By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as Newsletter #248 from October 2013. The information is still pertinent for those who continue to advocate against red-light camera programs in their communities. For additional information on Yellow Light Timings, check out the NMA’s ShortYellowLights.com website. At the heart of the red-light camera […]
13 Blog Posts From the NTSB Tag
Seeing Yellow before Red—Importance of Yellow Light Timings & the 85th Percentile
August 19, 2020
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85TH PERCENTILE, FHWA, ITE, MUTCD, NMA, NTSB, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, SPEED LIMIT, Speed Limits, TICKET REVENUE, traffic safety, Traffic Signals, Traffic Tickets, YELLOW LIGHT, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
Decided Lingo for Automated Driver Assistance Technology (ADAS)—Will it Stick? (And, of course, other news)
November 24, 2019
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ATW, Auto Industry, Car Care, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, Facial Recognition, Fuel, LEGISLATION, NTSB, PEDESTRIAN, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Four national groups pushed out a statement this week advocating that we should all unite in the adoption of a common naming system for advanced driver assistance technology (ADAS). AAA, Consumer Reports, J.D. Power and the National Safety Council are asking all safety groups, automakers and automotive industry journalists […]
NMA Principle Number 4: Freedom from Invasive Surveillance
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March 8, 2019
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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
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 […]
What is AEBS and why are Automakers Embracing the Tech?
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February 24, 2019
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ADAS, AEBS, ATW, 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 […]
The Next Ten Years: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #520
December 31, 2018
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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 […]
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