1. State Driving Law Includes a summary of state driving law for each of the 50 states. Lists penalties for violation of state traffic laws. Provides links to state http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

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8. Rules Of The Road Driving In Special Conditions An interactive online Driver's Manual for Student Drivers, studying for the Learners Permit or getting ready to take the Road Test for their Drivers http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

9. Vehicle Traffic Law - Article 34 Back to Section List Section 1231. Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles or skating or gliding on inline skates. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

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11. IIHS-HLDI Teenagers 10, December 20, 2000 Special issue state traffic safety laws includes don t buckle safety belts even when adults driving them are using belts http://www.iihs.org/safety_facts/teens/teenager.htm

12. Safe Driving Tips A driver must obey the traffic laws and must be prepared to react to other drivers and Just as weather and equipment affect your safety, other driving http://www.sos.state.il.us/publications/rr/rr_chap10.html

SERVICES PROGRAMS PRESS PUBLICATIONS ... CONTACT Rules of the Road CHAPTER 10: SAFE DRIVING TIPS Driving is a privilege and a responsibility. A driver must obey the traffic laws and must be prepared to react to other drivers and driving conditions. This chapter provides you with important driving tips. It includes information about: Aggressive Driving Alert Driving Vehicle Following Distances Vehicle Speed ... Electricity Aggressive Driving What is aggressive driving? Aggressive driving is the operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property. Persons doing any of the following may be committing acts of aggressive driving. Speeding Running red lights and stop signs Tailgating Passing on the shoulder of the road Cutting off another vehicle Slamming on brakes in front of a tailgater Improper hand or facial gestures at other drivers Yelling Repeatedly honking the horn Repeatedly flashing of headlights Avoid aggressive drivers . Aggressive driving is a serious problem which is responsible for many traffic accidents and fatalities. It is to your benefit to avoid aggressive drivers and potentially dangerous situations. If you encounter an angry or aggressive motorist: Do not retaliate or in any way engage the other driver. Get out of the way.

13. Home Page - Through Education, Research, And Grassroots Activism, We Are Working The latest survey by the National Highway traffic safety Administration (NHTSA) A review of the nation s reckless driving laws reveals great disparity http://www.crashprevention.org/

The Partnership for Safe Driving View Remembrance Day Photos Home About the Partnership Contact Us Please Help Save Lives Crash Prevention News News Archives By Headline Our Proposal to Congress Our Library of Reports ... Partnership Benefactors View News Archives Issue 16 - Apr 2005 Issue 15 - Sep 2004 Issue 14 - Jun 2004 Issue 13 - Apr 2004 Issue 12 - Mar 2004 Issue 11 - Jan 2004 Issue 10 - Jun 2003 Issue 9 - Apr 2003 Issue 8 - Feb 2003 Issue 7 - Oct 2002 Issue 6 - Sep 2002 Issue 5 - Aug 2002 Issue 4 - Jul 2002 Issue 3 - Jun 2002 Issue 2 - May 2002 Issue 1 - May 2002 Search News Archives By Word/Phrase Sign up for Crash Prevention News FREE ! An online news service for road safety activists and concerned citizens. Protect Your Children Help the Partnership for Safe Driving with a generous donation of $30 or more and receive a free Be Alert ... Children driveway sign, valued at $18.95 Click here to donate and order your sign. Click here for more information about how your donation will help this grassroots organization. Our Mission is Crash Prevention More than 11 million crashes take place on U.S. roads every year, resulting in more than 5 million injuries and 40,000 deaths. Unfortunately, most serious crashes are not accidents. They are the direct result of dangerous driving.

14. Do We Need Laws Against Cell Phones? Careless driving laws are already in place to prosecute drivers who do not make traffic safety problem distractions can be dangerous behind the wheel. http://www.safety-council.org/info/traffic/cell-laws.html

