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Traffic Safety Tips

‘Right-of-way’ means the right way!

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Monty Hight

There is a right way and a wrong way of doing things, and when it comes to driving, doing it the right way gets my vote.  I have received many concerns involving right-of-way violations. Merging into traffic, whether it is… Continue Reading →

Columns Monty Hight, Redding CA, Traffic Safety Tips
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True or False: Must Wear Shoes To Drive

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Monty Hight

By a show of hands, how many peoplebelieve it’s unlawful to drive without your shoes on?  How about, it’s unlawful to read or view written material from the driver’s position?  How about the law against eating or drinking that requires… Continue Reading →

Columns Monty Hight, Redding CA, Traffic Safety Tips

Traffic Safety Tips 4 – Remember Those Good Ol’ Days?

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Monty Hight

There was a time when you would pile as many kids as would fit in the back of the pickup truck, stuff a few leftovers in the cab and head on down the highway, thinking everything is fine.  I recall… Continue Reading →

Columns Monty Hight, Traffic Safety Tips

Traffic Safety Tips 3 – Why Two Speed Limits?

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Monty Hight

You’re traveling down a two-lane freeway in the fast lane (known to law enforcement as the #1 lane) with your cruise control set at 70 miles per hour.  Approximately a quarter-mile ahead of you, there are two commercial tractors and… Continue Reading →

Columns California Highway Patrol, Monty Hight, Redding CA, Traffic Safety Tips

Traffic Safety Tips: Can They Do That?

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Monty Hight

You’re sitting in traffic, it’s hot and you are slowly making your way towards the head of the line, when suddenly some guy on a motorcycle passes you and is now at the front of the line.  That’s just not… Continue Reading →

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Traffic Safety Tip No. 1 – Following Too Closely!

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Monty Hight

So you’re going down the road, minding your own business, traveling at the speed limit and you look in your rearview mirror and all you can see is the up-close face of the driver behind you or the bold lettering… Continue Reading →

Columns Monty Hight, Redding CA, Redding. Calif., Traffic Safety Tips

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