In what has to be one of the lowest moves in parking-enforcement history, New York City ticketed half a dozen cars that had been legally parked only moments before. The difference? The city changed the signs out from under drivers. ...
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Earlier this week, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended the drunk-driving limit be lowered from .08 to .05 blood alcohol content. To test the new limit, News 10 reporter Suzanne Phan drank two beers in 20 minutes. Here's what happened. ...
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The city of Keene, N.H., has sued a group that feeds change into parking meters that are about to expire, saying members are harassing enforcement officers. ...
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Of the 34,000 Americans killed in traffic accidents each year, roughly a third of them die in alcohol-related crashes. ...
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Have you ever wondered why every great dash cam video comes from Russia? Wonder no more. This dash cam footage found on autoevolution.com captures the kind of fraud Russian drivers deal with every day. ...
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Drivers in Florida rejoice! It may have taken a few years of trying, but the state legislature has passed a bill that would make it illegal for motorists to drive too slowly in passing lanes. ...
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While much attention is paid to teens and their propensity to engage in distracted driving, it seems adults, specifically parents with young children, are just as guilty of the risky behavior. ...
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Thirty-nine states have laws that ban texting while driving, but are they keeping us any safer? A new report casts doubt. USA Today conducted a survey of state police agencies, and found the laws are resulting, in some cases, in fewer than one ticket per day being issued. ...
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After years of debate and six stalled bills the Colorado legislature have finally sent a 'Too High To Drive' bill to the governor's desk. ...
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A fender-bender in Roswell, Ga. could have had fatal consequences over the weekend. ...
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This intoxicated driver may have given her cuffs the slip, but she can't avoid the consequences of her actions. ...
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Silicon Valley sits at the epicenter of the nation's software industry. Detroit sits at the epicenter of the nation's auto industry. As the two industries merge, there's a rivalry brewing. ...
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"So I just learned the hard way that an unpaid red-light camera ticket can be part of a credit report. That seems ridiculous," NBC's Chuck Todd tweeted last week after he presumably neglected to pay for a violation. ...
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Police in Boynton Beach, Fla., are using Twitter to embarrass drivers speeding through school zones. ...
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Speed cameras are a drag for drivers. You get home from a trip and see an envelope from some government entity, open it up and see an unflattering picture of yourself behind the wheel attached to a bill for who knows how much you owe ...
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It's bad enough that 31 percent of U.S. drivers admit they've texted while driving over the past 30 days and that more than two-thirds say they've talked on their cell phones over the same period of time. ...
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A repeat drunken driver convicted in a crash that killed two teenagers has sued his drinking buddy and two Santa Fe restaurants that served him alcohol. ...
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First it was stationery speed cameras attached to traffic lights and overpasses deployed to nab speeders. Now, police are deploying cameras to their cruisers to scan our license-plates in order to get instant feedback on unpaid tickets and other warrants. ...
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Using a small pool of data collected in the first half of 2012, the Governor's Highway Safety Association said deaths of teen drivers jumped sharply, up 19 percent compared with a year earlier. The numbers reverse a decade-long trend that showed a decrease in teen driving deaths. ...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A new North Carolina driver's license set to be issued to some illegal immigrants has a bright pink stripe and the bold words "NO LAWFUL STATUS," raising concerns about whether the design will brand those who show it. ...
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