|
Aggressive Driving Laws |
Aggressive Driver Actions |
| Is a hazard to others with the intent to
harass, intimidate, injure or obstruct another person while committing
at least one of the following: failure to drive on the right
side of highway, driving outside of marked lanes,
following too closely, failure to yield or stop before entering roadway, failure
to obey traffic control device, passing when overtaking a vehicle, passing on right, failure to yield right of way, speeding, stopping
on a highway. |
| Cell Phone Driving Laws |
Handheld Ban |
All Cell Phone Ban |
Text Messaging Ban |
Enforcement |
Crash
Data
Collected |
Pre-
emption
Law |
School Bus Drivers |
Novice Drivers |
All Drivers |
School Bus Drivers |
Novice Drivers |
|
Yes |
<18 |
Yes |
Covered under all driver ban |
Covered under all driver ban |
Secondary (primary for school bus) |
Yes |
|
| 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; rear-facing devices must be in rear seat if available; if not, must be in front seat only if front passenger airbag is deactivated |
8 - 15 |
$50 |
| Drug Impaired Driving Laws |
Per Se Laws for Drugs
(Forbidding Prohibited Substances in
Driver's Body) |
DEC/DRE Programs
(Providing Law Enforcement Training) |
| Yes |
Yes |
| Drunk Driving Laws |
Admin. License
Suspension
on
First Offense |
Limited Driving Privileges During Suspension |
Increased Penalties for High Blood Alc. Concen-
tration (BAC) |
Open Container Laws |
Repeat Offender Laws |
Vehicle and License
Plate
Sanctions |
Ignition Inter-
locks |
Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment Opportunity |
7 days |
|
.15 |
|
Yes |
Vehicle confiscation |
Mandatory for high BAC conviction |
Yes |
|
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Laws |
Learner Stage |
Intermediate Stage |
Full Privilege
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Required
Supervised
Driving (Hrs.)
(Nighttime hours in parenthesis) |
Min.
Age
(Yrs./
Mos.) |
Min.
Duration
(Mos.) |
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Nighttime Driving Restriction |
Passenger
Restriction*
(* family members
exempt) |
15 / 6 |
9 |
16 / 3 |
Midnight - 4 a.m. |
First 12 mos.–no more than 1 pass. <18; until 18, no more than 3 pass. <18* |
18 |
45 (15) |
|
Mature Driver Laws |
Length of Regular Renewal Cycle (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
|
5 |
Vision test required for >80 |
| Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| Secondary |
>16 |
Front |
$25 |
|
Segway Laws |
Permitted on Sidewalks/Bicycle Paths |
Permitted on Roads |
Helmets Required |
Minimum Age |
Pedestrian Laws Apply
|
Sidewalks |
Yes on streets w/ speed limits up to 25 mph
and if no sidewalk avail. |
<15 if by local ordinance |
14 |
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 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
|
Speed and Red Light Cameras |
State Law |
Viola-
tions |
Loca-
tion |
Citation Issued to Whom |
Liability |
Image |
Tradi-
tional Enforce-
ment Penalties |
Records/ Points/ Penalties |
Defenses |
Privacy |
Permitted; requires local ordinance; 1 site per 10,000 residents; (exception for metro DC: up to 10 sites or 1 site per 10,000, whichever is greater)
mitted |
Red light |
|
Regi-
stered owner |
Driver |
2 photo-
graphs or other recorded images |
$200 max.; 4 points |
$50 max.; no court costs; not a criminal offense; no points; may not be used by insurers |
Owner not operator; vehicle stolen |
Contractor may not obtain driver records; information only used for enforcing violations; not available to the public, sold, or disclosed except by court order; purged no later than 60 days after collection of penalty |
| Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
Not more than $500 |
Speeding |
Yes |
