Accomplice to a Traffic Violation - The Wise Drive
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
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
Q: I always wonder about what “when children are present” on school zone signs means. Does that mean just during school hours or any time you see children? Also does it apply during school hours during the summer vacation (and how are we to know the vacation times?) A: I thought this would be easy […]| 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
Q: When is it legal to use your horn? Or maybe I should ask, when is it not legal to use your horn? Some drivers use their horn for a lot of things that aren’t emergencies. A: There’s a debate about whether the Road Runner from Looney Tunes says “beep beep” or “meep meep.” In […]| The Wise Drive
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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
