From guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivatel Blog All across the country, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is hard at work convincing cities to lower their speed limits to 25 MPH. The national effort to lower speed limits in cities is a fundamental tenet of a movement known as “Vision Zero.” To date, the National Highway […]
9 Blog Posts From the NMA Foundation Tag
Boston’s “Vision Zero” Exposed: Lowering the speed limit increases speeding ticket revenue by 47%: NMA E-Newsletter #506
September 24, 2018 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Facial Recognition, IIHS, Insurance Companies, NHTSA, NMA, NMA Foundation, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET REVENUE, VISION ZERO
Where’s the Media Skepticism on Automated Traffic Enforcement?
August 17, 2018 • 0 Comments • IIHS, NMA, NMA Foundation, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET REVENUE
Editor’s Note: The media has become lazy when it comes to motorists’ rights issues. Here is a piece from September 2015 that examines why and how one reporter dug deeper. Hopefully, this will inspire current and future journalists to not take everything you read at face value but dig deeper. Where’s the Skepticism? NMA E-Newsletter #349 […]
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
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 […]
Transparency Worth Fighting For: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #473
February 5, 2018 • 0 Comments • FOIA, NMA, NMA Foundation, PUBLIC RECORDS, Red-Light Cameras, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Traffic Signals, YELLOW LIGHT, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
To quote from the NMA Guide to the Freedom of Information Act and State/Municipal Public Records Requests (yes, we do need to work on that title): Constructive reform of government requires a thorough understanding of an issue. Used effectively, the records request helps provide transparency of policy and related activity that are essential ingredients to […]
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