|
Aggressive Driving Laws |
Aggressive Driver Actions |
Comments |
| Speeding and driving carelessly and heedlessly
in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others while committing at least two of the
following violations: running a red light, running a stop sign, illegal
passing, failing to yield right of way, following too closely. |
|
| Child Passenger Safety Laws |
Child Restraint Required
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Adult seat belt Permissible
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
<7 (and <80) |
8 - 15 (and 40-80 lbs.
in seats w/out shoulder belts) |
$25 + $100 court costs |
|
Drug Impaired Driving Laws |
Per Se Laws for Drugs
(Forbidding Prohibited Substances in
Driver's Body) |
DEC/DRE Programs
(Providing Law Enforcement Training) |
|
Yes |
| Drunk Driving Laws |
Admin. License
Suspension on
First Offense |
Limited Driving Privileges During Suspension |
Increased Penalties for High Blood Alc. Concentration (BAC) |
Open Container, Repeat Offender Laws |
Vehicle and License
Plate
Sanctions |
Ignition Interlocks |
Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment Opportunity |
| 30 days |
After 10 days |
.15 |
Both |
Vehicle Confiscation |
Yes |
Repealed |
|
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Laws |
Learner Stage |
Intermediate Stage |
Full Privilege
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Required
Supervised
Driving (Hrs.)
(Nighttime hours in parenthesis) |
Special Cell
Phone Provisions |
Min.
Age
(Yrs./
Mos.) |
Duration
(Mos.) |
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Nighttime Driving Restriction |
Passenger
Restriction*
(* family members
exempt) |
| 15 |
12 |
16 |
9 p.m. - 5 a.m. |
No more than 1 pass. <21*; if family member <21 is passenger, no other non-family memb. pass.
<21 |
16 / 6 |
None |
Cell phone use prohibited for drivers under 18, except 911 calls and calls to parents |
|
Mature Driver Laws |
General Population Length of
Renewal (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
|
8 |
5 yr. renewal for >54 |
| Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| Primary |
>16 (law is secondary for rear seats) |
All |
$100 (front seat)
$10 (rear seat) |
|
Segway Laws |
Permitted on Sidewalks/Bicycle Paths |
Permitted on Roads |
Helmets Required |
Minimum Age |
Pedestrian Laws Apply
|
Sidewalks and bicycle paths |
Yes on streets w/ speed limits up to 25 mph |
No |
|
Yes |
|
Speed Limit Laws |
Rural Interstates |
Urban Interstates |
Other Limited
Access Roads |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
| 65-70 |
65-70 |
55-70 |
55-70 |
55-70 |
55-70 |
|
Speed and Red Light Cameras |
| State Law |
Loca-
tion |
Viola-
tions |
Citation Issued to Whom |
Liability |
Image |
Tradi-
tional Enforce-
ment Penalties |
Records/ Points/ Penalties |
Defenses |
Privacy |
Per-
mitted |
Where specified by state or local statute |
Red light (also speed in Charlotte) |
Owner |
Owner |
Photo, video, electronic image |
$100 max. fine/3 points |
$75 max. civil
penalty; no points |
Owner not driver; must identify driver; vehicle stolen |
Not addres-
sed |
| Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
Additional $250 |
Speeding |
No |
