By Texas Member, Ted Levitt On June 23, 2022 the US Supreme Court ruled in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen that New York’s law requiring citizens to show a “Special need” to obtain a gun carry permit/license violated the Second Amendment. Writing for the majority, Justice Clarence Thomas said, “We […]
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Guns in Motor Vehicles–What Are Your Rights?: NMA Newsletter #726
December 11, 2022 • Concealed Carry, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, First Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Second Amendment
NMA Legislative Roundup – January-June, 2022: NMA E-Newsletter #705
July 17, 2022 • CELL PHONE, Drone, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, LANE COURTESY, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, Photo Enforcement, Red-Light Cameras, School Bus Stop Arm Cameras, Speed Cameras, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
The January through June legislative activity at the state and national levels is complete. It is worth reviewing a report card of bills resolved during the period, motorist-related legislation that we followed. Overall, 38 bills that the NMA supported or opposed met the fate we desired as opposed to 21 that went against our wishes. […]
A Driver’s License as a Convenience for Whom?: NMA E-Newsletter #677
January 2, 2022 • BODY CAMERAS, CELL PHONE, Digital Driver's License, DMV, Driver's License, Drone, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC RECORD, Traffic stops, Traffic Tickets
If you drive, you likely have a physical license indicating you passed a test and can legally drive on the nation’s roadways. After the September 11th attack 20 years ago, driver’s licenses became a primary form of identification if you wanted to fly domestically. Now, a driver’s license is once again being asked to do […]
Infrastructure Urgency, Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #661
September 12, 2021 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, Corruption, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, Infrastructure Funding, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA, Red-Light Camera, REVENUE GENERATION, Road User Charge, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS, School Bus Cameras, School Bus Stop Arm Cameras, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO
The sausage-making is in full swing as opposing parties in Washington wrestle the Senate’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the House’s $3.5 trillion version to the ground. In Infrastructure Urgency, Part 1, NMA E-Newsletter #659, we shared the first two in a series of NMA emails directed to members of the Transportation & Infrastructure […]
Is This the Beginning of the End?—Readers Respond: NMA E-Newsletter #639
April 11, 2021 • AUTO INDUSTRY, CAFE, Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel, ICE, LETTER WRITING, NEWSLETTER, Technology
Editor’s Note: We received over 35 responses to last week’s Is This the Beginning of the End? NMA E-Newsletter #638. No matter what side of the divide our readers fall, they certainly have many different opinions about electric vehicles. Two things come to mind: the change from horse-drawn power to cars starting around 1900 and […]
Virtual Shopping Grows Up—Readers Stories: NMA E-Newsletter #635
Editor’s Note: In last week’s newsletter #634 Virtual Shopping Grows Up, we asked for your stories, which you can read below. It seems we started a steamroller. Since the first newsletter, many stories have come out about online vehicle shopping that might be of interest: EV rivals Tesla, Rivian unite to target direct sales legislation (Tech […]
Ticket Quotas are Alive and All Too Well: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #572
December 29, 2019 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED TRAP, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
By our latest count, twenty states have explicit laws banning traffic ticket quotas. And yet, the practice continues, even within some of those states. City, county, and state budgets must be met, and a reliable target for revenue continues to be the motorist. A brief rundown of the states with quota prohibitions follows but first, […]
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 […]
Police Misconduct Costs Taxpayers More Than Just Money: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #502
August 26, 2018 • CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOIA, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, SAFETY, TENNESSEE, TRAFFIC STOP, Transparency, VIRGINIA
Society has trouble talking about police misconduct in any meaningful way. If we question police actions, it looks as if we don’t support them. In reality, most of us do support the brave men and women who put themselves on the line every day for our safety. When traffic stops are the most common daily […]
Speed Trap at a Crossroads: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #489
Parkers Crossroads is a quiet little Tennessee hamlet (pop. 330) adjacent to Interstate 40, located about midway between Memphis and Nashville. Blink for an instant and you might miss Exit 108, the only direct access to Parkers Crossroads from the interstate, as you motor by. Not too many have had to worry about that, though, […]
Losing a License Due To Unpaid Fines Is Hurting Millions: NMA E-Newsletter #455
October 1, 2017 • CALIFORNIA, Driver's License, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IOWA, MICHIGAN, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, SAFETY, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, TICKET FINES, VIRGINIA
When a motorist receives a traffic ticket the expectation is that if you plead guilty or are found guilty, you pay the fine. Most of us would agree that if you break the law then you should pay for it. But what if you really cannot “pay for it” due to life circumstances? The Falls […]
Is Distracted Driving the new Drunk Driving? Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #434
May 7, 2017 • CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLINOIS, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, RADAR DETECTOR, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Technology, TENNESSEE, TEXTING, TICKET REVENUE, VIRGINIA
Part 1 dealt with how distracted driving enforcement campaigns, fueled by federal highway money, are also dragnets for other offenses. Part 2 examines new law enforcement tools to check on texting while driving. Currently, law enforcement has great difficulty in determining if a driver was using electronic devices before a crash (and more importantly whether […]
