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 […]
13 Blog Posts From the NTSB Tag
NMA Principle Number 4: Freedom from Invasive Surveillance
•
March 8, 2019
•
0 Comments
•
ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, BLACK BOX, CELL PHONE, connected cars, Driver's License, Facial Recognition, GPS TRACKING, LICENSE PLATE, NTSB, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, Real ID, Red-Light Cameras, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Technology, TOLL, V2V, V2X, VMT
What is AEBS and why are Automakers Embracing the Tech?
•
February 24, 2019
•
0 Comments
•
ADAS, AEBS, Auto Industry, DRIVERLESS CARS, LIDAR, NTSB, RADAR, Technology, V2V, V2X
AEBS stands for Advanced Emergency Braking Systems, one of several advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) that automakers are currently pushing onto consumers. Other tech includes: lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning system, adaptive cruise control, and dynamic headlights. There are many forms of ADAS available with some built into new cars, some available as an […]
War on Cars Watch for February 13, 2019
February 13, 2019
•
0 Comments
•
Black Boxes, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Congestion Pricing, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, E-Scooters, EVENT DATA RECORDER, Mass Transit, NHTSA, NMA, NTSB, racial profiling, REVENUE GENERATION, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, Road Diets, Roadblocks, SAFETY, Scooters, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Technology, Ticket Quotas, TICKET REVENUE, Toll Roads, TOLLING, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO, VMT Tax
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 […]
War on Cars Watch for February 6, 2019
February 6, 2019
•
0 Comments
•
Auto Industry, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Congestion Pricing, DRIVERLESS CARS, DRONES, E-Scooters, Fuel, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, LEGISLATION, NMA, NTSB, Real ID, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Technology, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO, VMT Tax
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 […]
The Next Ten Years: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #520
December 31, 2018
•
0 Comments
•
85TH PERCENTILE, Auto Industry, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Congestion Pricing, DRIVERLESS CARS, FHWA, Insurance Companies, ITE, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, NMA, NMA Foundation, NSC, NTSB, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, ROAD-USER FEES, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Technology, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA, traffic safety, Traffic Tickets
We wanted to do something special for Issue #520 because it marks ten years of uninterrupted weekly NMA e-newsletters that, we hope, have provided entertaining (if not thought-provoking) perspectives. To carry on that tradition, NMA and NMA Foundation directors were asked to provide mini essays for the occasion. No one likes homework but they tackled […]
See Popular Features below for favorite commentary and reviews
- Help rescue House Bill 444, Asset Forfeiture legislation, from State Rules Committee limbo
- Ask Virginia Governor Northam not to sign SB 1521 and speed cameras into law
- Texas Member Alert: Contact House Transportation Committee Today to Support HB1631—bill to ban Red-Light Cameras
- Hawaii Member Alert: Attend an upcoming DOT Meeting on Road Usage Charge Change
- Participate in PA State Transportation Commission Online Public Meeting 3.20.19 and Online Survey on State’s 2019 12-year Transportation Program Update
