From Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director and James C. Walker, NMA Foundation Executive Director Writing a newspaper or online editorial can be one of the most effective advocacy efforts you can do because not only do regular folks read the editorial section but so do influencers. NMA Foundation Executive Director, James C. Walker writes letters […]
49 Blog Posts From the 85TH PERCENTILE Tag
Writing Editorials against Automated Traffic Enforcement (and any Other Topics that Support NMA Positions)
May 18, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Automated Traffic Enforcement, DISTRACTED DRIVING, LETTER WRITING, NMA, NMA Foundation, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, SAFETY, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets, Yellow Light Duration
How to fight Red-Light Cameras in Your Neck of the Woods
• February 23, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Traffic Tickets, Yellow Light Duration
Click. Click. Click. That’s the sound of money being made by your city’s red-light cameras. Officials brought them in for “safety” but now cities cannot live without the cash. In reality, this is a tax on motorists that is unfair and completely unnecessary for the sake of “safety.” The NMA opposes the use of photographic […]
What about Speed Limits?
• February 9, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, James Baxter, NMA, SAFETY, Speed Limits, VISION ZERO, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
Have you ever noticed while driving that generally the experience is fairly civil? Not too much chaos…not too many drivers overdoing it. We all drive along because in reality we just want to go where we need to go without too much hassle. Funny thing is…most of us drive at a speed we feel comfortable […]
What is a Speed Trap?
• February 2, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Civil Asset Forfeiture, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, Roadblocks, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
When most people think about speed traps, they think about small town police hiding behind billboards or waiting to pick off motorists right where the speed limit changes. But the real answer is much simpler: A speed trap exists wherever traffic enforcement is focused on extracting revenue from drivers instead of improving safety, made possible […]
NMA Lobbying in DC, Part 1 – Reeling in Traffic Enforcement: NMA E-Newsletter #464
• December 4, 2017 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, NHTSA, NMA, NTSB, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets, WASHINGTON D.C.
Enabled by contributors to our Spring 2017 Campaign, the NMA is pursuing its 2017-18 National Legislative Agenda in Washington. More precisely the current focus is on two of the agenda items – eliminating federally funded ticket blitzes and restricting the bounds of civil asset forfeiture. Part 2 of this newsletter in coming weeks will describe […]
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