Questions tagged [traffic]
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No Blinker in a Left Turn Lane: Is It Illegal?
My question is simple, and pedantic:
An intersection near my house has a marked left turn lane, and a marked straight lane.
Problem is, the main road turns to the right at this roughly "Y" ...
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Can a police car follow you to increase citations and fines?
Let's say you are traveling on city streets.
A police cruiser notices you are speeding and starts following you from an inconspicuous distance. During the time he follows you, he sees more violations....
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What is it called when you get a ticket for driving an automobile which is in sore need of repair?
I live in the United States
Specifically, the state of Colorado.
I am required to tell my new employer what crimes I have pled guilty to, or been convicted of in a court of law.
In Colorado, you can ...
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Avoiding a speeding ticket by refusing to tell who the driver was?
This hypothetical question is based on a real incident I saw in the news.
Suppose that a car is driving over the speed limit by a significant amount, causing a police car to turn around and go after ...
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Am I liable for a school zone speeding ticket in New York State when blinking lights don't have a notice sign?
Long story short, I have received six citations for speeding in a school zone posted 15 MPH. I received my first citation in the mail two weeks after the event occurred, thus, I racked up six tickets ...
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Friend wants to put me on his insurance, how can this bite me in the ass if we get into an accident?
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON STATE, PIERCE COUNTY, TACOMA CITY
I have a house mate who is disabled due to a stroke and cannot drive his car. He suggested to me that I can drive his car and in return i ...
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Does Council removal of a vehicle constitute Trespass to Chattel?
Recently recieved a notice stuck on my car windscreen,
Which is a removal Notice giving 7 days to remove the vehichle.
or Until the 16th of November.
I live in Norwich in the Uk & the local ...
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Is a US (New York) police officer allowed to take your keys at a traffic stop?
So I was browsing Reddit earlier and came across this video of someone on a motorcycle lane splitting in New York (which is illegal there), when a police officer swerved into the path of the rider to ...
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Does the right to use a road affect liability in accidents?
The German traffic law is very restrictive for children on bicycles. In particular Strassenverkehrsordnung §2, section 5 states that children up to 8 years of age are not allowed to bike on roads and ...
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Where does a no-parking zone start when there is a no parking sign?
In the United States, where does a no-parking zone start when there is a simple no-parking sign? Assume the sign is the first such sign on this stretch of road.
Can I park immediately at (before) the ...
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Is not having a valid car insurance a misdemeanor in Orange County, California?
My doubt arises after having received correspondence back from the Superior Court of California
County of Orange. I pleaded guilty on a traffic ticket I had pending since three years ago only after ...
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Speeding ticket from NC Highway Patrol with Officer moving in the Opposite Direction with Medium-Heavy Traffic
I received a speeding ticket in a rental car in North Carolina on a highway that had two lanes of traffic in one direction and two lanes of traffic in the the. As I was rounding a corner a highway ...
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How to show an officer your insurance card?
When a police officer pulls you over, they always ask for the standard trifecta of documents; license registration, and proof of insurance.
In ye olden days of yore, insurance companies used to mail ...
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Does the hit and run statutes also apply for accidents in private property in California?
I know that a hit and run is a misdemeanor in California when there are only property damages, but does this also applies to a collision in a private property? How is a typical bump in a parking lot ...
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Clear FTA (Failure to Appear in Court) from my record
Went to the DMV to renew my driving license and I found it was canceled due to a Failure to Appear in court and Failure to Pay a fine that was imposed to me for scratching a car while parking three ...
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European prohibitions on bullbars on public roads
I am looking to drive my American SUV in Europe (mainly in the UK, but also probably France, Italy and Germany). I have a hefty bullbar on both the front and back of my 2002 Chevrolet Suburban, ...
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Should I let someone overtake my car if there is not enough space to do it?
This question came up in my driver license test (in Japan).
I found this question hard to answer because not allowing someone to overtake you may cause an accident (after all, you may be mistaken ...
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Who has the right of way
I'm traveling down a 2 lane road. I come to a stop sign and want to turn left onto a highway with NO stop sign. The car behind me, traveling the same direction as me is turning right. There is ...
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can police officer advocate for the state or argue underlying law in a civil infraction with no prosecutor
Can a police officer advocate for the state or argue underlying law in a civil infraction with no prosecutor?
I recently came across this statement by an attorney and was wondering its origins in case ...
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Can I sue E-ZPass for excessive charges?
I don't have an E-ZPass account, so during the beginning of Covid19 the state of NJ or E-ZPass decided to suspend Toll collection. Every day I drove one exit north to get to work, each way was a ...
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Do other countries than Germany have traffic laws that regard a group of civil vehicles as one single vehicle?
I'm mostly interested in the situation in France, but this might be interesting for other countries as well, especially in the context of the current rise of bicycle usage:
Germany has § 27 in its ...
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Do you have to answer questions in English when pulled over?
When you have been pulled-over when operating a vehicle on public property (i.e. a highway), do you have to communicate with the officer in English in (Arizona) United States of America?
I understand ...
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Is it against the law for a GPS unit to alert a driver of a high crime area?
GPS units will automatically alert you when you enter into a different speed zone, but they do not alert you when you enter into a high crime area. It seems that this would be valuable information to ...
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Hit and Run compensation UK
This is going to be difficult to write, so I apologise if it's confusing at times.
About 6 years ago my wife was hit by a car when crossing the street (walking). The car wasn't going too fast (est. ...
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Is there ANY legal speed on the freeway?
Suppose there is a stretch of freeway where the speed limit is 55 mph but traffic is traveling at about 65 mph (which sometimes happens in the area I’m thinking of).
If you drive any speed over 55, ...
