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March 19, 2012

NMA Massachusetts Alert: Watch Out for Stepped-Up Speed Enforcement

Perhaps you have observed (and hopefully not experienced) a recent increase in the level of speed-limit enforcement by the State Police on our roads.

Is this in response to some spike in number of accidents on the highways? Or is it some kind of a new safety campaign perhaps called “You are speedy - we are greedy?”

The answer is none of the above. According to John Carr, our State Chapter Activist, his reason is much more pragmatic: “There are 208 new state troopers who have to spend three years doing traffic duty before they can move on to real work.”

So please be on the lookout for them – at least until the new recruits start to get bored and things return to normal. And spread the word.

Posted by National Motorists Association 
February 29, 2012

NMA Wyoming Alert: Motorists Bills Require Your Attention

Two bills of interest to Wyoming motorists have passed the state House of Representatives and now move on to the Senate.

House Bill 21, sponsored by Rep. Del McOmie, allows a driver to exceed the posted speed limit by up to 10 mph while passing a vehicle that is moving slower than the posted speed. The bill applies only to two-lane roads.

House Bill 48, sponsored by House Majority Floor Leader Tom Lubnau, gives authority to the Wyoming Department of Transportation to designate an 80-mph speed limit on parts of interstate highways. But there is a catch. Currently, if a driver is traveling less than six mph over the speed limit, the infraction doesn’t go on his or her driving record. Under this legislation, the six-mph leeway will not be granted in segments with the 80-mph speed limit.

The NMA supports setting speed limits based on sound engineering principles that consider responsible motorists’ actual travel speeds. (Learn more about the NMA’s views on speed limits.) Setting speed limits this way decreases accidents and improves traffic flow, which are the goals of these proposals. However, the six-mph threshold should be extended to include the 80-mph zones in order to allow for errors/inconsistencies commonly present in speed timing devices.

Both bills have been referred to the Senate Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee. We encourage you to contact committee members as well as your Senators to show your support for higher speed limits in Wyoming while asking them to extend the six-mph threshold to the 80-mph zones.

Posted by National Motorists Association 
February 15, 2012

NMA Minnesota Alert: Support Proposals to Raise Speed Limit

Companion bills have been introduced into the Minnesota Legislature that would raise the statutory speed limit from 55 mph to 60 mph.

According to this article, HF 2074 and SF 1731 would affect more than 40,000 miles of county roads and 60,000 miles of township roads.

The NMA supports setting speed limits based on sound engineering principles that consider responsible motorists’ actual travel speeds. (Learn more about the NMA’s views on speed limits.) Setting speed limits this way decreases accidents and improves traffic flow, which are the goals of this legislation.

These bills are currently under review in the House Transportation and Finance Committee and the Senate Transportation Committee.  We encourage you to contact committee members as well as your local Senate and House members to let them know you support these bills.

Posted by National Motorists Association 


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