Written by Gary Biller, NMA President This post originally appeared in July 2019 as NMA Weekly Newsletter #548. Split speed limits, where certain commercial vehicles such as large trucks are forced to travel at lower speeds than surrounding traffic, are anathema to truckers and car drivers alike. That is why the NMA and the Owner-Operator […]
9 Blog Posts From the OOIDA Tag
The Split-Speed Limit Effect: That “Oh Crap” Look on Drivers’ Faces
November 1, 2019
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LEGISLATION, NMA, OOIDA, SAFETY, Speed Limiters, Speed Limits, Traffic Congestion
War on Cars Watch for August 21, 2019
August 21, 2019
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Auto Industry, Bicycle, CELL PHONE, Complete Streets, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, E-Scooters, FOURTH AMENDMENT, Gas Tax, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, Mass Transit, NMA, OOIDA, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, SAFETY, Scooters, Speed Limits, Technology, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TOLLING, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, VISION ZERO, VMT
Special Announcement: Our friend and guiding light for the War on Cars Watch, James C. Walker, the NMA Foundation Executive Director, and staunch advocate of motorists everywhere, has died. He will be sorely missed with his always unique angle in his commentary on this very blog. To learn more about his life, click HERE. __________________________________________________________________ […]
The Split-Speed Limit Effect: That “Oh Crap” Look on Drivers’ Faces: NMA E-Newsletter #548
July 15, 2019
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LEGISLATION, NMA, OOIDA, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, Speed Limiters, Traffic Congestion
Split speed limits, where certain commercial vehicles such as large trucks are forced to travel at lower speeds than surrounding traffic, are anathema to truckers and car drivers alike. That is why the NMA and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) have often joined forces to oppose the posting of split speeds and the use […]
E-ZPass is Anything But: A Motorist’s Viewpoint
This post originally appeared as an NMA E-Newsletter in February 2019. Abuses by tolling authorities continue to mount. The lawsuit filed last year in U.S. District Court by Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the NMA against the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for collecting inflated tolls to pay for projects unrelated to the operation and maintenance of the Turnpike […]
War on Cars Watch for April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
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Bicycle, Bicyclist, Congestion Pricing, Congestion Tolling, E-Scooters, Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, Mass Transit, NMA, OOIDA, Predatory Towing, PRIVACY, RENTAL CAR, Ridesharing, Road Diets, Roadblocks, ROUNDABOUT, SAFETY, Scooters, Speed Limits, Ticket Quotas, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOWING, Traffic Congestion, 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 […]
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