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Riding an elephant on a UK road
If I needed to move an elephant from Warrington to Peterborough, would I be able to ride it there?
I know it is illegal to ride an elephant on the motorway, so it would be using A and B roads only. ...
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Is it legal for me to violate traffic rules in a non-emergency situation if traffic flow is stopped?
The other day I was on a small-ish two lane road where traffic in the other lane was traveling in the other direction. I came upon an unattended stopped car with it's emergency blinkers on blocking ...
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Should I actively try to tell If I am being ticketed?
I lived in Finland for two months. During these two months, I have submitted a form, where I told finnish postal service that my Finnish address is the one where they should deliver my mail.
A week ...
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Color-blind handicap discrimination and EU law?
Every year in the USA, nearly 700,000 car accidents are reported by police as stop sign violations, accounting for 2/3rds of crashes.
Stop signs are mostly red and for the 4.5% of people that are ...
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Can pedestrians enter a marked crosswalk at an angle or cross the street without entering the marked path AND still have right-of-way?
Scenario:
There is a controlled crosswalk.
The walking sign is on.
Rather than cross the street via the path, you cross adjacent to it OR you cross at an angle initially and enter the path.
If a ...
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What exactly does "It is a defense to prosecution" mean?
Consider the Texas Child Safety Laws found here: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.545.htm#545.412
It says in one place:
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section ...
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Traffic violation question, pls help
Ok please bear with me I am new.
Basically here is my story, Me and my fiancé were heading to Walmart. In my little town I have to get onto the interstate for about 2,000 feet then merge off left to ...
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Is it legal to have a two driver’s licenses if one is from another country?
In the USA, in almost every case, possessing two driver’s licenses from different states (e.g., California and Georgia) is illegal.
I’m wondering about a related situation - is it legal to have two ...
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What do, "X speed limit while children are present", street signs mean, specifically?
while I'm driving near schools I often notice street signs that say something like, "speed limit 15 mph while children are present". I am curious what this means specifically. Does it still count if ...
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Research basis for left-lane passing laws
-- Question --
Does anyone have links to research indicating that:
impeding the flow of traffic in the left-most lane
causes more accidents than
speeding.
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I want to drive at or ...
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Is There a Legal Distance to Slow Down After Passing a Speed Limit Sign of a Lower Speed? [MA]
I recently moved to Western Massachusetts from New Hampshire, where speed limit changes of 10+ MPH are always marked with "reduced speed ahead" signs. According to the Massachusetts government website:...
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Is a carpark a road, given this definition in New Zealand law
I am wondering whether a car park would be considered a road.
Per Land Transport Act 1998 interpretations a road is:
(a) a street; and
(b) a motorway; and
(c) a beach; and
(d) a place to ...
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Crosswalk question regarding entry point into crosswalk
I live in the state of Florida but I am asking this as a general question. I often wondered this. Suppose I was on my motorcycle and only had a few minutes more to get to work but when I got very ...
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Why do buses not require passengers to wear seatbelts?
Lately I have been wondering why in the UK public buses do not require that the passengers wear a seat belt? In-fact, in the UK it is my understanding that no public buses actually have seat belts.
I ...
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Can cops turn their siren on with no warning?
Okay so this just happened to me minutes ago,my mom was in the middle of a turn when a police car was coming head on, there was no indication or anything he was just driving like normal but before he ...
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How to stop an alcoholic from driving- distance is an issue
I have a family member who is an alcoholic and I think has been driving drunk. I want to report him and potentially get his license taken away, but no family or friends live close to him, so we have ...
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Is it legal to build your own car navigational system?
I am trying to build my own car navigational system and vehicle informational system. I am in North Carolina so NC G.S. § 20-136.1 is the main reference point I am starting from. This just explains ...
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What motions to file or action to take with an uncooperative court clerk?
I've filed pro se motions in traffic cases before, but this case has me stumped. I was stopped and ticketed for a minor traffic violation of texting while driving and received a court date. When I ...
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Is it legally allowed to run a red light by make a double right turn at intersection?
I was at the red light in an intersection, the street to my right was a residential undivided street. This car made a curve to that street and turn right out. It wasn't even a U turn. The path the car ...
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What is the speed limit in a school zone the moment it becomes active?
Let's say a vehicle enters an inactive school zone going exactly the speed limit of 30mph. Then the school zone (20mph) turns on while the vehicle is still inside.
What is the current speed limit ...
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Were there any broken laws, unlawful orders or violation of rights during this traffic stop?
Here is a video of a traffic stop in Sacramento, California.
Questions:
Did the police or the detainee break any laws?
Did the police issue any unlawful orders?
In particular, was the order to roll ...
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Increased speed limit and decreased speed limit signs located ~1/3 mile apart on opposite side of road. When is it legal to increase speed?
Sorry for the confusing title, this is kind of hard to describe. I just moved to western MA. In my new town, there is this road where on one side, the speed limit goes from 40 to 30, but on the other ...
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If someone hits your car while deliberately trying to stop you from merging in very slow traffic who is at fault?
On the highway typically you are at fault as you should merge only when it is safe and after signaling. I.E. the person who hit you cannot be held responsible for you choosing to merge without ...
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Is it a violation to stop at a light in such a way as to prevent Cyclists from passing (USA)?
Hopped over to Bikes.SE to read the claim that "In some Jurisdictions, it is legal for bikes to pass on the right."
Is this even true?
If it is true, then I'd like to know if the following event I ...
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Can I be fined for the intention to commit a traffic violation, after the police prevented me from carrying through?
After having stopped at a red traffic light, seeing the intersection empty, I was about to get on by bike and turn right when a police officer behind me informed me that doing so would mean a €100 ...
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