The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are working towards […]
193 Blog Posts From the Insurance Companies Tag
NMA Principle Number 7: Motorists’ rights that keep pace with technological advances
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April 19, 2019
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Auto Industry, Breathalyzers, CELL PHONE, connected cars, Driver's License, DRIVERLESS CARS, Insurance Companies, Mass Transit, NMA, PRIVACY, Ridesharing, SAFETY, street furniture, Technology, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
The IIHS: When a New Study is Not New and Not a Study—NMA E-Newsletter #535
April 15, 2019
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FARS, IIHS, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, NHTSA, NMSL, Speed Limits, Traffic Tickets
By Gary Biller, NMA President Every two or three years, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) splashes the media with a recycled report of how many deaths have occurred due to raised speed limits. And reporters dutifully echo it as gospel because sensational headlines like, “Speed limit increases are tied to 37,000 deaths over […]
Why Speed Limiters Are NOT About Safety, But More About Control
April 5, 2019
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85TH PERCENTILE, FARS, Insurance Companies, NHTSA, NMA, NMA Foundation, SAFETY, Speed Limiters, Speed Limits
By Florida Member Stephen Donaldson Life Member, Stephen Donaldson has held various volunteer positions (including Florida State Activist) with the National Motorists Association. He currently serves as a member of the NMA Foundation Board. He wrote a version of this post as a letter-to-the-editor. Say NO to speed limiters! The speed limiters that will soon […]
War on Cars Watch for March 13, 2019
March 13, 2019
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85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, Bicyclist, CELL PHONE, Congestion Pricing, Congestion Tolling, Driver's License, DRIVERLESS CARS, E-Scooters, Insurance Companies, LICENSE PLATE, Mass Transit, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, racial profiling, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, Road Diets, SAFETY, Scooters, Speed Limits, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, traffic safety, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO
Welcome to the War on Cars Watch, a weekly blog to bring together all the stories that affect motorists with regards to street planning such as road diets, and traffic calming as well as programs such as Vision Zero and Complete Streets. Please read this blog and let us know what you think by commenting […]
An Eye on Recent Motorist Rights Court Cases, Part 2: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #530
March 11, 2019
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ACLU, ILLEGAL SEARCH, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, LICENSE PLATE, Motorcycle, NMA, OOIDA, racial profiling, Red-Light Cameras, RENTAL CAR, TICKET CAMERA, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
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 […]
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