GHSA maintains data on state laws surrounding a number of highway safety issues. Below is information regarding laws in the state of California. For more information, consult the State Highway Safety Office.
Authorizes full deployment without a human operator.
Bicycle helmets required for all riders under 18.
Universal helmet law enacted 1992.
5 years
70 and over: mail or online renewal through Dec. 31, 2022
None
Decriminalized and legal for medical and recreational use
None
70
55
65
55
70
55
0.15
4 months
After 30 days
Mandatory for all repeat and injury-involved offenses, first-time injury or vehicular manslaughter offenses.
Yes
No
In rear-facing car seat under 2 yrs unless child weighs 40 or more lbs or is 40" or more inches tall
Under 8 yrs and under 57" tall in car seat or booster seat in the back seat
8 yrs or at least 4'9" in booster seat, but at min. safety belt 16 yrs and over
17 years
15 / 6
6
50 (10)
16
11 p.m. - 5 a.m. (secondary enforcement)
First 12 months: no passengers under 20 (secondary enforcement) unless accompanied by parent, guardian or other adult 25 years or older
All
Primary
16 and over
Yes. Primary law.
Yes. Primary law.
Drivers under 18. Secondary law.
All drivers. Primary law.
None
n/a
Permitted by state law
Statewide
Under the general direction of the Director of the Office of Traffic Safety, the Deputy Director of Technology and Administration is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and coordinating all administrative and digital services activities for the statewide traffic safety program.
For years, highway safety groups have argued that two provisions in federal highway law encapsulate a fundamental flaw in how the federal government approaches highway safety.
Jonathan Adkins, executive director of the Governors Highway Safety Assn., a Washington nonprofit representing agencies nationwide, suggested that people’s disregard for themselves and others on the road is part of a national decline in civility that accelerated during the pandemic.
Glotzer & Lieb, a Los Angeles-based personal injury law firm, helps crash victims throughout Southern California hold reckless motorists accountable when they cause serious harm.
Russell Martin, GHSA senior director of policy and government, cited several reasons for the pandemic trends. With roads emptier, “people had more opportunity to speed,” he said. And with people traveling less distance, there was more cycling and walking.
As the number of pedestrians killed by drivers continues a decade-long trend in the wrong direction during the pandemic, GHSA & its SHSO members are marking the 2nd annual Nat'l Pedestrian Safety Month by taking steps to address the behavioral safety issues that put people on foot at increased risk.
As the number of pedestrians killed by drivers continues a decade-long trend in the wrong direction during the pandemic, GHSA & its SHSO members are marking the 2nd annual Nat'l Pedestrian Safety Month by taking steps to address the behavioral safety issues that put people on foot at increased risk.
Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford, & GHSA are extending their 18-year commitment to improving teen driving skills by awarding grants totaling $135,000 to six State Highway Safety Offices & announcing the return of Ford Driving Skills for Life hands-on driver training clinics.
Ford Motor Company Fund and GHSA are extending their 18-year commitment to improving teen driving skills by awarding grants totaling $135,000 to six State Highway Safety Offices and announcing the return of Ford Driving Skills for Life hands-on driver training clinics.
Based in California, Crockett Law Group handles a variety of personal injury cases such as traumatic brain injuries, vehicle crashes, rideshare crashes and wrongful death.
