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Traffic Cop: Pedestrians, Crosswalks and U-Turns

Monty, when can you legally proceed when you have stopped your vehicle for someone in a crosswalk?

There are a couple of vehicle code sections that pertain to your question. The first states that the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. There are a couple of exceptions, but for … Continue Reading

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Don’t Make a Move Without Telling the DMV

As the officer walks towards your vehicle, your mind is going a million miles an hour. “What the heck did I do wrong? I wasn’t speeding. I’m wearing my seatbelt.” “Good morning. The reason I stopped you is that the… Continue Reading

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DUI Checkpoints

What is the law regarding turning around and avoiding drunk driving checkpoints? I understand that drivers don’t have to go through the checkpoints but local police will pull them over, even though no crime has been committed. Can you comment… Continue Reading