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Rules Of The Road: Jalopnik's Guide To Speed Limit Enforcement

[Who knew the 10th amendment to the US Constitution would create the state-by-state patchwork quilt of driving laws we've got? Well, the founders did — despite their lack of cars. Fear not, interstate drivers, we here at Jalopnik have sorted through the red tape to bring you detailed guides to driving rules; everything from teenage driving, cell phone use, open containers, dehorsing and lemon laws. These are the Rules of the Road.] Previously, we provided a list of the maximum speed limit laws by state. This let you know where it would be possible to drive legally more than 70 mph on a two-lane road (thank you Texas Legislature). This week, we focus on actual enforcement by looking at how often states ticket their speeding citizens and how much those tickets may cost. More »

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6:00 PM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By Matt Hardigree
41,022 views, 72 comments

Latest by n/a: Comment on Rules Of The Road: Jalopnik's Guide To Speed Limit Enforcement Regarding speed enforcement, two points: 1 - your "per capita" figure for DC is misleading, because although the city of Washington has only about half a million residents, more »

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Rules Of The Road: Jalopnik Guide To Cell Phone Usage Laws

(The 10th amendment of the US Constitution created a patchwork quilt of state laws related to driving, which is why Jalopnik sorts through the red tape to bring you detailed guides to driving topics such as teenage driving, speed limits, open containers, dehorsing and lemon laws.)
We we're tempted to just limit this guide to stating that, unless necessary, you shouldn't use your cell phone while driving (A CB Radio is much cooler anyways). But that would make some of us (ahem, Wert) serious hypocrites. There's no state with an all out ban on all types of cell usage, though approximately half of all states have some sort of laws on the books. More »

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12:15 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By Matt Hardigree
21,121 views, 44 comments

Latest by Adidac425: Acura HFL FTW! more »

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Rules of the Road: Jalopnik's Guide To Teenage Driving Rules


It was a while before we got what the term "hardship license" meant, as we considered being able to drive when you're under the age of 16 a miracle. Later we learned to get one you generally have to be a farmer or have disabled parents, live in poverty and have a job. This all underlines the point that when you don't have a driver's license, the rules regarding how to get one are increasingly important. And while most of us have the ability to drive legally, we're all still often at the mercy of woefully unprepared and unskilled teenage motorists (some of whom are our children).
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12:30 PM on Fri Dec 21 2007
By Matt Hardigree
4,894 views, 42 comments

Latest by n/a: * 1. What about Motorcycle Licenses?2. What about Racing Licenses? Get them started as soon as possible I say. There's no reason you cant learn about the rules of the road when you are a child. What about being a good pedestrian? The sooner more »

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Rules of the Road: Jalopnik's Guide to Speed Limits

With the first street legal Koenigsegg CCX arriving in the U.S. this week, we thought there couldn't be a better time to review the current status of speed limit laws. Sammy Hagar may not have been able to drive 55, but the CCX can go approximately three times faster than the highest legal speed limit in the U.S.
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3:00 PM on Fri Dec 14 2007
By Matt Hardigree
8,769 views, 93 comments

Latest by underpants: @ ADAMSKIY: Having lived in Atlanta awhile and after getting $600+ in fines, I'd suggest not going 14 miles over the speed limit on I-85,I-75,I-285. And I don't know where you get that 80MPH nonsense for the slow lane. I'd say more »

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Jalopnik's Guide To Lemon Laws

With automakers producing hundreds of thousands of vehicles every month, there is the possibility that at least a few of them have serious problems. And with used cars there are so many things that could be wrong we couldn't possibly list them all (we'll list one: squirrels in the engine). There was a time when warranties were written to protect against this kind of thing. Then some smart lawyers got involved and there was a time when warranties were written to make it all but impossible to use your warranty. And then Lemon Laws came along.
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1:00 PM on Fri Dec 7 2007
By Matt Hardigree
2,924 views, 11 comments

Latest by texaslemon: In Texas, another law that might be helpful besides those mentioned above is the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) -- it theoretically has a longer statute of limitation/deadline to file a claim. I am an attorney and I handle these more »

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Rules of the Road: Understanding Emissions Laws

It's probably safe to assume by looking at the writing staff and reading the comments from this site that more than a few Jalopniks are driving some slightly used vehicles of various vintages in various forms of disrepair. It's in this spirit that we take a deeper look at how emissions laws work, why the exist and what exemptions your fuel-leaking, smoke-spewing vintage DeSoto might qualify for. More »

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2:45 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Matt Hardigree
4,316 views, 39 comments

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Rules of the Road: How Not to Get Dehorsed When Buying a Car

The purchase of an automobile is one of the major financial decisions you'll make in your life. And if you're a reader of this site, it's probably one of the major decisions you make in your life, period. Unfortunately, unscrupulous car dealers are waiting to prey on ambitious consumers. The most insidious way this happens is through a process called "dehorsing" in which a customer loses both their new and used vehicle. And it's not illegal. More »

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3:00 PM on Fri Nov 23 2007
By Matt Hardigree
10,766 views, 63 comments

Latest by n/a: @Jekot: "and drive out with the your cherry Mustang today while they work out the financing." Who would settle for this? Those that will settle for this are the same people that think dealers are honest. Or in my case someone that more »

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Rules of the Road: Safety Belt Laws

Stickshifts and Safety belts, Bucket seats have all got to go. When we're driving in the car it makes my baby seem so far. - Cake More »

1:00 PM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Matt Hardigree
4,402 views, 44 comments

Latest by camp6ell: @Bubs: why, does he beat you with a big stick? more »

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A Guide to Open Container Laws

[Knowing your rights as a motorist is as important as knowing which pedal to hit when a tree looms. In a new, weekly feature called "Rules of the Road," Jalopnik's own political and legal wonk Matt Hardigree will cover the auto-related statutes that govern operation, registration and ownership of our cars. Read it. In addition to preventing minor inconveniences, it could determine whether or not you'll become roommates with a guy named "Ashcan" who has a penchant for frottage. — ed.] No one on this site, and no decent person I've ever met, thinks drinking and driving is a good idea. That disclaimer noted, we'll move on to address a common drink-related legal area. Whether returning from a tailgate party or merely transporting boozed-up friends from one kegger to the next, winding up with an uncorked bottle of Boones Farm in your car is a common eventuality. That means you'll be walking the fine legal line. It falls under the scope of the complex maze of state-level open container laws. More »

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3:45 PM on Fri Nov 9 2007
By Matt Hardigree
12,896 views, 66 comments

Latest by kittikin: @brandonvalentine: Thanks! I will. more »