|
Aggressive Driving Laws |
Aggressive Driver Actions |
Comments |
| At least three of the following: failure
to obey traffic control device, overtaking and passing, passing
on right, driving on laned roadways, following too closely,
failure to yield right of way or speeding. |
|
| Cell Phone Driving Laws |
Crash
Data
Collected |
Preemption
Laws |
Handheld Ban |
Texting Ban |
All Cell Phone Ban |
Enforcement |
School Bus Drivers |
Novice Drivers |
| Yes |
|
|
|
|
<18 w/ Learner or Provisional License |
Secondary |
| 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 |
<8 years (and either <57" or <65 lbs.) |
8 - 15 (or >57" or 65 lbs.) |
$25 |
|
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 |
| 45 days |
Yes |
|
Both |
|
Discretionary |
Repealed |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 / 9 |
6 |
16 / 3 |
Midnight - 5 a.m. |
Drivers <18: First 5 mos.–no pass. <18* |
Night: 17 / 9 |
60 (10) |
Drivers under 18 holding a learner or provisional license may not use a
wireless communication device, except to contact a 911 system. |
| Passenger: 16 / 8 |
|
Mature Driver Laws |
General Population Length of
Renewal (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
|
5 |
Vision test required at every renewal for >40 |
| Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| Primary |
>16 |
Front |
$25 |
|
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 30 mph
if no sidewalk avail. |
<16 |
|
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Speed Limit Laws |
Rural Interstates |
Urban Interstates |
Other Limited
Access Roads |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
| 65 |
60-65 |
65 |
65 |
55-65 |
55-65 |
|
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 |
1) State-
wide |
Red light |
Registered owner |
Owner |
Two or more images of rear of vehicle and tag in any medium |
$500 max fine/2 points |
$100 max. civil penalty; no points or record; not a moving violation; may not be used by insurers |
Driver in funeral procession or yielding to emergency vehicle; vehicle or tags stolen; owner not driver; owner must identify driver |
Images avail. only to owner and in limited circum-
stances to law enforce-
ment |
|
2) School zones and residential districts in Mont-
gomery Co. |
Speed |
Registered owner |
Owner |
Two or more images of rear of vehicle and tag in any medium |
Max. fine $500 in residential district; $1,000 in school zone; points depend on speed |
$40 max. fine; no points |
Vehicle or tag stolen; owner not driver; must identify driver; other issues the court finds pertinent |
Images avail. only to owner and in limited circum-
stances to law enforce-
ment |
| Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
2X original max. fine;
Not more than $1,000 |
Speeding |
No |
