This holiday season Honk is thankful for his readers, who are the smartest, prettiest, handsomest, funniest, most creative and happiest people, and the sharpest dressers, too. Because of their questions during the past year, he has learned:
(Volume 2 for ’23)
Some traffic signals, especially those near wilderness, are getting yellow, reflective borders. If the power goes out – such as when utility companies cut it to prevent equipment from starting a fire – motorists can better see they are approaching an intersection that needs to be treated like a stop sign. …
A fishline runs above some Irvine streets that, along with a berm and walls, creates an eruv. Approved by the City Council nearly 20 years ago, the eruv allows some people of the Jewish faith to do things they otherwise would not on the Sabbath in public spaces, such as carrying items or pushing along a stroller or a wheelchair. …
Drivers can’t put nicknames on licenses – such as “Jim,” “John” or “Jack” – if not part of what the Department of Motor Vehicles considers the person’s “complete legal name.” …
How many of these driving secrets do you know?
The magnetic strip on the back of driver’s licenses holds the same info as on the front. …
When truckers are at fault for losing a load from a flatbed or a trailer on a freeway, they or their company can be sent a bill for the cleanup by Caltrans. …
A photo of your driver’s license on your cellphone is not enough – the law says you must carry the real McCoy. …
If you see what you consider an offensive message in a personalized license-plate sequence, you can ask the DMV to re-consider allowing it on the roadway. But from Jan. 1 2021, into this past September, of the 28 the agency looked at again, only one was yanked from use. …
On public-transit buses, only the driver must wear a seat belt under federal law. …
Motorists should shop around when signing up for a tollway. Even though transponders work throughout the state, what you are charged overall can depend on which system you initially signed up for. …
To renew a motorcyclist endorsement, riders cannot take eLearning – an online seminar that one can’t fail, available to many car and small-truck drivers – instead of the traditional knowledge test. …
Running a red (meter) light on a freeway on-ramp is a moving violation. …
Honk wishes everyone in Honkland (and everywhere else, too) a wonderful holiday season and a lifetime of sober, safe travels. …
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