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Engineering Principles are the Key to Traffic Safety Improvements The three E's of engineering, education, and enforcement are considered to be the 3 keys to safer road and traffic conditions. Of the three, engineering principles have overwhelming been proven to be the most consistent and effective way to improve traveling safety. Unfortunately the growing trend has been to blatantly ignore engineering standards and focus on the least effective way to improve safety through strict enforcement on our roads. While engineering standards improve safety, enforcement provides revenue to municipalities. Governments never seem to get enough revenue, and consequently our safety and wallets suffer. As a concerned citizen, I have been a motorist rights activist with the National Motorist Association (NMA) since 2006. Motorist rights activist work to protect the rights of motorist, while searching for ways to implement safety through proven scientific engineering principles. Please visit the NMA's website for more information http://www.motorists.org/. Recent issues that I've addressed include toll roads in Tennessee and red light cameras, or scameras as they are more appropriately called. Motorist Rights Advocate Ron Brown Endorses Tona Monroe-Ball I am honored to support Mrs. Tona
Monroe Ball as a Candidate for State Representative. I especially
admire her firm stance to hold the Government accountable to the
People. The Founders of our Nation adopted sound principles and a
Constitution that built the Greatest Nation in the World.
Unfortunately, our Government today has strayed much too
far from those principles and that Constitution. We desperately need
Legislators with the backbone to reverse that trend. I have seen her in
action, and I can recommend her without hesitation. NO TOLL ROADS On April 2, 2008 I traveled with a small group of concerned citizens, to Nashville and spoke in opposition to Toll Roads. This bill would have allowed for an unlimited number of studies for toll roads in Tennessee. Fortunately SB3091 was pulled from the Senate Transportation Committee, which effectively killed the bill. Learn more about the impact of
toll roads and safety concerns of toll booths.
Tona speaks to the Tennessee Senate Transportation Committee on April 2, 2008, in opposition to Toll Roads. Engineering Standards, not Enforcement Improve Red Light Safety Red Light Cameras are springing up all across Tennessee, with Municipalities citing safety as their reasoning for aggressive enforcement. Reality is that revenue conveniently soars for the municipalities, while yellow lights have been shortened and safety actually decreases. When elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, I will introduce legislation prohibiting cameras on State Highways. A Virginia DOT showed huge increases in rear end collisions of 50-71%. While there was a decrease in red light running crashes, the total number of crashes and injuries increased. Not only was there no proven safety benefits, but the cameras correlated to increased danger for travelers. In summary, red light cameras are really just scameras being used to “fee grab” the citizens and provide additional revenue to municipalities. These scameras are not a replacement for effective traffic engineering when motorist safety is foremost. Using traffic engineering, astounding safety results have been achieved with a 40-50% decrease in accidents. Motorist safety should not be confused with municipal revenue schemes. Government accountability to the people is the answer; not scameras. For more information on the
Virgina DOT Study please visit The Red Light Running Crisis Is it Intentional? http://www.thenewspaper.com/rlc/reports/rlcreport5.asp AAA Michigan teams with
governments to provide true safety solutions through engineering
standard improvements. Yellow-Light-Timing Myths If you have an issue that is important to you and you'd like to discuss it, please email me or call me at 856-0814.
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