Over the past two years, insurance rates for trucking companies have increased an average of 20 to 25 percent. Umbrella or excess liability policies have increased even more—over 75 percent—which forces most trucking companies to carry less coverage. By federal law, all commercial haulers must carry $750,000 in liability insurance, which won’t cover most jury […]
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Texas SB 805 – Relating to the number of license plates to be issued for and displayed on certain motor vehicles.
UPDATE May 27, 2019: 2019 Legislative Session adjourned without taking action on this bill. Senate Bill 805 was introduced on February 13, 2019 and subsequently referred to the Senate Transportation Committee. The bill, and its counterpart House Bill 2149, would require a single license plate per vehicle rather than the current dual license plate (front […]
Texas HB 1631 – Relating to prohibiting the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems
UPDATE June 2, 2019: Signed into law by Governor. UPDATE May 21, 2019: Sent to Governor after being signed in the House and the Senate. UPDATE May 14, 2019: Considered in public hearing. UPDATE May 10, 2019: Bill sent to Senate, after it was passed as amended in the House. Senate referred it to the […]
NMA E-Newsletter #739: Rebuilding the National Motorists Association
By Stewart Price, NMA President As we’ve gone through a leadership change, you may have felt like a passenger in the backseat going down an unfamiliar road in the dark. I certainly don’t want you to feel like that. But it’s on us/NMA to communicate clearly, concisely and timely. Let me hit the high beams […]
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
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 […]
The Use of CBD Products Might not be a Good Mix While Driving: NMA E-Newsletter #725
By NMA Texas Member Ted Levitt CBD Products (Cannabidiol) have now become popular for many people, but their use could cause some problems if you drive. According to the Mayo Clinic, CBD can cause side effects, including drowsiness and fatigue, which could affect your driving. These products might also interact with other medications, such as blood […]
Motorists Vote 2022: An Overview of US Motorist-Related Ballot Initiatives from the November 8th Vote: NMA E-Newsletter #723
November 20, 2022 • CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, infrastructure, MAINE, MASS TRANSIT, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, TEXAS, Voting, Washington State, WEST VIRGINIA
Here is how Americans voted on ballot initiatives that the NMA outlined in Newsletter #719. The following election results came from Ballotpedia unless listed otherwise. Here are some articles from the national perspective on motorist and transportation issues: Voters Across the Country Support Public Transportation at the Ballot Box (APTA Center for Transportation Excellence) It’s […]
Motorists Vote 2022: An Overview of Ballot Initiatives around the US: NMA E-Newsletter #719
October 23, 2022 • CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, TEXAS, Washington State, WEST VIRGINIA
Mid-term elections on November 8th draw near. Here is a list of ballot initiatives that directly affect motorists around the country. No matter your political stance, the National Motorist Association encourages all motorists to vote in every local election. Remember–all traffic is local and your vote can make a difference in how streets and roads […]
Fueling the Fire: NMA E-Newsletter #710
The creativity of members in finding new ways to support the NMA never ceases to amaze. There are the traditional and very important tax-deductible cash donations made year-round to our nonprofit organization that help fund various advocacy programs. But some individuals go above and beyond the call of duty to promote the NMA, and we […]
The Automobile Won Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #702
June 26, 2022 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel, Fuel Tax, Induced Demand, infrastructure, mileage-based user fee, NEWSLETTER, PEDESTRIAN, TRAFFIC CONGESTION
By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: This post recently appeared on The Antiplanner website and we thought it was an important piece for all NMA supporters to read and digest. Part 2 will be featured in next week’s E-Newsletter. Last month, anti-automobile activists led by the Congress for the New Urbanism announced the formation […]
The Signs Are There: NMA E-Newsletter #700
How ironic is it that, for all the special-interest handwringing about speed being the primary cause of traffic fatalities, distractions on the road draw far less attention as a root cause of safety issues? That road users other than drivers suffer distractions that can have dangerous consequences is a topic for another time. Let’s focus […]
Speed Trap Karma Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #698
May 29, 2022 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, RADAR, RADAR DETECTOR, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED LIMIT, speed limits, SPEED TRAP, speed traps, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Enforcement, Traffic Tickets
