Questions tagged [traffic]
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Virginia right turn arrow street markings
In Virginia does a right turn arrow in white painted on the street require you to turn right? Or does it also have to say right turn only? Or perhaps there has to be a physical sign? Or can this be ...
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Does the Tesla act illegally at this pedestrian crossing in California?
In this article reporting on a Tesla in Full Self Driving (FSD) mode in California, the car is shown approaching a pedestrian crossing when a person steps on to it from the opposite side of the road. ...
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Do I get a letter asking to attend Traffic School, after paying traffic ticket online? (In california)
Last month, I got a speeding citation in California (County of Contra Costa). Then I got the ticket in the mail.
Ticket offered 2 options:
Pay the ticket (admission of guilt) = ~$240
Pay the ticket (...
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Share The Road Sign
Does the following sign mean that bikers and motor vehicle owners are sharing the same lane? But I thought it's not a good idea to share a lane. Thank you!
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Do not stop before reaching the crosswalk lines
The link says "drivers should not stop in a 'no stopping zone' because they may interfere with other vehicles that are turning from one roadway to another. This is usually where large vehicles ...
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Shared Use Symbol
With regard to "Shared Use Symbol", the link says "this symbol, also called a sharrow, is used to represent that both vehicles and bicycles are permitted to use the travel lane. The ...
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In urban areas, U-turns are not permitted on a roadway between intersections and at an alley intersection [closed]
Alberta's Driver's Guide says "in urban areas, U-turns are not permitted on a roadway between intersections
and at an alley intersection". What would be the reason or reasons behind the ...
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Is "slow walking" legal?
I've heard various claims that "slow walking" (walking slowly in a road) is not illegal or at best its illegality is ambiguous. Is that true? To what extent is it legal to walk in a road? I ...
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Are low-speed zipper merges due to lane closure illegal?
This question is referring to law in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
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Zipper merging is very uncommon here. There are many that simply frown upon it as trying to "get further ahead&...
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Alberta's Traffic control signals - Green arrow with green light
The link Traffic control signals says "Drivers facing a traffic control light with a green arrow and solid green traffic control light may enter the intersection and proceed without yielding in ...
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can one turn left or right at a red light with dual lane turns?
The link Turning | Alberta.ca says "when the light is red, if there are no signs prohibiting the turn, you may turn left on a red light from a one way to a one way after you come to a complete ...
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What is the color of caution or warning of hazard sign? [closed]
Is the following caution or warning of hazard sign orange or yellow? My impression is that it's color yellow, but the link says it's color orange. And even though the aforementioned link says caution ...
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Can a police officer lie about a consequence of a traffic violation they charge you with? [closed]
I was pulled over for allegedly speeding less than 15 mph over the posted speed limit. As I was traveling on a minor highway a car coming from the opposite direction turned off the highway and just as ...
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Are we allowed to ride a geared motorcycle(2 wheeler) alone on indian roads with a learner's license
I have a learner's license for a geared bike in India. And I want to know if according to indian governmental laws, can a citizen ride a geared bike alone with a learner's license.
I tried searching ...
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Is it legal for a long truck to shut down traffic?
I was killing time on YouTube the other day, and came across a video of a shipping company moving a very long girder to a construction site. There were several points in the move that they had to ...
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Drivers in the right lane must merge safely with traffic to the left
If apassing lane is added to a highway to allow passing, then isn't it true that when approaching the end of the passing lane, drivers in the left lane must merge safely with traffic to the right ...
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What should you do if an officer leaves a traffic stop?
This might be a bit of a TV trope, but I think it happens in reality as well. Suppose an officer pulls someone over for a traffic infraction and starts talking to the person about why they were pulled ...
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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 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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Why must the authority ...
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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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