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Best New High Mileage Vehicles For Seniors

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 55 Comments »

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Senior drivers often have different wants and needs when it comes to vehicles -- but like almost everyone else, they're also concerned about the high cost of fuel. The following five cars offer good (to excellent) fuel ...

Illinois Red Light Cameras: Anatomy Of A Scam

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments »

Last week, the Daily Herald and the Chicago Tribune each ran lengthy articles exposing the "dirty little secret" behind red-light cameras in Illinois suburbs. While the cameras were sold on the idea that they would ticket reckless drivers who blow ...

Toss Your Virginia Red-Light Camera Ticket?

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »

The Washington Post had an interesting editorial last week that mentioned a little-known aspect of the red-light camera program in Alexandria, Virginia: As The Washington Times reported four years ago, state law says a private company may not simply drop a ...

Texas DOT Red-Light Camera Report Seriously Flawed

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »

Guest Article by NMA Member, Greg Mauz “Analysis on the Effectiveness of Photographic Traffic Signal Enforcement Systems in Texas” contains more integrity problems than almost any report I have ever analyzed concerning red-light ticket cameras. Biases and conflicts of interest abound.  Texas ...

Lost Mobility — Lost Freedom

Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 31 Comments »

By James Baxter, NMA President Two Wall Street Journal articles over the past week brought home how much our freedom to travel has been diminished in the pursuit of absolute security. ...