Questions tagged [driving]
For questions specifically related to the operation of a vehicle on the road. Consider also traffic, vehicle, and speeding.
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What is the legal restriction for driving vehicles that don't require a license?
I live in Croatia, and laws here are not so clear to the actual restrictions for drivers licenses.
My question is this: what determens if a vehicle requires a driving license in Croatia?
For example, ...
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Is British Columbia violating the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic by requiring foreign drivers to exchange their license within three months?
According to the 1949 Geneva Convention citizens of any country that signed the agreement are able to drive in any other country for up to one year with an international driving permit:
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How do the expiration dates on driver licenses not count as an "arbitrary revocation"
Driver licensing is ostensibly legally valid based on the following:
The regulation of the exercise of the right to drive a private
automobile on the streets of the city may be accomplished in ...
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Can I drive in Colorado as an out of state minor?
I have a driver's license in another state where you can drive when you are 15. Can I use that license in Colorado if I haven't turned 16 yet, considering that you have to be 16 to get a license in ...
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Is a vehicle solely for personal use required to be licensed?
Please explain
"The term “motor vehicle” means every description of carriage or other
contrivance propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used for
commercial purposes on the highways in the ...
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What charges would a driver face after an unrestrained child dies in a car crash?
Suppose a person was driving a car in Australia with an unrestrained child. An unavoidable crash occurs where there are no other vehicles involved, and the child dies as a result.
With what crimes ...
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Driving with a revoked license
In the state on Tennessee am I required to have a valid driver's license to drive myself around?
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Does the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic prohibit driverless cars?
The 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, which the United States and several other countries have ratified, states the following (emphasis added):
Chapter II, Article 8, Section 1 (reprinted in ...
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Car registration and license in new state
I have recently moved to Maryland from California and have brought my car with me. I know that I need to do the following:
Change insurance policy from CA to MD
Get a MD drivers license
Get a vehicle ...
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What is the law regarding left-turns at four way stops?
A friend just got in a collision at a four-way stop turning left. That friend has insisted that they came to a full and complete stop. Nolo seems to indicate that the general rule is that it's always ...
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In Florida, do you need to physically hand over your licence to Police?
According to Florida Statues 322.15, It states;
License to be carried and exhibited on demand; fingerprint to be
imprinted upon a citation.
Does this mean you only need to present the drivers ...
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Rear Ended someone who was ticketed for not having a valid license?
I rear ended someone who was ticketed for not having a valid license. Am I responsible for paying for the damage on his car? I was also ticketed for the rear-end.
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Responsibility for causing damage to someone else's car when there is no collision
In order to avoid collision with the driver of a car who made a wildly optimistic illegal left turn, I had to push my brake pedal all the way to the floor and stop far more suddenly then one would in ...
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Do police have a more extensive file on a person than can be obtained from the DMV?
Do police have a more extensive driving/traffic file on me than I can obtain from the DMV?
I just called the DMV headquarters in Oregon, my state of residence. After I answered two simple security ...
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In the United States, if there were no speed limit on the loop, how fast would you go? At what speed would you get ticketed? [closed]
Legally speaking, how fast should you go on a loop without speed limit? At what speed would you get ticketed? I am not looking for an answer like " Just go at a safe speed."
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Legality of using a phone for GPS in Oregon
Oregon recently passed HB 2957 B, which modifies the law regarding using electronic devices while driving. From the text of the law, it appears to ban:
(a) Holds a mobile electronic device in the ...
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Early Drivers License Issued For Child With Disabled Parents
I am 16 years old,
I got my drivers permit February 3rd, 2017 and my 6 months ends August 3rd, 2017,
I live in South Carolina, United States.
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My father says I can get my drivers license ...
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Car Seat Placement
I have been told that in most states, children of a certain size must be placed in a child car seat and that seat must be attached in the rear auto seat. I am most interested in New Jersey.
Is this ...
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Requirement to carry driver's license and registration in Massachusetts
I was reading Chapter 90 in the Massachusetts General Laws and I could not find any provision requiring an operator to carry a driver's license and registration documents in the vehicle while ...
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Why is it illegal to drive with only parking lights, even during the day?
According to the California Vehicle Code, "No vehicle shall be driven at any time with the parking lamps lighted except when the lamps are being used as turn signal lamps or when the headlamps are ...
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Accident with borrowed car -- whose insurance will apply to satisfy legal requirements?
Assume my friend and I are both licensed and have insurance for our own cars, but we're (obviously) not listed under each others' insurance plans.
Let's say one of us borrows the other one's car (...
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If someone removes a speed limit sign, can one still be ticketed for driving over the limit?
Say a truck driver were to plow into a speed limit sign, rendering it completely unreadable, and further completely unidentifiable as a speed limit sign. It just so happens that this same sign is the ...
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How to stop an alcoholic from driving?
This scenario takes place in the USA.
Suppose I have someone close to me who has a very serious drinking problem. This could be someone physically (living) close to me or someone emotionally close to ...
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What are the fines / penalties for having two people in the front passenger seat?
There were two people in the front passenger seat of the car.
To clarify, there were two ("adult") individuals in the same seat wearing the same seat-belt and both were U.K. citizens and I am also an "...
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Could Thompson v Spedding [1973] apply in this situation?
Situation:
Car A is tailgating Car B. Additionally Car A driver is operating a mobile phone while driving. Car B driver is driving carefully and well within the speed limit.