Traffic Safety Child Safety Home Safety Seniors' Safety ... Do we need laws against cell phones? Do We Need Laws Against Cell Phones? Do Cell Phones Cause Collisions? Enforce Existing Laws Distractions and Multitasking Electronic Etiquette Enforcement Wireless phones are everywhere. Businesses depend on them. Family members call each other to keep in touch. People use them in public places and when driving. The down side is that all those beeping noises and loud conversations are downright annoying, and drivers who pay more attention to the phone than the traffic create a hazard to other drivers. Do we need new regulations to protect the public from these problems? Do Cell Phones Cause Collisions? As more drivers use wireless phones, there are more collisions where an at-fault driver was on the phone. Today, drivers have a very high exposure to cell phones. Concerns that use of wireless phones can cause collisions have led to calls to ban or regulate their use in cars. Advocates cite a 1997 article in the New England Journal of Medicine. That report made no claim to prove the devices caused collisions. Moreover, it had several shortcomings. For example: The data were from 1994-95. Since then, exposure has skyrocketed. The number of wireless subscribers in Canada quintupled, from 1.8 million at end of 1994 to

15. Impaired Driving The Road safety Monitor 2003 Drinking and driving. Canada s Blood Alcohol laws an International Perspective (March 2002). PDF (32 page report) http://www.safety-council.org/info/traffic/impaired/impdriv.htm

Traffic Safety Child Safety Home Safety Seniors' Safety ... Impaired Driving Related Information Impaired Driving Drinking Age Groundbreaking Research on DUI Offenders Supreme Court Ruling on Roadside Sobriety Tests CSC Presentation on ... Bill C-16, Drug-Impaired Driving (pdf) Sentencing in Cases of Impaired Driving Causing Death or Serious Injury (Februrary 2005) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Summary Sentencing and Safety Proposed Drug-Driving Legislation ... The Road Safety Monitor 2003 : Drinking and Driving Canada's Blood Alcohol Laws - an International Perspective (March 2002): PDF (32 page report) Executive Summary Canada's Blood Alcohol Laws Stricter than Most Countries Chronic Drunk Drivers Still a Big Problem ... Equivalency logo In 2002, road crashes involving a driver who had been drinking killed 850 people, of which half (425) were drivers who were legally impaired. Full Report Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving

16. Driving Laws, 2005 driving laws, 2005. Currently all states plus DC have child safety seat laws and CUTS MAY CURB traffic safety; LOCAL POLICE AGENCIES FEAR LESS FEDERAL http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004918.html

in All Infoplease Almanacs Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Daily Almanac for Sep 26, 2005 Skip Navigation Home Almanacs ... Word of the Day Editor's Favorites Hispanic Heritage Month Hurricane Katrina Daylight Saving Time Ramadan ... Texas Infoplease Tools Periodic Table Conversion Tool Perpetual Calendar Year by Year ... Site Map College Center Scholarship Search College Resources Career Center Job Search Post Your Resume Continuing Ed. more . . . Search: Infoplease Info search tips Search: Biographies Bio search tips World Transportation Driving Laws, 2005 Currently all states plus DC have child safety seat laws and enforce a drinking age of 21. As of August 2005, all 50 states had blood alcohol concentration (bac) limits of 0.08, following concerted state and national efforts to lower the rate from 0.10. A national speed limit of 55 mph was imposed in 1974, and in 1987 it was modified to allow 65-mile-per-hour speeds on some rural freeways. The federal law was entirely repealed in 1995, giving states the right to set their own limits. As of April 2005, graduated licensing laws were in effect in 41 states plus DC, 38 of which prohibit young drivers from driving during high-risk nighttime and early morning hours. State Minimum age for driver's license Administrative license suspension Alcohol ignition interlock device Penaltiesincludeforfeiture Mandatory belt-use law seating positions Motorcycle helmet law Maximum allowable speed limit Alabama 90 days no no front yes Alaska 16 + 6 mo.

17. New Traffic Laws In 2003 Texas Senate and House bills that became laws concerning traffic safety in 2003. This authorization to complete a driving safety course in lieu of other http://www.tea.state.tx.us/drive/2003laws.html

NEW TEXAS TRAFFIC LAWS IN 2003 (Unofficial summaries) Except as noted below within specific bills, each of the following driving-related laws took effect on September 1, 2003. Bills may be viewed in more detail on the Legislative Reference Library of Texas website at www.lrl.state.tx.us/isaf/lrlhome.cfm (78th Regular Session, Text Enrolled Version). SENATE BILLS SB 45 makes it a felony offense to operate a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated with a passenger younger than 15. The offense is punishable as a state jail felony. SB 193 is known as the “Move Over Act”. This law requires drivers nearing a stopped emergency vehicle that has lights activated, unless otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer, to: o vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle when driving on a highway with two or more lanes traveling the direction of the emergency vehicle; or o slow to a speed not to exceed: - 20 mph less than the posted speed limit when the posted speed limit is 25 mph or more; or - 5 mph when the posted speed limit is less than 25 mph.