Reason.com recently published a list of eleven U.S. towns where their police forces were either disbanded or their autonomy as a governmental entity was dissolved because of an addiction to, and dependence on, ticket revenue. We thought it would be informative to present excerpts from Reason’s article for those cities along with select driver-sourced comments […]
Traffic Calming: Can’t See the Forest for the Trees: NMA E-Newsletter #692
April 17, 2022 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, OHCA, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, Speed Bumps, TRAFFIC CALMING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION
Sudden cardiac arrest is a national public health crisis. In its Heart and Stroke Statistics – 2022 Update, the American Heart Association notes more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occur in the United States every year, close to 1,000 per day. The survival rate from onset to hospital discharge hovers around ten percent. OHCA […]
2021: The Year Transit Failed to Recover Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #688
March 20, 2022 • Commuters, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FTA, infrastructure, LEGISLATION, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, Telecommuting, TRAFFIC CONGESTION
By Randal O’Toole, writer of The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: Check out Part 1 here that explores what happened with transit before and during the pandemic. The NMA is reprinting with permission this post that first appeared on The Antiplanner website. Transit by Urban Area As of December, transit carried 58 percent of pre-pandemic riders in […]
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 […]
A Data-Driven Approach to Transportation Safety Part 3: NMA E-Newsletter #672
November 28, 2021 • AUTO INDUSTRY, Bicycle, Bicyclist, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GAO, INSURANCE, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, PEDESTRIAN, Road Safety, ROUNDABOUT, SAFETY, Speed, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, Traffic Safety, VISION ZERO
By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: The NMA has received permission to post this report on recent findings on traffic safety in the US. Read Parts 1 and Part 2 for more information. Data-Driven Safety Such data-driven analyses play almost no role in urban traffic safety programs today. For example, Vision Zero is based on […]
Driving through a Weather Disaster: NMA E-Newsletter #669
Weather disasters can take on many forms: a sudden downpour that is much worse than predicted, an ice storm that hits suddenly, a dust storm that shows up unexpectedly, or localized ground fog so thick, you can only see a few feet in front of you. Everyone likes to say, “Be prepared.” You can be […]
Infrastructure Urgency, Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #659
August 29, 2021 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, Bicyclist, DRIVER EDUCATION, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FHWA, infrastructure, Infrastructure Funding, LEGISLATION, MUTCD, NEWSLETTER, NMA, ROAD-USER FEES, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, speed limits, Traffic Safety, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO, VMT
Two weeks ago, the NMA launched an information campaign directed at the top aides of U.S. Congressional members who sit on either the Senate or House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committees. One single-topic email is sent per week on issues contained within the massive proposed legislation to fund an upgrade of the nation’s transportation-ish infrastructure. […]
Protecting Wildlife and Motorists through Infrastructure Design: NMA E-Newsletter #625
January 3, 2021 • CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, Public Private Partnership, SAFETY, speed limits, TEXAS, UTAH, Wildlife Crossings, WYOMING
Several states have recently announced that they have added wildlife over and underpasses, with many more on the way. Large animals such as deer, elk, and bears roam seasonally, frequently colliding with vehicles in the process. In Wyoming, for example, there are 6,000 documented collisions annually. Wildlife managers and transportation engineers use infrastructure design to […]
Motorists Vote 2020 Ballot Initiatives Final Count: NMA E-Newsletter #618
November 15, 2020 • ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, Bicycle, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, Electric Vehicle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, GEORGIA, infrastructure, Infrastructure Funding, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASS TRANSIT, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, NEWSLETTER, OREGON, PEDESTRIAN, PRIVACY, Ridesharing, Right to Repair, Search Warrant, TOLL, TOLLING, VIRGINIA, Voting
Statewide ballot initiatives and local votes on infrastructure and transit have now been finalized from the November 3, 2020 election. Check out the final results below from the motorists’ rights statewide initiatives we outlined in the NMA weekly E-Newsletter #612. Important local election results follow the state ballot initiatives reporting. Statewide Ballot Initiatives Arkansas […]
Better Know an Expert: NMA E-Newsletter #613
October 11, 2020 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ITE, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT, Red-Light Camera Tickets, TICKET CAMERA, TRAFFIC SIGNAL, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
