Questions tagged [traffic]
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do you put on a signal when you follow the driveway but changing direction
I hope i'm on the right forum.
Following the green arrow, you are turning right, but following your driveway. Does the law require to put on a right signal?
What about going straight (blue arrow). Do ...
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Is it really legal to turn right from the lane nearest and to the right of the yellow line into the lane nearest and to the right of the yellow line?
Is it really legal (traffic law in Alberta) to turn right from the lane nearest and to the right of the yellow line into the lane nearest and to the right of the yellow line, as shown in the following ...
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The Added Lane Sign [closed]
I understand the following sign is "The Added Lane Sign", meaning the 2 lanes (they are shown as 2 arrows on the sign) don't merge. However, how come there are 2 skinny lines that merge into ...
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The flashing red light is treated like a stop sign
Does the flashing red light eventually turn into a steady red light before it changes to green? If so, does it always happen this way? Thank you!
"Drivers facing a flashing red traffic control ...
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The arrow shown on the bicycle lane sign [closed]
There is an arrow on the following bicycle lane sign. What does it mean? Thank you!
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When the yellow lights (on a sign?) are flashing, the driver must reduce speed to a maximum of 30 km/h and yield or stop for pedestrians
Is the following statement saying that when the yellow lights on the sign (see below) start flashing, caution is required? I asked the question because they don't look "electronic" to me. ...
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Can two municipalities offer reciprocal traffic enforcement over a shared border road? (US)
Is there any precedent/legal framework for which two municipalities whose border is defined by the middle of a road could allow for traffic enforcement for both, rather than each having jurisdiction ...
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The flag must be at least 30 centimetres long on each of the four sides of "the square"
Hello ~ Does "square" in "during daylight hours, a red flag should be attached to the end of the extension or load. The flag must be at least 30 centimetres (one foot) long on each of ...
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Responsibility for a traffic infraction commited by someone else?
Let's say Bob owns a vehicle and his wife uses the car. The wife doesn't come to a complete stop at a red light and the traffic camera catches it. They issue a ticket in Bob's name as he owns the car ...
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Can personal dashcam footage recorded by a third party be used for traffic violation enforcement?
X is sitting at a red light (in the US). Another car (driver Y) behind X swerves around X to drive through the red light. X's vehicle has a recording dashcam which captures the license plate of Y's ...
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Do not pass or assist another vehicle to pass you by using this lane
Could someone confirm if "do not pass or assist another vehicle to pass you by using this lane" means:
Do not pass another vehicle by using this lane, and
Do not assist another vehicle to ...
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Turning right from a two-way road onto another two-way road
Alberta's driver's guide says "when turning right from a two-way road onto another two-way road, stay centred in your turning lane, and no more than 1 metre (3 feet) from the curb or edge of the ...
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The difference between the first available exit and any other exit
Alberta's driver's guide says "when you intend to use the first available exit, approach the circle (even though you are already in the circle, intending to exit ...) using the right lane. It ...
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My car was towed out of the city to another county, do city laws apply to maximum fees?
My car was Towed out of Seattle and into Burien, the Seattle website listing maximum fees a towing company can charge says "From private property in Seattle", am I correct in reading that as ...
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Can prosecutors and/or judges be sued for dereliction of duty when they change charges to avoid a jury trial?
Scenario (Utah, USA): A defendant is arraigned at a pre-trial hearing. Charges include driving without insurance and driving with an expired license.
State law declares that those who do these things ...
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Is it legal to contact someone whose name you got from a police report?
The reason I ask is this. My father was bicycling when he crossed in front of traffic and was struck by someone driving a vehicle, and unfortunately, he died shortly after. I won’t go through all the ...
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Would it be illegal for me to act as a “Civillian Traffic Enforcer”?
I witnessed a silver Mustang full throttle from an intersection today and was wishing there was something i could do. (Or, substitute some other clear traffic infraction or dangerous driving — ...
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Options for challenging a pattern of aggressive city parking enforcement
The situation, slightly simplified
A grumpy old man lives on a street in front of a school. He does not like school traffic in the mornings and afternoons.
This man sits on the city council.
He ...
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How to report noisy car or motorcycle exhausts
Meet Bob. He was walking down the street when an obnoxious motorcyclist with a modified engine to be deliberately loud rode past him quite aggressively while revving his engine as loudly as he could ...
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Stop sign hidden by tree
Whose responsibility is it to keep the sign visible.
My understanding of "easements" is that one may own title to a parcel but easements allow others to use or have access to parts of ...
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Minimize police interaction on road trip with bicycle mounted on back of the car, obscuring the license plate
Here is my bicycle mounted on my car, license plate is obscured
I am driving like these occasionally here in Orlando, no problems with the cops at all.
Now I am planning to do a road trip through ...
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Ontario Speeding: Does filing an appeal for a conviction by HTA Reg 340/94 (30km/h over) automatically grant an immediate stay of license suspension?
My sister, really unfortunately got her first speeding ticket. 30km/h over as a G2 Driver and we had no idea how severe of a matter this was.
She lost the ticket and decided she was going to pay it ...
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One way street blocked; what are the legal remedies
Turning into a one way street, one notices part way thru street that large construction vehicles have blocked the road. Is it legal to turn around and go the wrong way on a one way street to avoid ...
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Are out-of-state learner's permits valid for driving in California?
Can a teen driver with a learner's permit drive in California if (s)he follows the restrictions of the permit?
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Where exactly do speed limits start in Oregon?
This question has already been asked, but that question did not specify a jurisdiction. I'm specifically asking about Oregon.
Where exactly does a new speed limit zone start in relation to the sign? ...
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Can a city police officer leave the city to pursue someone who commits a traffic offense within city limits?
