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Driving News Roundup: November 4, 2011

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.

Michigan: Legislation introduced to stop speed traps, prevent under-posting limits Legislation introduced this week would amend the state vehicle code require municipalities to post speed limits based on standards accepted by Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Transportation.

Iowa: Man tries to pay old traffic ticket in pennies Ron Seys carried a sack of pennies to the Scott County Courthouse this week, showed the clerk a 16-year old ticket and then dumped the load on her counter.

Louisiana: Sheriff’s deputy arrested for issuing bogus traffic tickets A St. C

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Former Home Secretary Jack Straw has told MP’s that car insurance premiums have reached “extortionate” levels, particularly for people who live in the north west of England.

Mr. Straw, who has been the labour MP for Blackburn since 1979, said that “perfectly law abiding people” in the north west of England are the ones who are badly hit by the insurance costs that have gone through the ceiling. He told the House of Commons Transport Committee that some of the people occupied with the car insurance business were engaging in “bribery” and he described them as “parasites”.

He then started to highlight the “cold calling” that the public was being subjected to. Mr. Straw said that last night he had been contacted via phone and was asked if he had a road mishap in recent times. Then the committee’s

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Road Safety Minister, Mike Penning, is coming under increased pressure from motoring groups to think again about proposed changes to the Ministry of Transport compulsory car safety test known as the MoT.

Test been in place for 50 years

For almost 50 years there has been little change to the MoT test and motorists in the UK have known from the moment they take out motor vehicle insurance, their car must pass its MoT every year after its third birthday to stay on the road. Costs associated with the MoT have, in line with all other motoring costs, shot up over the last few years and so many motorists will be relieved that the incumbent Government propose changes to the system that will save them a few pounds.

Car manufacture has radically improved

The Government are looking at proposals to change several key elements of the test as they claim car manufacture today is radically different to that of the 1960s.

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I’ve been a truck accident lawyer for nearly 20 years. I’ve won an award as a “Leader in the Law” from Michigan Lawyers Weekly for my efforts to promote truck safety, when I was national president of the American Association for Justice Truck Accident Lawyers Litigation Group. And I have donated hundreds of hours talking about safety and preventing truck accidents with everyone from trucking companies to motor carrier regulators in Washington about the subject.

So imagine my surprise when I was rejected for membership from the Michigan Trucking Association. One would think that the Michigan Truck Association in Lansing shares my passion for promoting safety.   After all, its tagline is “Safety. Service. Smart Business.” So I applied to become a member.

Turns out I was wrong.

The Michigan Trucking Association sent me a letter saying that I wasn’t welcome. Here is the let

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