Here's a question from a reader: Over a week ago I saw a group of about 20 cyclist heading north on Old Redwood in Windsor. This was a two-lane stretch near Hembree Lane with a clearly marked bicycle lane. About half of the cyclist rode in the designated bike lane, [...]
Here's a question from a reader: Is it legal to drive barefoot? No one seems to know. Jonathan The answer comes from DMV spokeswoman Jan Mendoza: "It is not illegal." I think the myth that it was illegal was something high school driving instructors and parents told over the years [...]
A state law takes effect July 1 to eliminate a loophole that allowed traffic violators to go to traffic school more often than they should've. Now, when you complete traffic school your conviction is stamped "dismissed" and it doesn't go on your record, so it appears as though there never [...]
California's license plates are made by the thousands each year at Folsom State Prison. And the inmates make all kinds, considering that, as of a year ago, there were 31,916,865 registered vehicles in the state. There's the basic plate for cars, which now starts with the number 6 followed by [...]
If you're waiting for your new, counterfeit-proof driver's license, the DMV says the wait is getting shorter. Apply today and you'll have one in a month. Really, it insists. But it's hard not to be skeptical about that promise, especially when last fall DMV officials insisted the problem was just [...]