By James Baxter, NMA President A recent article in Slate Magazine by William Saletan was largely a hatchet job on one Rick Berman, who heads up a lobbying firm that represents all the “bad” industries and evil special interests. The specific target was Mr. Berman’s American Beverage Institute, a trade association comprised of chain and […]
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MADD & The Ignition Interlock Industry
By Gary Biller, NMA Executive Director In an email to supporters on November 12, 2010, Laura Dean-Mooney of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) promoted a program that would install an ignition interlock device in every new vehicle. Under such a program, every driver — not just those with prior convictions — would have to pass […]
19 Interesting Driving-Related Legal Rulings From This Year
August 17, 2010 • 0 Comments • DUI/DWI, Red-Light Cameras, Roadblocks, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Traffic Tickets
There are hundreds of motorists-related cases that come through the court system each year, but most never attract the attention of the average motorist. What follows is a collection of interesting legal rulings from this year that you may not have heard about, but could affect you or someone you know. The list was culled […]
400 Washington D.C. Drivers Wrongly Convicted Of Drunk Driving
Thanks to increasingly strict drunk driving laws, a drunk driving conviction can easily ruin a person’s life. With those kind of stakes you would think that everyone involved in DUI/DWI enforcement would be especially careful about the evidence they use to charge drivers, but according to a recent Washington Post story, this apparently hasn’t been […]
Ignition Interlock Stories From The NMA Forums
Since the NMA Forums launched last year, one of the most popular topics of discussion has been ignition interlocks. It becomes clear after reading just a few of these stories that ignition interlock technology is not advanced enough for public use. Ignition interlocks are designed to prevent people who have been convicted of DUI/DWI from […]
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