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #469
January 7, 2018
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ALPR, CONNECTICUT, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MASS TRANSIT, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, New York City, NEWSLETTER, TOLL, TOLLING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, VISION ZERO
To read Part 1, click HERE. New York City (NYC) finds itself in a transportation perfect storm. The subway system is at a breaking point. Residents are abandoning city buses by droves because it’s faster to walk most days. Ridesharing vehicles clog the already snarled streets. At the center of it all: the mayor and […]
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