An inspection by Syracuse city engineers finds that four poles that hold up traffic signals downtown are defective. That means they could come crashing down. This comes after one pole fell at Salina and Washington Streets on Wednesday.
New traffic ticket cameras set to be placed in busy intersections in Carol Stream are raising a host of questions about their safety and legality. The cameras could also add fuel to the fire of local motorists who complain about the number of citations handed out by Carol Stream law enforcement along North Avenue. The complaints may not just be sour grapes from lead-footed drivers.
Safety first or speed trap? Red light cameras raising eyebrows
In the six years since New Jersey enacted legislation imposing more restrictions on young drivers, including a graduated licensing system, to address its leading cause of death of teenagers and young adults, the number of accidents involving 17- to 20-year-old drivers has declined. Still, 44 young drivers were killed last year in New Jersey crashes, according to the highway traffic safety division. And vehicle accidents remain the No. 1 killer of young people across the country, claiming thousands of lives each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
New Jersey Governor Appointed Group to Study Issues of Teenage Driving
Four years ago, New York State enacted stricter licensing rules. Since the law was instituted, the state has seen some of its deadly statistics fall. Statewide, 60 drivers ages 16 and 17 were involved in fatal car accidents in 2005. In 2002, the number of 16- and 17-year-old drivers involved in fatal crashes was 82. In 2002, 192 drivers ages 18 to 20 were involved in fatal accidents; in 2005, the number was 140.
Q: Is there any law against driving barefoot? Second, is it legal to exceed the speed limit when passing another vehicle?
A: “After researching the subject, there appears to be no specific section of the Montana Code Annotated that specifically addresses wearing shoes and driving. While driving without shoes on does not seem to be codified (lawyer talk for illegal), should driving without shoes cause one to drive unsafely or if the same interferes with one’s driving, (it) still could be grounds for the issuance of a citation.”
If you are on a North Carolina public highway, don’t call the police officer that pulls you over a “dickhead” or a “fucking asshole” unless you’re looking for a cheap place to sleep for the night—jail. A North Carolina law prohibiting “profane” or “indecent” language on public highways does not violate the First Amendment, a federal judge ruled recently in the case of an intoxicated individual who yelled at police officers.
North Huntingdon police Sgt. Duane Kucera concedes he took a “little egg on the face” when he erected 19 mph signs on two township streets a year ago and inadvertently violated state and federal regulations requiring speed limits in 5 mph increments. Even though the 20 mph signs are back up on Mockingbird Lane in front of Norwin Intermediate School and on Biddle Avenue In Westmoreland City, Kucera thinks motorists got the message to slow down. He’s had no speeding complaints in more than a year.
The gas mileage estimates displayed on 2008 model cars are lower than in years past, the result of the Environmental Protection Agency’s revamped fuel-economy rating system which now accounts for real-world driving conditions.
I was wondering if other drivers have any traffic-light quirkiness about them. So I’ve been spending much of today’s journeys paying close attention to how others act at traffic lights. Here are the things I noticed: I’m not the only one who has that momentary panic-filled look of “What do I do?” when at the “point of no return.” That’s the point when you have to decide whether to (A) stop suddenly or (B) keep going through a yellow light.
A study beginning next year will help determine whether the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will regulate digital billboards alongside interstates and and other federal-aid roads.