18. New Traffic Laws In 2005 Texas Senate and House bills concerning traffic safety that became laws in 2005. NEW drivingRELATED laws IN 2005 (Unofficial summaries) http://www.tea.state.tx.us/drive/2005laws.html

NEW DRIVING-RELATED LAWS IN 2005 (Unofficial summaries) The following bills from the 79th Regular Session have become (or will become) laws. Except as noted below within specific bills, each of the following laws will take effect on September 1, 2005. The full or amended text of each bill may be accessed by clicking on the bill number, and the history of each bill may be viewed in more detail at www.capitol.state.tx.us/ (change the default to 79th Regular Session). SENATE BILLS SB 129 amends Section 361.252, Transportation Code and authorizes TXDOT to waive the payment of a toll or to authorize the payment of a reduced toll for any vehicle or class of vehicles. SB 217 specifies the reporting responsibilities of an employer who is required by federal safety regulations to conduct alcohol and drug testing on CDL employees. The employer must report valid positive results; refusal to submit a specimen; and adulterated, diluted, or substituted specimens to DPS. A valid positive result is a BAC at or above 0.04, or a confirmation drug test result at or above the cutoff concentration. Information maintained in DPS under this section is confidential and only subject to release as provided by Section 521.053 of the Texas Transportation Code. SB 569 amends Section 201.207 of the Transportation Code to require DPS to initiate efforts to meet at least quarterly with the department's counterparts in those states of the United Mexican States that border Texas to discuss issues relating to truck inspections and transportation.

19. Nevada Teen Driving Nevada Office of traffic safety National Highway traffic safety The new laws passed by the 2005 Nevada Legislature will raise the minimum license http://www.dmvnv.com/nvdlteens.htm

Nevada Teen Driving On This Page What's Related New Teen Driver Laws 2005 Classroom Drivers Education Getting Your Instruction Permit Expiration, Renewal and Cancellation ... American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Driver Handbooks ( PDF Format - 1.2 MB) English Español Motorcycle New Teen Driver Laws 2005 New laws, effective October 1, 2005, are highlighted in blue and italic on this page. IMPORTANT! Drivers under 18 who apply for a full license on or after October 1, 2005, must submit a written log of the dates and times of their behind-the-wheel experience. This will be required even if your instruction permit was issued prior to October 1. You must use the following form: Beginning Driver Experience Log (DLD-130) Beginning Driver Training Guide (48 pages - 1.4 mb) This new publication contains specific skills and lessons that teens should practice during their behind-the-wheel experience. The new laws passed by the 2005 Nevada Legislature will raise the minimum license age to 16. Teens will also be required to hold an instruction permit for six months and keep a written log of their behind-the-wheel experience. See Assembly Bill 52 (PDF) Classroom Drivers Education Forms Help Back To Top Nearly all Nevada beginning drivers under 18 must complete a drivers education course. You can enroll at age 15. Exceptions are not made for home-schooled students.

20. Drunk Driving (United States) - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia According to the National Highway traffic safety Administration (NHTSA), Early laws simply prohibited driving while intoxicated, with no specific http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_while_intoxicated

Drunk driving (United States) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Driving while intoxicated Drunk driving is a serious offence. Drunk driving or drinking and driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol ethanol ) or other drugs , to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is illegal in most jurisdictions within the U.S. The specific criminal offence is usually called driving while intoxicated DWI ) or driving under the influence [of alcohol or other drugs] ( DUI ). Such laws may also apply to boating or piloting aircraft. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 17,013 people died in in alcohol-related collisions, representing 40 percent of total traffic deaths in the United States. Over 500,000 people were injured in alcohol-related accidents in the US in . Alcohol-related is defined to include any driver, passenger or pedestrian involved in a fatal crash who has any trace of alcohol or suspicion of alcohol usage. According to the NHTSA, no other country uses these criteria in their statistical computations. Contents Laws History of drunk driving laws Sample timeline of a typical DUI arrest Field sobriety test ... edit Laws Most states in the U.S. designate a "per se"

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