By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “Where’s the beef?” — Wendy’s advertising slogan c. 1984 Last time I wrote generally about the difference between public relations and engineering. This is the first of a series of closer looks. Before trying to distinguish PR and engineering, check whether what you have is either. Many times the […]
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Lane Courtesy Redux
March 19, 2013 • 0 Comments • Lane Courtesy, NMA, Speed Limits, Tips, Traffic Congestion, Traffic Tickets
Although all states have various forms of the “keep right unless passing” (aka “lane courtesy”) requirement in their statutes, it is rare to hear about the police actually enforcing the law against a driver who camps out in the left lane. Such a story surfaced recently from Maryland where a woman was ticketed for maintaining […]
Red-Light Camera Message Gaining Traction
March 12, 2013 • 0 Comments • Insurance Companies, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Limits, Yellow Light Duration
The NMA staff spends a lot of time responding to media requests. Everyone from local radio reporters to network news correspondents contact us looking for quotes, comments or background information on a variety of driving-related stories. Recently, we’ve seen an uptick in national media interest in red-light cameras. Three major networks, NBC, Fox and CBS, […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 6, 2013
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, March 06, 2013 Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Visual Estimate Of Speeding A police officer in Vermont can now […]
Fixing Tickets in Philadelphia
By James J. Baxter Following a federal investigation, two Philadelphia judges pleaded guilty to “fixing tickets.” This isn’t an earth shattering revelation, fixing traffic tickets is a national sport. Cops do it, D.A.s do it, and, as just noted, judges do it. So, is this rampant circumvention of the law a sign of pervasive corruption […]
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