It is amazing that the topic of setting adequate yellow light intervals for traffic signals continues to be a hotly-contested topic among traffic engineers. The yellow timing is an important variable for intersection design, and it is also important to drivers for another reason: Short yellows combined with photo enforcement is a proven method for […]
Are Small Towns Addicted to Traffic Fines and Fees? NMA E-Newsletter #592
May 17, 2020 • ARKANSAS, Automated Traffic Enforcement, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, OKLAHOMA, Parking Tickets, POLICING FOR PROFIT, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED TRAP, TEXAS, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
Editor’s Note: This article was initially written for the Spring edition of Driving Freedoms magazine. The information here pertained primarily to life before the COVID-19 crisis. Still, we believe traffic fines and fees will be even more of an issue for small towns (and big cities) everywhere due to shortfalls in the budgets that have […]
Turn Signal on a Roundabout; Reader Comments Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #586
Editor’s Note: One thing we do know about roundabouts (traffic circles or rotaries), every driver has an opinion. There is something fundamental about stopping, yielding, and signaling that seems to create as much conflict on the road and strong opinions as almost anything we tackle. Roundabouts, just like speed limits, are something that many drivers […]
Too Many Red-Light Camera Scandals in Illinois: NMA E-Newsletter #579
February 16, 2020 • Corruption, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLINOIS, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, TICKET REVENUE
Over the past several months, the latest Illinois red-light camera corruption case has unfolded. The 2014 Redflex bribery scandal preceded the current mess. Several company and public officials went to jail, and in 2017, Redflex paid the city of Chicago a $20 million settlement. You would have thought that the state had learned its lessons, […]
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, […]
Massive 30-State, Real-Time ALPR Database Revealed: NMA E-Newsletter #558
September 22, 2019 • ALPR, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, infrastructure, LICENSE PLATE, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP
By guest writer Joe Cadillic of the Massprivatel Blog Our worst fears about automatic license plate readers (ALPR) are coming to fruition, and no one in public understands just how much our privacy will be invaded. This summer, I warned everyone on my blog, and in the NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #554, that police in Arizona […]
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 […]
Law Enforcement’s National Threat Assessment Program (TAPS ACT) Predicts If You Pose a Future Threat: NMA E-Newsletter #546
By guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog It has been nearly two years since I reported on the dangers of creating a law enforcement run Mental Health Assessment (MHA) program. In Texas, police use MHA’s to “screen” every person they have arrested for mental illness. But the TAPS Act, first introduced in January 2019, would take […]
Motorists in Court—Latest Court Case Updates from Around the Country: NMA E-Newsletter #544
June 16, 2019 • BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, COLORADO, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, GEORGIA, INDIANA, LEGISLATION, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, REVENUE GENERATION, RHODE ISLAND, TEXAS, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TOLL, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, WISCONSIN
This time of year, many state legislatures have wrapped up their yearly bills, but courts never stop. Here are just some of the cases we have been tracking. The Colorado Supreme Court recently declared that an alert by a drug-sniffing police dog to detect marijuana and other drugs no longer provides probable cause for a […]
An Eye on Recent Motorist Rights Court Cases, Part 2: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #530
March 10, 2019 • ACLU, CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLEGAL SEARCH, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, INSURANCE, Insurance Company, IOWA, LICENSE PLATE, MINNESOTA, Motorcycle, NEW JERSEY, NEWSLETTER, NMA, OHIO, OOIDA, PENNSYLVANIA, RACIAL PROFILING, RED LIGHT CAMERA, RENTAL CAR, TEXAS, TICKET CAMERA, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, VERMONT
Many motorist rights court cases have made news in the past three months. Last week, we presented the first part of this update that focused on federal court decisions, and a few from the US Supreme Court. This week, we are diving into key motorist-related cases in state supreme or appellate courts. Our hope is […]
An Eye on Recent Motorist Rights Court Cases, Part 1: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #529
March 3, 2019 • ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, CAF, CHECKPOINT, civil asset forfeiture, CIVIL FORFEITURE, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fourteenth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, GEORGIA, Implied Consent, NEWSLETTER, NMA, TEXAS, TRAFFIC STOP
