Revised traffic laws

[BigD9146gt]

Sorry if this is a re-post. I did a quick scan and didn't see anything. I would love to find a traffic signal device, and since I use Rain X, the headlamp thingy shouldn't apply to me ... right?

The speeding fines have been upped too. But, if you can't pay the time, don't do the crime.. or whatever the phrase is....

Child Restrain Laws: (AB 1697 of 2003 - VC 27360 & 27360.5
AMENDED)
Beginning January 1,
2005, this bill requires all children under six years of age or
weighing
less than 60 pounds to be properly restrained in the back seat of
passenger
vehicles. Exceptions include vehicles with no rear seat, rear seats
that are
rear or side-facing, and if all rear seats are occupied by children
under
the age of twelve. The law also prohibits children from riding in the
front
seat of a vehicle with an active passenger airbag if the child
is under the age of one or weighs less than 20 pounds or is riding in a
rear-facing restraint system.

Motorized Scooters: (AB 1878 - VC 21235 & 21226 AMENDED) This
new
law requires users of motorized scooters to possess a valid Class C
driver's
license or instruction permit. Previously no license
was required. The law is also amended to prohibit operating a scooter
on a
highway or off-highway unless
it has a properly maintained muffler in constant operation. It also
prohibits sale of a scooter that produces more than 80 decibels at a
distance of 50 feet.

Traffic Signal Devices: (AB 340 - VC 21464 & 25258 AMENDED)
This
law prohibits the unauthorized purchase, possession, manufacture,
installation, sale or distribution of a MIRT or other devices capable
of
sending a signal that interrupts or changes the sequence patterns of an
official traffic control signal. Authorized emergency vehicles and
public
transit vehicles are exempted.

Speed Violations: (AB 2237 - VC 22348 AMENDED) This new law
provides for a fine of up to $750
for a second conviction within three years for driving in excess of 100
mph.
The fine increase up to $1,000 per conviction for subsequent offenses
committed within five years of the first two.

Speed Contests: (SB 1541 - VC 23109 AMENDED) Punishment for
those
who engage in illegal speed contests, such as street racing, increases
to
now include mandatory performance of 40 hours of
community service. Pre-existing penalties include 24-hours minimum jail
time
and suspension of driver's license for 90 days to six months.

Wireless Telephones: (AB 2785 - VC 23125 ADDED) This new
addition
to the California Vehicle
Code prohibits the driver of a school bus or transit vehicle from using
a
wireless telephone while driving. Exemptions are for work related use
or
emergency purposes.

Lighting Equipment: (SB 1236 - VC 24255 ADDED) This new law
permits
non-distracting night
vision enhancement devices which display images allowing a driver to
see
objects ahead better during darkness.

Headlamp Usage: (AB 1854 - VC 24400 AMENDED) This amendment to
the
vehicle code requires every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, be
operated with headlamps lighted when weather
conditions require the windshield wipers to be in continuous use.

DUI Penalty Enhancements: (SB 1694 - VC 23502 AMENDED)
Increases
the "washout" period from seven years to ten years for the purposes of
DUI
conviction penalty enhancements and statue sanctions.

Motorcycle Handlebars: (AB2844 - VC 27801 AMENDED) Requires
the
handlebars of a motorcycle
be positioned so that when the hands of the operator are upon the
grips, the
handlebars are no more than six inches above his or her shoulder height
when
sitting astride the seat. Previously the handlebars had to
be below shoulder height.

Disabled Persons/Veterans License Plate Usage: (SB 1725 - VC
5007 &
5007.5 ADDED)

5007 VC: In addition to adding a number technical, clarifying changes
to
the language governing the issuance of disabled person or disabled
veteran
license plates, this new law requires the qualified disabled person
using
such a plate to carry, and produce to law enforcement upon request, a
physician's statement attesting to whom the disabled plate usage
belongs.

5007.5 VC: Authorizes law enforcement agencies and local and state
agencies
responsible for parking enforcement to inquire against DMV records to
confirm the eligibility of any person who displays disabled person or
disabled veteran license plates and authorizes the establishment of
local
medical review boards to investigate and report any suspected cases of
fraudulent use of these plates to the DMV.

[Hugh R]

[i] Headlamp Usage: (AB 1854 - VC 24400 AMENDED) This amendment to
the
vehicle code requires every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, be
operated with headlamps lighted when weather
conditions require the windshield wipers to be in continuous use.

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So the unwritten message is that if your headlights don't work, don't turn on your wipers?

[MBAtarga]

Is the MIRT worth $300 to you?

Buy it now...

[Superman]

When I was younger, we found it was safer at times to drive at night without lights on. This way, we could see whether another car was approaching an the intersection ahead. This allowed us to increase our speed more safely. Safety first.