California is one of 19 states with "universal" helmet laws. This means that all motorcycle riders and passengers must wear a helmet, regardless of their age. This law is common sense, and most riders in California always wear a helmet as a matter of course. That...
Month: January 2016
In focus: proposed rulemaking to make commercial trucks safer
On the one hand, it might seem to be quite impressive -- and certainly sufficient -- that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration can reportedly investigate and audit approximately 15,000 commercial truck carriers every year. Hearing that, passenger-vehicle...
Cooperation over regulation: DOT, automakers pledge to make nice
"Tumultuous." That is one word among many possible choices elected by an auto writer for the Associated Press to describe relations over the past couple years between federal safety regulators and the auto industry. And that description is certainly apt. Many of our...
Searching for info on new California traffic laws? Look no further.
Traffic safety authorities were anything but idle last year, as is obvious from the long list of new laws recently announced that took effect from January 1. Those enactments run a wide gamut of concerns relevant to motorized vehicles and other types of transport....