Motorist rights cases have made news and even history recently. There have been so many as of late, we are dedicating two separate newsletters to provide some insight on the legal rulings that are affecting drivers around the country. This week’s newsletter focuses on recent rulings and pending US Supreme Court and federal court cases. […]
Customer Loyalty Rewarded with 9,000 Highway Spy Cameras: NMA E-Newsletter #527
February 17, 2019 • ALPR, AUTO INDUSTRY, Digital Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, LICENSE PLATE, MASS TRANSIT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, RENTAL CAR, SAFETY, Technology, TEXAS, TOLLING
From guest writer Joe Cadillic, of the MassPrivatel blog The die has been cast, whether it’s digital driver’s licenses, digital license plates, license plate readers or facial recognition cameras. Everyone from private corporations to law enforcement follows the same script; offer Americans customer loyalty rewards programs in exchange for the loss of their privacy. Surveillance […]
On the 2019 Legislative Agenda–Red-Light Cameras: NMA E-Newsletter #526
February 10, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, IOWA, LEGISLATION, MISSOURI, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, Red-Light Camera, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED CAMERA, TEXAS, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Safety, Traffic Tickets, VIRGINIA
January and February are the heart of activity for many state legislative sessions across the country. Red-light cameras (RLCs) have certainly been the focus in a number of states. Bills in Colorado, Florida and Illinois are calling for outright bans. Legislators in Texas want to ban new camera programs while allowing existing installations to finish […]
Ballot Decisions that Affect Motorists–2018 Version: NMA E-Newsletter #513
November 11, 2018 • ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, IDAHO, infrastructure, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MISSOURI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NEWSLETTER, Red-Light Camera, SAFETY, TEXAS, UTAH, Washington State
The mid-term elections are officially over. Ballotpedia stated this week on its website that voters in 37 states decided a total of 155 statewide ballot measures. Not all, of course, were motorist related but a few certainly were. We have also included some important county or city ballot issues that asked voters to raise the […]
Are Drivers losing the War on Cars? NMA E-Newsletter #511
October 28, 2018 • 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
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 […]
What’s Going on at the DMV?: NMA E-Newsletter #509
October 14, 2018 • CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, Digital Driver's License, DMV, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, HAWAII, IDAHO, MINNESOTA, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NORTH CAROLINA, Real ID, TEXAS
For years, comedians have made fun of long lines at the DMV (Departments of Motor Vehicles), but you know what…it’s not really funny anymore. The widespread problem seems to be three-fold. · Short term: A number of states are now under a tight deadline to implement REAL ID and motorists must apply for one in […]
The Real Police Overtime Scandals: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #507
September 30, 2018 • ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, Automatic Traffic Enforcement, CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LOUISIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, Red-Light Camera, SAFETY, SPEED TRAP, TEXAS, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET QUOTA, Traffic Tickets, WASHINGTON
Much has been written about the Massachusetts State Police Overtime Scandal. A number of officers have been arrested for federal counts of embezzlement for allegedly cutting hours or outright skipping overtime (OT) traffic enforcement shifts on the MA turnpike while getting paid in full. Forty-two members of Troop E have been implicated and the troop […]
Should Parents be Teaching Their Kids How to Drive? NMA E-Newsletter #497
July 22, 2018 • CONNECTICUT, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LANE COURTESY, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, RHODE ISLAND, ROUNDABOUT, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, ZIPPER MERGE
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 […]
A License Plate to Remember Part 2—Your Comments: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #492
June 17, 2018 • ALABAMA, ALPR, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LICENSE PLATE, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Technology, TEXAS, TOLL
The National Motorists Association received some thoughtful comments from readers like you and thought we should share them. If you missed reading Part 1, click HERE. Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the author. I enjoyed reading today’s NMA Weekly E-Newsletter. Another topic that has hit several people I have worked […]
A License Plate to Remember: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #490
June 3, 2018 • ALPR, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, Insurance Company, LICENSE PLATE, NEW JERSEY, NEWSLETTER, TEXAS, TOLL, VIRGINIA
