Even though drivers constitute what should be the largest voting block in the country, you would never know it by apathetic motorists who drive blissfully unaware until they are confronted with the reality of the war on cars—which is essentially an effort to get people out of their cars for good through regulations that impede […]
14 Alerts From the VISION ZERO Tag
Are Drivers losing the War on Cars? NMA E-Newsletter #511
October 28, 2018
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CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Gas Tax, LETTER WRITING, New York City, NEWSLETTER, NMA, POLICING FOR PROFIT, Red-Light Camera, Road Diet, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, TEXAS, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, VISION ZERO
Urban Bliss, Thy Name isn’t Jonathan: NMA E-Newsletter #510
At a time when urban planners often strive to limit automobile travel within city confines, the concept of planned communities ─ those reminiscent of the late 19th century company towns where residents could find most necessary services within walking, bicycling, or trolley distances ─ lessons can be learned from the failed pod community experiment known […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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