Even if you’re not driving, you can influence traffic safety. Protestors, passengers, panhandlers—can you be liable for a driver’s violation?| The Wise Drive
School zone "when children are present" signs mean when kids are crossing, about to cross, or walking along roadways—not inside buildings.| The Wise Drive
Driving barefoot is legal, but is it smart? Well, it's better than wearing the wrong shoes, but probably worse than wearing the right shoes.| The Wise Drive
Horn use isn’t simple: required for safety, banned for most other uses, and only sometimes protected as free speech. Honk wisely.| The Wise Drive
Q: I drive through an intersection, almost daily, that has two left-turn lanes, while the cross-street they turn into has three lanes. There are some dots curving through the intersection that seem to suggest that the inside left-turn lane can choose from the two left-most lanes, and outside left-turn lane should go to the furthest […]| The Wise Drive
Q: The law requires registration and license plates “to operate any vehicle on a public highway.” Does this mean that electric bicycles need to be licensed in Washington State? Also, in the quote above I note the word “highway”. Does that include city streets and county roads? A: Here’s a paradox. A bicycle is both […]| The Wise Drive
Q: I saw an electric unicycle on a city street violating various traffic laws. I looked up what I saw online, and some of these unicycles have top speeds of over 50 mph. Do you have thoughts on wha…| The Wise Drive
Q: How can a police officer know if a driver is impaired by drugs? With alcohol there are roadside tests like walking a line, and a breath test. Are there similar tests for drug impairment? Alcohol…| The Wise Drive