A requirement of owning a vehicle, the lowly license plate has its place among the more tedious aspects of our driving existence. No one enjoys going on online or waiting at the DMV to purchase their yearly tags. But without them, we would be stopped and fined heavily. Car registration coupled with our faithful license […]
Driver’s License Watch—Your Private Info for Sale: NMA E-Newsletter #482
April 8, 2018 • ALABAMA, ARIZONA, Digital Driver's License, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Real ID, TEXAS, WASHINGTON
Personal information privacy seems to be a fluid construct these days. We give our information to social media companies like Facebook who sell the information for gain (Cambridge Analytica Scandal). We also give our private information directly to marketers if we enter any online contest, ask for information online about products or fill out an […]
Teaching Kids to Interact with Police—will it help?: NMA E-Newsletter #459
October 29, 2017 • DRIVER EDUCATION, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLINOIS, LEGISLATION, LOUISIANA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, TRAFFIC STOP, VIRGINIA
Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia have passed legislation that mandates schools teach students how to conduct themselves around police. Texas passed its law in the last legislative session and mandated that high schools and especially driver’s education courses train students how to conduct themselves around law enforcement. Texas also passed a law to […]
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 […]
Just How many Motorists are stopped and ticketed in America?: NMA E-Newsletter #446
July 30, 2017 • CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLEGAL SEARCH, MONTANA, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NMA, RACIAL PROFILING, REVENUE GENERATION, RHODE ISLAND, TEXAS, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC STOP
From guest writer Joe Cadillic who writes the MassPrivatel Blog According to The Stanford Open Policing Project which looked at over 100 million police traffic stops in the United States, “Police pull over more than 50,000 drivers on a typical day, more than 20 million motorists every year.” Does that mean 50,000 people are breaking […]
How Policing for Profit can lead to a Debtors’ Prisons Part 2 Readers Comments: NMA E-Newsletter #430
April 9, 2017 • civil asset forfeiture, CIVIL FORFEITURE, CRIMINAL, Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, INSURANCE, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED TRAP, TICKET REVENUE
The National Motorists Association received some thoughtful comments from readers like you and thought we should share them. If you missed reading Part 1, click HERE. Sadly, what you write rings true. My old home town, Cambridge, NY, has for years supported an aggressive policing for profit operation on NY route 22. They have a […]
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 […]
Transportation Shakeout from the 2016 Election: NMA E-Newsletter #409
November 13, 2016 • ALABAMA, CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MICHIGAN, NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, PPP, SAFETY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON
The entire country shared a sigh of relief when the election in-fighting finally ended this week. Before the election, President-elect Donald Trump released his ideas on rebuilding America’s infrastructure. He said he wants to put a trillion dollars into rebuilding infrastructure over the next 10 years without raising taxes. He plans to do this through […]
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 […]
More Nighttime Restrictions for Teen Drivers. Why? Part 2 Newsletter Readers Respond: NMA E-Newsletter #399
September 4, 2016 • CELL PHONE, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, INDIANA, INSURANCE, LETTER WRITING, MICHIGAN, NEWSLETTER, PENNSYLVANIA, TEXAS, WASHINGTON
Last week’s newsletter on the new Center for Disease Control guidelines to states with regards to nighttime driving for teen drivers brought in some great comments for discussion. We thought we would share a few thoughts covering both sides of the issue. To read last week’s newsletter, More Nighttime Restrictions for Teen Drivers. Why? Part […]
What’s Wrong with Airbags?: NMA E-Newsletter #383
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director If you drive a car manufactured after 2003, you probably have smart frontal airbags whether you want them or not. This is a fact of life since frontal airbags have been mandated by the Federal Government. The Federal Highway Administration reports that in 2011, 96% of all new cars had […]
How Technology Facilitates Roadside Justice: NMA E-Newsletter #379
April 17, 2016 • ALPR, BAC, BREATHALYZER, CALIFORNIA, CELL PHONE, COLORADO, Driver's License, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, LICENSE, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, Technology, TEXAS, TRAFFIC STOP, WASHINGTON
The California Senate recently took up a bill that would let police officers use oral fluid drug screening tests to check motorists for the presence of drugs in their systems. The proposed test is administered with a handheld device that uses an oral swab to check for the presence of a variety of controlled substances […]
2016 First Quarter Legislative Update: NMA E-Newsletter #376
