Motor vehicle accidents are unfortunately very common in the United States, taking thousands of lives and causing severe and minor injuries every year. Driving safely and following traffic laws reduce the risk of your getting into a car accident. However, the frustrating truth is that you cannot be assured that all the other drivers on […]
68 Blog Posts From the NHTSA Tag
Leading Causes of Car Accidents and How you Can Prevent Them
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July 28, 2020
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Car Care, CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DUI/DWI, NHTSA, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Tips
Will Car Owners Be Forced To Breathe Into A Breathalyzer To Start Their Vehicles?
July 10, 2020
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BAC, Breathalyzers, DUI/DWI, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, SAFETY, Technology
By guest writer Joe Cadillic, of the MassPrivatel Blog Editor’s Note: Even though the Moving Forward Act was passed on July 1, 2020, by the US House of Representatives, Senate leader Mitch McConnel has already stated the bill is dead on arrival. So much was thrown into the over 2,000 page bill, including many ‘safety’ […]
Automotive Pre-emption
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June 30, 2020
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Auto Industry, BAC, Breathalyzers, DUI/DWI, Eric Peters, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, NHTSA, Technology
New cars do lots of things cars didn’t do in the past, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Convenience has its merits. But what about pre-emption? Cars once did as they were told by their owners and no more. If you didn’t want the doors to lock or the lights to come on, they didn’t […]
NHTSA launches Voluntary Website Platform for AV Testing—Why do we Need This?
June 21, 2020
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connected cars, DRIVERLESS CARS, DRONES, Electric Vehicle, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, SAFETY, V2X
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Transportation Secretary Elaine Chou made a big splash this week announcing a voluntary reporting mechanism for driverless car companies and states. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration calls the new program, Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing, or AV TEST. It will be online, and anyone with […]
10 Reasons to Oppose Red-Light Cameras
June 3, 2020
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85TH PERCENTILE, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, Insurance Companies, NHTSA, NMA, NMA BLOG, Policing for Profit, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, Traffic Tickets, YELLOW LIGHT, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
By James C. Walker, former National Motorists Association Foundation Executive Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared on the NMA’s Driving in America Blog in May 2018. James C. Walker, one of the greatest advocates for motorists’ rights, passed away last summer. Jim especially despised automated ticket cameras. We miss his diligence but can still […]
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