If I commit a traffic offense in the city and a city cop observes this, and I then leave the city, can the city officer continue the pursuit, or must they terminate the pursuit at the city limits?
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Speed enforced by radar - why the extra verbiage
Jurisdiction NYC.
Sample speed limit sign.
+-------------+
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| Speed Limit |
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| radar |
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Is it legal to intentionally cause a probably non-fatal accident to prevent a likely fatal accident?
(sorry about the really bad drawing)
Two cars, A and B, are at an intersection. A is stopped at a stop sign; B is moving and does not have a stop sign. Across the intersection from B, there is a ...
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Are traffic tickets equity law? [closed]
Was curious about courts of equity and the placement it has because i thought they did away with it according to some case involving a woman and how she beat her ticket with that defense.
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What can a pedestrian do if a car refuses to stop at crosswalk which is marked by painted lines?
Today I was almost hit by a car when I was crossing a road at a crosswalk which is marked by painted lines when a car refused to stop. I know what the driver did was illegal but is there anything that ...
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If I called the police and told them I drove at 56 for a few seconds on a 55 mph road, what would happen?
Suppose I call the police and confess that, while driving on a road with a 55 MPH speed limit, I drove at 56 for a few seconds. They did nothing to prompt it; I just randomly decided to do it (but I ...
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Are there exceptions for not crossing solid yellow double lines while driving, such as to pass a parked mail vehicle or horsedrawn carriage?
I've noticed that in some scenarios, such as when a mail vehicle (USPS, Amazon, etc.) parks on a road or when a horsedrawn carriage is going really slow, and the road has two lanes for each direction ...
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Is it legal to ignore directions of a volunteer who is directing traffic?
I recently volunteered to help with a local parade. My main responsibility was to help direct traffic: basically, I stopped each vehicle, and asked them if they were participating in the parade. If ...
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Is it legal for a group of drivers to completely "fill" a roundabout?
Suppose a group of drivers want to block all regular use of a particular roundabout, so they all just start driving in it in circles. Once they're all in, the roundabout is useless, because there are ...
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Is it illegal to use a horn in circumstances other than which will prevent a collision
I heard from a cyclist that motorists are legally prohibited from using their horns on the street to get people's attention or indeed for any reason other than to directly avert a collision.
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(Car accident) Is there a way to accept civil liability without incriminating yourself?
Someone I know it was driving recently when another driver ran a red light and hit them. The police were called, and the other driver admitted everything. In addition to being at fault for the ...
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Parking on the road and private traffic cones on a road in the UK
Outside a private residence in the UK, the road is a slight curve and is narrow where 2 cars can only just get past each other. It is a road between two villages.
Is it legal to park a car there which ...
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Do I have any recourse outside of the third party that processes red light camera violations in Illinois?
I received a letter in the mail yesterday from payonlineticket-dot-com with a "Final determination of violation liability" for supposedly violating some red light law. The video on the site ...
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Can a court uphold a traffic ticket for speeding in school zone if the sign was blocked by a truck and not possible to be seen?
I was given a ticket for speeding in a school zone. I was unaware that there was a school zone because as I was traveling in the left lane there was a rolling road block of several trucks that were ...
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Would a chariot be road-legal in Minnesota?
We already have a question about motorcycle chariots in Florida, but what about actual, horse-drawn chariots, and what about Minnesota?
My thinking is that it would probably fall into the same ...
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What to do at a road crossing with only one traffic light in german traffic law?
There is a weird traffic situation in Berlin, Germany (here), which consists of a crossing with only one traffic light like this:
The traffic signs indicate that AC is the main road, so traffic ...
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Can a married couple be charged with a traffic infraction?
In the state of Washington USA, my daughter and son-in-law were joint recipients of a red light camera ticket. The law clearly states that the "operator of the motor vehicle" is responsible ...
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When driving in Ohio, is it legal to change more than one lane simultaneously?
In some states, it apparently is illegal to make multi-lane changes. For example, a Florida state trooper said that changing multiple lanes at once is against the law:
"So, if you are in the far ...
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Trying to remember Right of Way rules for this situation
I had a negative experience on the road recently, and I want to know if I was in the wrong. It's a simple situation: I am leaving a parking lot preparing to turn left on to a main road, another car ...
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Is it a violation to pass a school bus while moving in traffic?
I am in Colorado. This morning I accidentally got in the wrong lane, and my only opportunity to move into the correct lane was if I cut off a school bus. Traffic was moving along (including the bus) ...
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Does the Good Samaritan law make it legal for a third party driver to interfere with a road rage event while it is happening?
I would like to know if the Good Samaritan law makes it legal for a third party driver to try to break up/interfere with a road rage event while it is happening.
Say for example that you are driving ...
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Arizona criminal traffic law
Suppose that a person Bob was ticketed for criminal aggressive driving in 1/2021, at 87 mph in a 75 mph zone.
Arizona passed an amendment to the law in 6/2021 so that a person must be going over 20 ...
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I supposedly owe 91 dollars for a 4 dollar toll from half a decade ago. Can it be disputed and what penalty may I face if I don't pay?
Today I got a letter in the mail from 'Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson llp' claiming I had a 4 dollar toll from a state I pretty much never drive in back in 2018 that I now owe 91 dollars on now,...
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Can you recover an original traffic citation in California after the court retention time frame?
the USCIS is asking me for all criminal records or traffic offenses since I arrived in the United States 7 years ago. My only incident so far has been a traffic ticket for not showing evidence of ...
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Algorithm generated fines
In the UK, there was recently a case in the press about a driver that was issued a fine for driving in a bus lane. The photograph the Local Authority supplied as "evidence" was of someone ...
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