March 27, 2016 • 85TH PERCENTILE, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, LEGISLATION, LETTER WRITING, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TEXAS, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TOWING, WEST VIRGINIA
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 2016. Here’s a brief summary of the driving-related issues we addressed. Arizona Opposed House Bill 2366 which would revise Arizona’s red-light camera law […]
PPP Myth Busters: NMA E-Newsletter #375
March 20, 2016 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, NMA BLOG, Parking, PPP, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING
Back in 2012 Texas State Highway 130, a 41-mile stretch of toll road between Austin and San Antonio, made headlines for posting the highest speed limit in the country—a whopping 85 mph. Today, SH 130 is making headlines for a different reason. The company that runs it just declared bankruptcy. Even with the high speed […]
Profiteering from Surveillance: NMA E-Newsletter #369
February 7, 2016 • ALPR, CIVIL FORFEITURE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LICENSE PLATES, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Technology, TEXAS, TICKET FINES
Our discussion of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) often focuses on the threat the technology poses to motorist privacy as well as on the ways to limit that threat. And for good reason. With enough ALPRs, authorities can track the day-to-day movements of everyone who drives a car. By storing and mining that data, they […]
The NMA Reveals the Top Speed Trap States in the Country: NMA E-Newsletter #359
November 29, 2015 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FUNDRAISING, NEWSLETTER, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, SPEEDING, TICKET REVENUE
The NMA just launched its latest salvo in the speed trap wars with the following press release that ranks the Worst Speed Trap states in the country. The goal is to call attention to “Policing for Profit” wherever we see it and to expose the worst offenders. Not coincidentally, this is also the theme for […]
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: #305: T’row de Bum(s) Out!
November 16, 2014 • ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COMMUNITY, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, KANSAS, MARYLAND, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, PETITION, RED LIGHT CAMERA, TEXAS, TICKET CAMERA, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN
By Gary Biller, NMA President Popular lore has it that the phrase “throw the bums out” originated during the 1941 World Series when the New York Yankees faced off against the Brooklyn Dodgers. A man supposedly walked into a bar—stop us if you’ve heard this one before—in Brooklyn in the midst of the games and […]
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 #288: A Horse of a Different Color
July 22, 2014 • 85TH PERCENTILE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IDAHO, INSURANCE, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, TEXAS, TICKET CAMERA, UTAH
AAA, formerly known as the American Automobile Association, was founded in 1901 to lobby for driver and passenger rights, fair laws, and safer vehicles. It has long since morphed into an insurance and financial services giant. If there is any doubt about that, check out its profile at Hoovers.com where AAA’s primary competitors are listed […]
NMA E-Newsletter #285: Can Pennsylvania Hold Out Much Longer?
June 29, 2014 • 85TH PERCENTILE, CALIFORNIA, CANADA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ENRADD, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, LASER, LEGISLATION, LIDAR, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, PENNSYLVANIA, RADAR, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, Technology, TEXAS
Even though Pennsylvania scored in the bottom 10 in our recent rankings of how states treat drivers, motorists in the Keystone State can be happy about one thing: Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that prohibits local police forces from using electronic devices other than those that measure distance over time for speed […]
NMA E-Newsletter #266: Warrantless Vehicle Searches Part 2—The “In Plain View” Doctrine
February 17, 2014 • CALIFORNIA, CRIMINAL, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLEGAL SEARCH, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, TEXAS, TRAFFIC STOP
This is the final part of a two-part series on warrantless vehicle searches written by NMA Texas member Ted Levitt, who is not an attorney but who has done extensive legal research on the subject. Read Part 1 here. Please note that neither of these articles should be construed as legal advice. The circumstances justifying […]
NMA E-Newsletter #259: A Private Windfall, a Public Bust
December 29, 2013 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, Parking, PPP, Public Private Partnership, SPEED LIMIT, TEXAS, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING
As 2013 winds down, Indiana lawmakers and Governor Mike Pence are scrambling to come up with the money to fund the state’s transportation infrastructure. Governor Pence announced the creation of a “blue ribbon” panel to look at funding alternatives for future transportation projects, but it may be too little too late. At issue is […]
NMA E-Newsletter #255: Dangerous Business
