Category: Traffic Laws

June 30, 2021

The number one tip for airbag safety for short drivers is keeping a safe distance from the air-bag in their steering wheel. NHTSA recommends that there be 10 inches between the air-bag cover and a driver’s breastbone. This is best achieved by adjusting your seat position or through the use of pedal extensions. Only in …

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December 17, 2018

Move over law requires drivers to slow down when passing police, fire, utility vehicles, but the penalties are then weakened for drivers who ignore law

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March 12, 2018

Groan or applaud, these are the intersections that will be transformed into roundabouts soon

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January 16, 2018

MDOT implements new measures to prevent a wrong way accident from occurring, as car crashes, deaths and injuries have increased in recent years

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January 15, 2018

With motor vehicle accident-related fatalities and bike accident injuries increasing, lawmakers need to act to provide safe space for bicyclists

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December 18, 2017

ELD mandate (requiring truck drivers to use electronic logging devices to track HOS compliance) promises to reduce truck accident crash rates

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November 30, 2017

“Limited maneuverability” safety message from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration takes responsibility off of truck drivers and excuses what truck drivers have been taught about preventable tractor trailer right hand turn crashes The old adage is that it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. In this case, the trucking industry is …

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November 8, 2017

To catch drivers under influence of controlled substances, MSP will conduct roadside drug testing in Berrien, Delta, Kent, St. Clair and Washtenaw counties

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June 16, 2017

With more chronic pain suffers using medical marijuana, how do you prove impairment if a car crash occurs? AAA-FTS study shows THC impairment threshold can’t be scientifically supported

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