The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is encouraging automakers to make advanced seat belt technology and other safety innovations the norm in the back seat. And IIHS put that to the test, requiring the better protection for second-row occupants for its 2025 Top Safety Pick and Top ...

Quebec is considering lowering the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drivers to 0.05% from the current 0.08%. Several organizations, including MADD Canada and the Surete du Quebec (Quebec equivalent to New York State Police), support this proposal and have been advocating for ...

Parking signs pertain to the parking, standing and stopping of vehicles along the roadway and in designated parking areas. They cover a wide variety of regulations. Parking signs are categorized as either (1) prohibiting parking or (2) permitting parking with restrictions how parking is ...

Some states require car inspections to ensure vehicles are in good condition for safe driving and do not cause any issues with the environment and air quality. The two main types of car inspections are safety inspections and emissions testing and each state has its own requirements. Did you ...

Last week’s article was about e-bikes and e-scooters and the applicable Vehicle and Traffic Laws (VTL) for both. In that article, I cited violations by e-bike riders on a daily basis and listed just some of what I was seeing. This week, I am focusing on pedestrians who violate VTL while ...

Electric bicycles are rapidly becoming popular in both rural and urban areas. They are great for assisting riders going uphill, into the wind and practically anywhere. However, in my travels, I see violations on a daily basis. Some of the violations I have seen include people riding e-bikes ...