December 1, 2013 • ALABAMA, BREATHALYZER, DNA, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NATIONWIDE, NEW MEXICO, NEWSLETTER, ROADBLOCK, TEXAS, TRAFFIC STOP
By John Bowman, NMA Communications Director “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Part 1: The Fellowship of the Ring) I love this quote, and […]
NMA E-Newsletter #246: Silence is no Longer Golden
September 29, 2013 • CRIMINAL, Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, INSURANCE, Kentucky, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MIRANDA WARNING, NEWSLETTER, NMA BLOG, TEXAS
By Ted Levitt, NMA Member Several years ago the NMA published an article I wrote about “Your Right to Remain Silent”. Since then several U.S. Supreme Court rulings have greatly eroded that right. Remaining silent is no longer the right thing to do, in my opinion. Here’s why. In 2010 the U.S. Supreme Court decided that […]
NMA E-Newsletter #241: The NMA’s National Speed Trap Exchange
The NMA’s venerable National Speed Trap Exchange has been given a dramatic facelift. From its inception in 2000, the Exchange at www.speedtrap.org has been a popular online destination for highway travelers. Over these past 13 years, motorists have reported over 80,000 speed trap locations with descriptive information that help fellow drivers understand the cat-and-mouse tactics […]
NMA E-Newsletter #231: Red-Light Camera Companies Fight Back
June 16, 2013 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, LEGISLATION, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEWSLETTER, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, TICKET CAMERA, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
Despite scandal, gross mismanagement and financial setback, purveyors of red-light cameras continue their quest to place cameras on every street corner in the nation. Or maybe it’s because of these challenges. Either way, camera companies are practically doing or saying anything to regain the profitable ground they’ve lost over the last year. One strategy is to put the hit […]
NMA E-Newsletter #212: Is the Thrill Really Gone?
It’s car show season, and that prompted a few NMA members to share with us some of their car show experiences, past and present. We found their observations compelling and wanted to pass them on to you. From Casey Raskob, New York: I don’t know wh…
NMA E-Newsletter #207: Where the Motorist Meets Up with the Internet Highway
December 30, 2012 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, NMA BLOG, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, ROADBLOCK, RTOR, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, SPEED TRAP, TEXAS, TRAFFIC CAMERA, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING, YELLOW LIGHTS
The NMA designed its network of websites to be educational destinations. We are constantly revising and adding to the content to keep our readers current with developments on key issues that affect motorists’ rights. Knowledge is the most importan…
NMA E-Newsletter #203: Understanding the Different Types of Speed Laws
December 2, 2012 • CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, PRIMA FACIE, RADAR DETECTOR, SPEED LIMIT, SPEEDING, TEXAS, TICKET FIGHTING
When fighting a speeding ticket, one of the most important things to find out it is what kind of speed law you’re charged with violating. Believe it or not, there are several classifications of speed laws in force around the country. Knowing which…
NMA E-Newsletter #197: Don’t Smile for the Camera
October 21, 2012 • Biometrics, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, NEW JERSEY, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Real ID
Given their state’s ongoing red-light camera debacle, New Jersey motorists may not have much to smile about these days, but that’s OK with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. That’s because the commission has banned drivers from smiling for t…
E-Newsletter #194: Does 85 mph Signal the End?
September 30, 2012 • 85TH PERCENTILE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IIHS, INSURANCE, NATIONWIDE, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, SPEED LIMIT, TEXAS, UTAH
Texas made headlines recently when it approved an 85 mph speed limit on a stretch of toll road between Austin and San Antonio. As some incredulous media types pointed out, that’s the highest posted speed limit in the Western Hemisphere. Gasp!The p…
NMA E-Newsletter #161 – Ticket Amnesty Schemes: Misguided and Perpetual
February 5, 2012 • CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LICENSE, NEWSLETTER, TEXAS, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE
Policymakers love to use amnesty programs to demonstrate their magnanimity toward perceived rule-breakers or, more likely, to encourage them to fork over some of what they owe. Typical amnesty programs target things like delinquent taxes, overdue …
NMA E-Newsletter #155: The Numbers Tell The Story… Again
December 25, 2011 • CONNECTICUT, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MARYLAND, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, TEXAS, VIRGINIA
By John Bowman, NMA Communications Director In last week’s E-newsletter (#154, Will We Never Learn?), we dug into the numbers behind the NTSB’s proposed ban on the use of all portable electronic devices while driving. Let’s try the same approach w…
