Latest Driving & DMV Information Oct 2015

With every new calendar quarter, a wave of new laws hit the books. They may not be in your state’s updated DMV manual since most of those manuals are only updated once a year, but that doesn’t mean these laws aren’t in full effect. Check our list below to see if your state has any new laws that impact you. United Kingdom – Say what?? *No Smoking in Cars We are mentioning the UK’s ban on smoking in a car or other vehicles with anyone under the age of 18 simply because it has received so much ... Read More

The rules of the road constantly evolve and change in an effort to make the roads safer for all who use them. One of the fastest changing categories is bicycle laws. Organizations such as the League of American Bicyclists and the National Complete Streets Coalition lobby for states to pass laws to make the roads safer for cyclists. According to the RoSPA, around 19,000 cyclists are injured in accidents each year, of which around 3,000 are either killed or seriously injured. Close to 75% of... Read More

The latest California AB 60 results have been released and they share some interesting information. First, since the program inception on January 3, 2015, 513,000 AB licenses have been issued. This huge number shows exactly how badly this program was needed, given how many people are now driving legally in the state of CA. The latest PR release also discloses a 45% statewide pass/fail rate for applicants for a new driver’s license. Some might immediately suspect the flood of AB 60 applican... Read More