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Driving damaged car in France
I am thinking about buying a car which I plan to drive around the French-Swiss border, maybe around Italy too. However, the car I found has quite visible damage from something which might look as a ...
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Can I legally record a video when driving and talking to the camera?
Can I legally record a video when driving and talking to the camera?
E.g.:
Some clarifications following comments the question received:
It seems like this might run afoul of laws against ...
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Sharing car with provisional licence holder. Is it necessary to remove L plates when qualified driver is driving?
My partner is learning to drive. She's brought a car ready for when she passes her test, hopefully in a couple weeks. Her insurance is aware that she -- the main driver -- has a provisional licence, ...
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Who is liable when a turning car "interferes" with bicycle going straight? (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania Vehicle Code section 3331e states that
Interference with pedalcycles.--No turn by a driver of a motor vehicle shall interfere with a pedalcycle proceeding straight while operating in ...
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CDL drivers license photo copy
Can a person drive a commercial vehicle with a photo copy of their CDL license if they lost or left their CDL license?
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Do running lights satisfy laws requiring headlights be on when wipers are on?
Some cars have running lights (which are on whenever the engine is running). Some states have laws the require headlights be on when wipers are being used. Do running lights meet that requirement?
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Using a tractor/4 wheeler/mower or like as a means of travel with out a drivers license
I find myself in a part of the US (NY Adirondacks) where travelling anywhere requires a vehicle of some kind and yet it is prohibitively expensive to buy, register, insure and maintain a vehicle and ...
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I lost my DOT heavy truck logbook what do I do?
I have to keep a Class A driver log book even though I work in my local area driving logs. The log book is used to keep track of proper rest. I lost mine. What do I do?
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Who has right of way in a lane merge?
When lanes merge on a highway, who has right of way?
Consider the point where the left lane ends, and cars must now must merge into the middle lane.
Who has the right of way?
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DUI conviction in TN. What happens in CA
Found guilty of DUI in TN and license suspended for 1 yr. My lawyer, nor anyone in TN can tell me what will happen to my CA license. What should I do?
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Driving without physical copy of License
If you have a license and drive but forget your license and get pulled over what happens? Do you get a penalty for forgetting it at your house?
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Is it legal to ride a bicycle with a self-installed motor around California?
I'm going to California for a few weeks, largely the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas, and to save money (and time considering LA traffic) I plan to bring a bicycle with me and use that and public ...
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Do law enforcement agencies have to announce DUI checkpoints in advance?
What does the 1990 Supreme Court case out of Michigan which found sobriety checkpoints did not constitute a violation of the fourth amendment require, explicitly or implicitly as the case may be, in ...
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Does charging people to drive them around the city make you a taxi service in the UK?
Consider the following scenario in the UK?
I'll pick up 1-3 people unknown to me beforehand with my privately owned and privately insured vehicle
I'll drive them around the city for an agreed amount ...
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Is it Legal to drive while listening to headphones?
Are there any laws that prohibit the use of headphones while operating a vehicle?
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Illegal to drive with an instructor if you have no driver license?
I have a friend and she does not know how to drive and wants to finally get a license and be able to buy a car so she can drive (she's never driven before). Anyways, she wanted to go to one of those ...
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During a traffic stop, should you disclose that you are carrying a licensed firearm without being asked for it?
Consider a routine traffic stop and assume the driver or the passenger has a firearm, legally obtained, and legally concealed.
Is there any obligation to reveal that they are carrying that firearm?
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Does a person have to be in the drivers seat while driving in Virginia?
Does a person have to be in the drivers seat while driving in Virginia? You do not have to wear a seat belt if you get a doctors note or if your a taxi driver and there is no law about keeping hands ...
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Parking Ticket while parked in our driveway
I can't upload my image, so I will do my best to explain the visual. I also apologize if this sort of question is not to meant to be asked on this branch of Stack Exchange.
I, along with the other ...
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Can I get a Supervised Instruction Permit at 17 in Idaho?
I'm almost 17 in Idaho. I don't have a burning desire to drive, but it would be nice for a few reasons. Driving with my parents is fine.
Given this, I'd like to stay under a 'supervised instruction ...
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"Evading" police car (with lights on) before it turns around to follow you
Say you're excessively speeding down a divided highway when a police cruiser passes you on the other side of the median and flips on the lights and sirens. Now of course you assume this is a result of ...
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Meter maid in San Francisco blocks the way, and issues the parking ticket while the driver is present
While driving in San Francisco, I got a cell phone call that I had to take. So I stopped at the metered space for maybe 2 minutes to take a call.
Next thing I see is a parking enforcement car behind ...
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Do Prisoner Vehicles Transportations Stop At Red Light?
In Indonesia, whenever prisoner vehicle transportation passed, they always drive in a row and honk loudly whenever they get stuck. Is there any law about whether they could run red light? Is there any ...
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What is the legal limit of alcohol concentration in a person's sweat?
What is the legal limit of alcohol in the sweat of a person, so that it is deemed illegal for him to drive? Im more concerned about the legal limit in the UK, but any other country is also appreciated....
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Does California maintain its own record of minor traffic tickets incurred by out-of-state drivers?
Convictions for reportable moving violations in California are reported to the CA DMV [1]. For drivers licensed in California, this will result in a number of points, dependent on the specific ...
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