Q: When a road has bike lanes on each side, are cyclists required to ride with traffic? There are arrows in the bike lanes indicating which direction the cyclist “should”
Q: When a road has bike lanes on each side, are cyclists required to ride with traffic? There are arrows in the bike lanes indicating which direction the cyclist “should”
Q: I’ve encountered two types of pedestrian-activated crossings; one that flashes yellow and one that flashes red. But both, more often than not, are treated the same by motorists. This
Q: Who is responsible for traffic enforcement, and crime generally, in grocery store parking lots? I was recently involved in an incident and nowhere was any traffic enforcer visible. The
Q: I’ve seen studies showing that lane-splitting is safer for motorcyclists, so why isn’t it legal in Washington? They’ve been doing it for years in California. A: To paraphrase Inigo
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: You’ve written about the brightness of aftermarket headlights, but there’s a more common problem: the brightness of many factory-installed LED headlights on late-model cars. The glare from the modern
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: I see ads about distracted driving, impaired driving, speeding, and wearing a seat belt, but where are the messages about drowsy driving? It seems to me like falling asleep
Q: I’ve seen headlines saying that the laws for e-bikes have changed and now a bunch of e-bikes are illegal. Can you explain all these changes? A: The headlines are
Q: As long as I’m using my phone hands-free, I understand the law allows touching the screen to do some functions on the phone. But how much touching is allowed?