Q: Say you have an intersection of two-lane roads (one lane in each direction) and a breakdown lane large enough to accommodate a car. When making a right turn, should
Q: Be honest – isn’t lowering the speed limits just a money grab by police departments? They say it’s for safety, but slower speed limits mean more tickets, right? And
Q: Bellingham has a new black and white 20 mph speed limit sign that includes “city wide” and “unless otherwise posted.” On a road I drive, I see the sign
Q: The semi-rural 35 mph road in front of my house has a double yellow line about two miles long. It’s quite steep in places, and there are no shoulders
Q: Last week you wrote about walking and driving impaired, but what about cycling impaired? How dangerous is it, and what happens if you get a DUI on a bicycle?
Q: I’ve heard that if you’re drunk it’s more dangerous to walk home than drive home. Is that true? A: If you were to watch any impaired driving PSA from
Q. Must all traffic at a four-way stop intersection remain stopped if a school bus has its stop paddle out and its overhead alternating flashing red lights on? A: In
Q: Traffic engineers have lowered the speed limit on a road in my neighborhood to 25 mph, and a traffic study revealed the 85th percentile of 40. The speed limit
Q: Is it legal to have stuff sticking ten feet out of a pickup truck bed? How far out the back of a vehicle can something project? A: As a
Q: There are several areas in town with angled parking. Some trucks parking in those spaces are longer than the parking slot, and they stick out into the traffic lane.