How Policing for Profit can lead to a Debtors’ Prisons: NMA E-Newsletter #429
April 2, 2017 • ACLU, ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, KANSAS, LOUISIANA, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON
Alexander City, Alabama has agreed to give $680,000 to nearly 200 people who were jailed because they were too poor to pay their court fines. The suit filed in September 2015 by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) claimed that the town ran “a modern-day debtors prison.” Indigent debtors served time in the municipal jail […]
The Politics of Roadblocks: NMA E-Newsletter #427
In Montana, one state lawmaker has taken aim at random roadblocks. House Bill 146 would require law enforcement to give at least 48 hours public notice, which includes information to the news media, before setting up temporary road blocks. HB146 has already passed nearly unanimously in both the state house and senate and is now […]
Don’t (Snap)Shoot Yourself in the Foot Part 2. Newsletter Readers Respond: NMA E-Newsletter #407
October 30, 2016 • BLACK BOX, EDR, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, EVENT DATA RECORDER, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Technology
NMA Newsletter #404 on the devices insurance companies want you to use as part of a good driver program and vehicle black boxes (or event data recorders) brought in some great comments for discussion. We thought we would share a few thoughts from NMA members. To read the October 9th NMA E-Newsletter #404, Don’t (Snap)Shoot Yourself […]
2015 Second Quarter Legislative Update: NMA E-Newsletter #338
July 5, 2015 • CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NATIONAL, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, TENNESSEE
The NMA continues to advocate for motorists’ rights at the national, state and local level. Legislatures across the country took up a broad range of motorists’ issues in the first quarter of 2015. Here’s a brief summary of the driving-related issues we addressed. California Supported Senate Bill 218 which would prevent the Mountains Recreation and […]
NMA E-Newsletter #325: 2015 First Quarter Legislative Update
April 5, 2015 • ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, INDIANA, Kentucky, LEGISLATION, MARYLAND, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEVADA, NEWSLETTER, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON
The NMA continues to advocate for motorists’ rights at the national, state and local level. Legislatures across the country took up a broad range of motorists’ issues in the first quarter of 2015. Here’s a brief summary of the driving-related issues we addressed. Arizona Supported Senate Bill 1167 which would ban red-light and speed cameras […]
NMA E-Newsletter #293: An Overview of Open Container Laws
August 24, 2014 • ALASKA, ARKANSAS, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLEGAL SEARCH, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, OPEN CONTAINER, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA
With Labor Day just around the corner, many of us will hit the road for one last road trip before summer turns to fall. One often overlooked and misunderstood hazard of this endeavor concerns so-called open container laws. This becomes even more of an issue when it comes to motor homes. The issue of open […]
NMA E-Newsletter #208: Seven Years Later, Real ID Still Real Stuck
January 6, 2013 • COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, PRIVACY, Real ID, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING
Just before the holidays, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a press release commending the states that have met the requirements of the Real ID Act of 2005 for driver’s licenses and identification cards. In the wake of 9/11, you wil…
NMA E-Newsletter #170: 2012 First Quarter Legislative Update
April 8, 2012 • COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, CRIMINAL, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, IOWA, LANE COURTESY, LASER, LEGISLATION, MARYLAND, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RADAR, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, ROADBLOCK, RTOR, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, SOUTH DAKOTA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TENNESSEE, TICKET CAMERA, UTAH, WYOMING, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
The NMA is constantly advocating for motorists’ rights at the national, state and local level. Legislatures across the country took up a broad range of motorists’ issues in the first quarter of 2012. Here’s brief summary of the driving-related iss…
NMA E-Newsletter #153: More Camera Company Snake Oil
December 11, 2011 • ARIZONA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, TRAFFIC CAMERA, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
Redflex Traffic Systems just announced its latest innovation in the name of traffic safety: a red-light camera system that reportedly senses when an approaching vehicle is about to run a red light and responds by trying to stop traffic on the fly …
NMA E-Newsletter #149: TSA Turns To Nation’s Highways
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was formed in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. It has grown into a bloated, ineffective federal agency that will command a budget of $8.1 billion for 2012. On second though…
NMA E-Newsletter #141: A Man’s Car Is His Castle
The typical North American adult spends between 15 and 20 hours a week driving or riding in a car. While that may not qualify the vehicle as being a home away from home, many motorists may feel differently – particularly if their typical commutes …
NMA Email Newsletter: Issue #69
The Diverging Diamond Interchange The concept was developed in France. (Insert joke here.) Only one such interchange exists in the United States: Springfield, MO activated a diverging diamond interchange (DDI) last June, and says it has seen a 60 …
NMA Email Newsletter: Issue #68
April 27, 2010 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LICENSE, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA, SPEED LIMIT, SPEEDING, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES
Out of State But Not Out of Mind We recently received an “Ask a Ticket Question” from a North Carolina resident — we’ll call him Joe Smith — who was cited for speeding in Missouri. The ticket was issued for allegedly going 81 mph in a 65 mph z…
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