By Alan Hamilton, a car accident attorney with the law firm of Shiver Hamilton, in Atlanta. The State of Georgia began enforcement of its “hands free” law in July of this year. The law requires that cell phones only be used through a hands-free device, and eliminating the ability of a driver to use a […]
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The Next Ten Years – Readers’ Edition, Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #522
January 14, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, DUI/DWI, Infrastructure, NMA, NMA Foundation, PRIVACY, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Technology
When we published E-Newsletter #520, The Next Ten Years, on December 30, 2018 with predictions from some NMA and NMA Foundation directors of the challenges that the NMA and motoring public are going to face over the next decade, we encouraged readers to provide their insights. And boy, have you. We currently have enough material […]
Many ways to spell “speed trap”
Every five minutes a Massachusetts driver gets an undeserved speeding ticket. Every hour a Massachusetts driver gets a federally-funded speeding ticket. Your state, like mine, gets federal funding to run speed traps. Every year the state bureaucracy generates a highway safety grant proposal and status report and sends it to the National Highway Traffic Safety […]
When Will People Realize Distracted Driving Isn’t Worth the Cost?
By Attorney George Lorenzo, Guest Writer Earlier this month, five students and two adults were taken to a Tampa hospital after a distracted driver struck students and parents while they waited at a school bus stop. Three of the children are 6 years old, and the eldest is 12. According to news sources: “In the […]
7 Road Trip Safety Tips that Could Save Your Life
• December 21, 2018 • 0 Comments • Car Care, DISTRACTED DRIVING, Lane Courtesy, road safety, SAFETY, Tips
This holiday season, lots of people will be setting out for road trips with friends and family looking to have a good time and create some lasting memories. Most will (hopefully) turn out okay, but as it is always the case, there will be some unfortunate incidents. To keep safe and avoid any ugly incidents, […]
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