Traffic Laws

The California Court of Appeals this week ruled that using your cell to check a map while driving violates the states distracted driving ban.…

November 6, 2024

Washington D.C. figured that some traffic fines weren’t quite right, and took the unusual step of actually lowering them. It is worth noting that very rarely, if ever, do lawmakers…

November 6, 2024

Vermont legislators might get tough on distracted driving, planning to more than double the fines for drivers nabbed texting while driving and considering a ban on cell phone use on…

November 6, 2024

New Mexico stands out since only a few states don’t have a statewide ban on using handheld devices while driving. Interestingly, only novice drivers and folks driving state-owned vehicles can’t…

November 5, 2024

A tentative budget agreement approved last week shows changes coming for New York State. If caught texting while driving for the first time, there’s a fine increase to $50. Repeat…

November 5, 2024

The New York Post has been writing about the fact that in a recent spate of cases where a driver struck and killed a…

November 5, 2024

The Maryland House of Representatives has just passed a new bill meant to strengthen the states existing distracted driving law. Currently using a handheld cell phone while driving in Maryland…

November 5, 2024

Californians ought to relish their Easter break, for the coming month brings tighter checks on distracted driving by police throughout the state. April is…

November 4, 2024

New Mexico legislators and public safety officials have been wrestling with some of the highest incidence of drunk driving in the nation. Not so long ago they passed a new…

November 4, 2024

There was a time when folks from other countries had to get a special driver’s license to cruise around sunny Florida. This rule really…

November 4, 2024