Judging Driver Behavior by Intuition or by Facts?

By Gary Biller, NMA President Investigative reporter Noah Pransky of Tampa Bay TV station WTSP filed an explosive report earlier this week about the intentional shortening of yellow-light intervals at red-light camera intersections for the purpose of raising ticket revenue. Pransky ...

TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 3, 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, April 03, 2013 Iowa ...

Driving News Roundup: January 18, 2013

This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week. Electric, hybrid cars too quiet, feds say add some noise The National Highway Traffic Administration proposes ...

Driving News Roundup: January 11, 2013

This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week. Maryland: Baltimore replacing entire speed camera system Baltimore officials said Monday they are scrapping all 83 ...

TheNewspaper.com Roundup: January 2, 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, January 02, 2013 New ...

TheNewspaper.com Roundup: November 21, 2012

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, November 21, 2012 California: ...

A NMA Foundation Driving Tour of Germany

[caption id="attachment_6834" align="alignleft" width="525"] Bruce and Gail Farr posing with their Audi A4 Avant rental car in Germany[/caption] By Gary Biller, NMA President, and Bruce Farr, NMA Member Every year, the National Motorists Association and the nonprofit NMA Foundation hold separate fundraising ...

Watchdogs on the Prowl in New Jersey

By Gary Biller, NMA President Call us skeptics. We at the NMA wear that label proudly. Keeping government agencies honest in their dealings with the motoring public has been a full-time job for the past 30 years, and there are no ...

Martin Swig: Auto Enthusiast, Racer, Supporter of Drivers’ Rights

Photo: Lance Iversen, The Chronicle / SF By Gary Biller, NMA President I lost my opportunity to meet Martin in person and will forever regret it. I was just a few short weeks from meeting him in Sausalito, California at a gathering ...

Driving News Roundup: June 29, 2012

This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week. Missouri: Carjacker who can't drive stick gets ride from victim Note to budding carjackers: Learn to ...