This Thanksgiving week 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:
“END NONE” on your driver license doesn’t mean the license, or you, won’t expire – it simply means “endorsements, none.” As in you, the license holder, don’t have an extra, rare driving privilege. …
A sworn law-enforcement officer can issue a traffic citation on any public roadway in California, no matter if outside his or her city or county jurisdiction. …
When federal guidelines kick in on Oct. 1, there will be IDs besides a Real ID that will get those ages 18 and older onto domestic flights. They include a U.S. passport, a U.S. passport card and a U.S. Department of Defense ID. …
Smog checks do not stop for cars and trucks once they reach a certain age, although various vehicles do have exemptions. …
Extra-fat traffic poles are popping up here and there because Caltrans has upped its guidelines, with the state now wanting such poles on its freeways and highways to be able to withstand 100-mph gusts over and over again. Some poles’ arms, holding signals, extend out 60 feet. …
Real estate and other signs can’t be placed in public streets, under state law. …
Police forces often have agreements with agencies on the other side of the state’s border so officers can continue chasing down a suspect of a serious offense. …
When construction work is underway on a freeway, a California Highway Patrol officer is often assigned to the site to ensure motorists aren’t violating traffic laws in the work area, getting overtime pay from Caltrans so normal patrols are not affected. …
Big rigs are required to take some, but not all, truck bypasses on freeways. Drivers in cars and smaller trucks can use them if they wish. …
Some big rigs have transponders so inspectors can signal to them to skip a weigh station. The decision is somewhat random, but a driver’s record of past violations plays into it. …
A car with only two seats, such as a Corvette, cannot benefit from using a carpool lane in Southern California that requires three or more occupants. …
Drivers must successfully apply for a Real ID only once, and then it lives on with you. …
San Diego Gas & Electric puts netting above freeways in south Orange County and elsewhere when installing wiring to catch a wire should it become loose during installation. …
California Highway Patrol officers are not wearing their traditional khaki, wool uniforms but instead their blue utility uniforms, which can be machine washed instead of taken to the dry cleaners. Some dry cleaners have been closed at times during the pandemic. …
Wrong-way drivers caused 144 deaths and 560 injuries on California freeways over the five years ending in 2018, according to Caltrans. …
If stranded on a stretch patrolled by the CHP, you may call 911 and request that an officer wait with you for a loved one or a tow truck. One will be dispatched if available. …
Some police cruisers are equipped with a license-plate reader – a setup that includes cameras that continually scan about and grab license-plate numbers and run them through a database. Officers are immediately alerted to vehicles reported stolen or tied to hit-and-runs and at times Amber Alerts.
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Source: Orange County Register
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