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New Virginia Speeding Fines Effective 1 July 2010 – $3,550 – 10-15 MPH Over!

By Keith Parnell ⋅ June 11, 2010 ⋅ 14 comments

POST PUBLICATION NOTE: This law in fact has been repealed. This law will not take effect on 1 July 2010. Thanks to everyone that let me know this information is innacurate. CLICK HERE FOR MORE CURRENT INFORMATION ON VIRGINIA TRAFFIC & SAFETY RELATED LAWS THAT HAVE GONE INTO AFFECT ON 1 JULY 2010. A new [...]

Text while you drive in Virginia, pay a $20 fine. Oooh.

By Keith Parnell ⋅ July 1, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Several new laws have gone into effect beginning today, July 1, 2009. Of them is making it illegal for drivers to text or email while behind the wheel. The fine for such an offense: $20. Yikes. Who is that going to deter? List of new laws in Virginia*: Ban reading or sending text messages or [...]

Ridiculous but Funny Laws

By Keith Parnell ⋅ December 29, 2008 ⋅ One comment

An assortment of seemingly crazy state driving laws exists and can be found easily across the Internet. Most of these examples are sourced from newspapers and come from the site www.dumblaws.com. In California, no vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour. In Florida, if an elephant, goat or alligator is left tied [...]

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