By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The website Chief Investment Officer posted in June a lament for how tough it is for toll roads right now. Here’s a quote, “The typically stable asset class has been hit as traffic levels have dropped 40 percent to 85 percent globally, S&P analysts say.” So the website tells […]
9 Blog Posts From the OOIDA Tag
Is it Really Tough Times for Toll Roads Ahead?
July 13, 2020
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ATFI, Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, NMA, OOIDA, PPP, Public Private Partnership, REVENUE GENERATION, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls, VMT
So What Happens if We Don’t Want Them?
May 10, 2020
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Autonomous Vehicles, connected cars, Driverless Trucks, DRONES, Fuel, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, OOIDA, Road Rage, SAFETY, Technology
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as NMA Newsletter #891 on March 1, 2020. If you would like to receive our newsletter, join the NMA today. In August 2019, 20 truckers with nine trucks held a rally at the Missouri State Capital, protesting the safety of autonomous trucks. They were […]
Driving in America—Are We There Yet?
January 31, 2020
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ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, BLOOD WITHDRAWAL, Breathalyzers, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Corruption, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, FHWA, FOURTH AMENDMENT, Fuel, ILLEGAL SEARCH, LEGISLATION, NHTSA, NMA, OOIDA, Parking, parking tickets, Predatory Towing, racial profiling, Red-Light Cameras, Road Diets, Road Rage, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING, TOWING, Traffic Congestion, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Motorist advocates have many choices to make when it comes to fighting for rights. Trends change and either becomes complicated or simplified just because an elected official says “Enough!” Case in point: Texas Governor Greg Abbott vowed when he was running for governor in 2018 that he would like […]
Driving in America turns a Corner
January 10, 2020
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BREATHALYZER, Car Care, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, Gas Tax, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, Mass Transit, NMA, OOIDA, Parking, Road User Charge, TOLL, VMT Tax
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director I have been writing and curating this blog for the past two years and believe the content that we bring forth from our archives, guest posts, and new information is relevant to what is happening with motorists’ rights today. Every now and then, I will be writing a different […]
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
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 […]
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