The U.S. House today unanimously approved a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles.The bill now goes to the Senate and would allow automakers to obtain exemptions to deploy...
Legislation
California Extends Ignition Interlock Pilot Program
In case you missed it, the California Legislature extended the IID Pilot Program until July 1, 2017. The pilot program-effective only in the counties of Los Angeles, Alameda, Tulare and Sacramento-requires every first-time DUI offender to install an ignition interlock...
California Eliminates Bail in Traffic Cases
Bail in traffic cases has long been a bone of contention between defense attorneys and superior courts. Here's how it works.A motorist gets a speeding ticket and wants to fight it. She goes down to the courthouse to request a trial, and the clerk tells her she must...
DUI Drivers in Colorado Slow to Catch On
DUI drivers in Colorado have been slow to catch on to the state's new felony DUI law, which made fourth offense DUIs a felony in the Centennial State beginning last month.The story of David Randall Nance is typical of DUI drivers in Colorado arrested under the new...
Bill Would License 18-year-olds for Big Rigs
According to Forbes magazine, truck driving is one of the country's ten deadliest jobs. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, teens are the country's deadliest drivers. And Congress will soon put them together if it passes a new rider to the...
Illinois IIDs for All DUIs
Illinois IIDs will be required for all DUI offenders if the Illinois Legislature has its way. House Bill 1377 will require all motorists convicted of DUI in the Prairie State to install an breath alcohol ignition interlock device in any vehicle they drive. The bill...
