Our "Did You Know…." section is intended to help you the citizen understand various sections of  Chapter  90 regarding vehicle code. We hope you find it informative.

Did You Know….

On a left hand turn at an intersection a motor vehicle operator must yield the right of way to on coming traffic before making the left hand turn. Otherwise, under MGL c90 s14 - Improper Left Turn, the following fine/assessments  could  apply.  First  Offense  - $35.00, Second Offense - $75.00, Third Offense - $150.00

Did You Know….

No child under age 5 and no child weighing 40 pounds or less shall ride as a passenger in a motor vehicle on any way unless such child is properly fastened and secured, according to manufacturer's instructions, by a child passenger restraint as defined in section one.
No child who is five years of age or older, but not older than twelve years of age, shall ride as a passenger in a motor vehicle on any way unless such child is wearing a safety belt which is properly adjusted and fastened according to the manufacturer's instructions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any such child who is: (1) riding as a passenger in a school bus; (2) riding as a passenger in a motor vehicle made before July first, nineteen hundred and sixty six, that is not equipped with safety belts; (3) physically unable to use either a conventional child passenger restraint or a child restraint specifically designed for children with special needs; provided, however, that such condition is duly certified in writing by a physician who shall state the nature of the disability as well as the reasons such restraints are inappropriate ; provided, further, that no such certifying physician shall be subject to liability in a civil action in the issuance of or for the failure to issue such certificate. An operator of a motor vehicle who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars.

Preventing
Road Rage

More and more drivers have started acting out their anger when they get behind the wheel. After they've been cut off, tailgated, or slowed down by a vehicle in front of them, these angry drivers can commit incredible acts of violence - including assault and murder. When the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety studied more than 10,000 incidents of violent aggressive driving committed between 1990 and 1996, it found at least 218 people were killed and another 12,610 injured when drivers got angry. Would you like to learn more?

To learn more about Road Rage click on this link to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety http://www.aaafts.org/Text/research/agdrtext.htm