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
From a reader confused about controlled lights: Monty, this one signal in particular is in Redding at North Market (Highway 273) and Twin View Boulevard and North Point. As I am approaching it to make a left turn, the green light is on… Continue Reading
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
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
Monty, I am an EMT with a local ambulance service. About once or twice a month I am approached by people when out in uniform and I am amazed by how many questions they have about what to do when… Continue Reading
Over the past weeks of being able to provide the public with various traffic safety related information, I have received emails from folks requesting specific information that my be useful or informative to others. The following are their specific inquires… Continue Reading
Over the past weeks of being able to provide the public with various traffic safety related information, I have received emails from folks requesting specific information that may be useful or informative to others. The following are two specific inquires… Continue Reading
After discussing motorcycles splitting traffic, several readers expressed a concern regarding loud exhaust systems. As with most equipment violations, exhaust systems have specific limitations and requirements. People hold different opinions about how loud is too loud, but the following is… Continue Reading
Remember when you were 4 or 5 years old and would be standing on the front seat of the family car when all of a sudden your mom would hit the brakes and her right arm would fly out to… Continue Reading
Being No. 1 is something that a lot of us strive for. The No. 1 football team. No. 1 on the record charts. Here in Redding we’re No. 1, and it isn’t good. We have a drinking and driving problem. Redding is… Continue Reading
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