July, August, and September were not nearly as active in resolving NMA-tracked legislation as in the second quarter, but October began with some very important events that will have positive ramifications for motorists well into the future. Let’s start with the final disposition of bills in the third quarter: Bills Opposed by the NMA […]
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NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 3rd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #562
October 21, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, BAC, Bicycle, Complete Streets, Congestion Pricing, ITE, LEGISLATION, MOVE OVER LAW, NMA, NMA Foundation, PEDESTRIAN, RADAR, Road Diets, SAFETY, Scooters, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, TICKET CAMERA, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
Do Vision Zero Programs equal more Traffic Accidents?: NMA E-Newsletter #559
September 30, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, Bicyclist, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Traffic Calming, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
Many cities and states around the country have adopted a Vision Zero program which strives for zero traffic deaths, usually by a specific year. Some of the oldest programs, though, are finding that the ideal of zero traffic deaths is becoming ever more elusive and expensive over time. Instead of decreasing, traffic deaths involving accidents […]
War on Cars at a Fever Pitch in NYC: NMA E-Newsletter #557
September 16, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Congestion Pricing, E-bikes, E-Scooters, New York City, PEDESTRIAN, Ridesharing, Road Diets, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED TRAP, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO
In our experience, we have never seen the likes of what is going on in New York City with the war on cars. Not only has the city become one giant speed trap with over 2000 “school zone” speed cameras, soon the city/state plans to implement congestion pricing below 60th street. The government expects motorists […]
“These Cameras Are Not a Safety Tool . . .”: NMA E-Newsletter #556
September 9, 2019 • 0 Comments • Automated Traffic Enforcement, DISTRACTED DRIVING, IIHS, ITE, PRIVACY, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED, SAFETY, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, traffic safety, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety took a page out of its own book, and that of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), by issuing a recent report on red-light running with a title designed to send the media into a frenzy. “Red Light Running Deaths Hit 10 Year High” did exactly that. While […]
Problem Solved: Ban Cars
August 30, 2019 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, DUI/DWI, Lane Courtesy, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Limits, VISION ZERO
This post first appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #516 in December 2018. Randy LoBasso, policy manager at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, loves to hate the National Motorists Association. We are often the bogeyman he uses as a counterpoint to his pro-bicyclist, Vision Zero, anti-car rhetoric. For instance: “Let’s understand what the National Motorists Association […]
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