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 #150: Plenty of Questions, Few Clear Answers
November 20, 2011 • 85TH PERCENTILE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, NEWSLETTER, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, SPEED LIMIT, TEXAS, TRAFFIC CAMERA, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING, YELLOW LIGHTS
City officials in Green Cove Springs, Fla., probably didn’t think anyone would notice when they made small reductions in yellow-light durations at a few city intersections. Well, an energetic reporter with The Florida Times-Union did notice and st…
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 E-Newsletter #124: Grasping At Straws
May 24, 2011 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IIHS, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TEXAS, TICKET CAMERA, TRAFFIC CAMERA
There are several media accounts filled with misleading and erroneous quotes by photo enforcement proponents that we can cite at any given time. Finding candid information is often a futile exercise. The following two stories are cases in point. “…
NMA E-Newsletter #119: The Pressure To Redefine Our Rights
April 19, 2011 • ALPR, CALIFORNIA, CELL PHONE, CHECKPOINT, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, GPS TRACKING, LICENSE, NEWSLETTER, TEXAS
We don’t particularly like to report every few months about attacks on the Fourth Amendment, but here we go again. The crucial protection afforded U.S. citizens against unlawful search and seizure by that key component of the Bill of Rights contin…
NMA Email Newsletter: Issue #109
February 8, 2011 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, TEXAS, TRAFFIC CAMERA
There aren’t many places we go in public nowadays that are “off the grid.” Cameras track our movements through a myriad of applications — store security (inside and out), ATM transactions, traffic cams, you name it. Who hasn’t seen crime procedu…
NMA Email Newsletter: Issue #89
September 21, 2010 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, TEXAS, TRAFFIC CAMERA
Ticket Camera Opponents Are Branded Racists Lawyers for American Traffic Solutions (ATS) are taking a no-holds barred approach as they try to prevent residents in the Texas cities of Houston and Baytown from casting an up-or-down vote on the use o…
NMA Email Newsletter: Issue #83
August 10, 2010 • DRIVER EDUCATION, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, TEXAS, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE
Follow The Money Why a majority of motorists don’t get more riled up about the massive amount of red-light ticket camera fines being levied across the country is hard to fathom. A reporter asked the other day for our best estimate of the annual re…
NMA Email Newsletter: Issue #64
March 30, 2010 • CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, NEWSLETTER, RED LIGHT CAMERA, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, SPEED LIMIT, TEXAS, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
The Magic of Yellow Or, perhaps the title should be, “The Magic of Time.” All it takes to expose the fallacy of red-light camera programs is 0.5 to 1.5 seconds. About the time it takes you to swallow a gulp of water. Less time than it takes to twe…
NMA Email Newsletter: Issue #57
Speed Kills Higher Speed Limits Prove Motorists React Responsibly It has been a year since Utah increased the speed limit along some sections of I-15 to 80 mph, joining some rural highway stretches of Texas as having the highest posted limits in t…
NMA Email Newsletter: Issue #53
January 12, 2010 • CALIFORNIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, SPEED LIMIT, SPEEDING, TICKET FIGHTING, TRAFFIC STOP
Eye In The Sky: Speed Enforcement By Air Currently, nineteen states have an aviation component to their enforcement of traffic laws. If you live in, or have occasion to drive through, any of the states shown below, you should be aware of how the p…
NMA Email Newsletter: Issue #52
Change Begins At The Community Level The NMA has been issuing statewide email alerts to members for several years, providing information about pending developments, usually legislative, on key issues for drivers. While that practice continues on a…
NMA Email Newsletter: Issue #35
September 8, 2009 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, NEWSLETTER, Technology, TEXAS, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, VIRGINIA
U.S. Toll Roads — Making Money For Whom? In recent years, some U.S. transportation authorities have sold outright their stake in local toll roads to foreign corporations. The results are rarely pretty. Transurban and Macquarie Infrastructure Grou…
NMA Email Newsletter: Issue #21
June 2, 2009 • ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, DELAWARE, Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, FOURTH AMENDMENT, GEORGIA, ILLEGAL SEARCH, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, INSURANCE, KANSAS, LICENSE PLATES, LOUISIANA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, RHODE ISLAND, TEXAS, TRAFFIC STOP, UTAH, VERMONT, WISCONSIN
Periodically we receive questions regarding what kinds of information a person is required to give a police officer upon demand. The review and discussion by NMA member Ted Levitt (included below) is a general overview of the topic, in particular …
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