By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Our son will soon turn 16 and he has no interest in learning how to drive yet. I’m relieved. I don’t want to teach him how to drive especially since I drive a stick shift. It doesn’t help that I’m not really the best role model of driving. I’m […]
Should Parents be Teaching Their Kids How to Drive? NMA E-Newsletter #497
July 22, 2018
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CONNECTICUT, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LANE COURTESY, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, RHODE ISLAND, ROUNDABOUT, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, ZIPPER MERGE
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 […]
On the Road to Ten: Canned Cameras: NMA E-Newsletter #495
July 8, 2018
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ALPR, Automatic Traffic Enforcement, Corruption, Drone, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, Insurance Company, LICENSE PLATES, MARYLAND, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, Red-Light Camera, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET REVENUE, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
As we continue the march toward the publication of the 520th consecutive weekly issue of the NMA e-newsletter later this year, we will on occasion highlight reader favorites over these past ten years. The first installment, NMA E-Newsletter #486, focused on discussions of speed limits. Here we take on the second-most covered newsletter topic through […]
Down the Rabbit Hole with Civil Asset Forfeiture: NMA E-Newsletter #494
July 1, 2018
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CAF, civil asset forfeiture, CIVIL FORFEITURE, Eighth Amendment, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOIA, HAWAII, INDIANA, New York City, NEWSLETTER, NMA, OKLAHOMA, RENTAL CAR, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED LIMIT
As one of the NMA’s current national issues, Civil Asset Forfeiture or CAF is a program that allows the government at all levels to confiscate cash, cars and even homes from people who are suspected of criminal activity. Even if you are ruled innocent, your property is not necessarily returned; a trip to civil court […]
Can the Proverbial Pothole Problem be Disrupted?: NMA E-Newsletter #493
June 24, 2018
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CALIFORNIA, Car Care, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, Drone, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, PENNSYLVANIA, PPP, Public Private Partnership, Technology, TEXAS
Nothing worse than hitting a pothole you can’t avoid on the road. Not only is it jarring and disruptive to your driving but it can also damage your car. AAA reports that American drivers pay an estimated $3 billion per year to repair cars damaged by potholes. AAA Manager of Technical Services Michael Calkins said […]
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