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A new Federal law that went into effect April 1 will require certain size boats to have a kill switch.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation posted a message on Facebook trying to bring awareness and clarification to school bus warning lights.

So many jokes to be made here.

The Minnesota State Patrol is speaking out on the topic thanks to the relatively new hands-free law.

The Minnesota State Patrol answered this question on Twitter - here's what they had to say.

Woah.

Woah.

People around Minnesota are already being pulled over as enforcement of the new 'hands free' cell phone law is enforced, and one of the early stories is a doozy.

Several key things for motorists to keep in mind here, courtesy of the Minnesota State Patrol.

Suction cup mounts for smartphones and GPS units are popular choices among many, but they aren't legal everywhere in the United States. In other states, they may be legal, but must be positioned and used in specific ways.

When I was a child seat belts, car seats or restraints for a child in a moving vehicle were nonexistent. I remember standing between my parents on the bench seat of the gas guzzling Chrysler as a toddler. When my daughter was young she could still sit in the front seat with me because cars weren’t all equipped with air bags. As time went on they became more strict until where we are today. Infant

As we were traveling down 27th Avenue West my husband pointed to one of the entrances of the Lake Superior Hiking Trail because he noticed someone had dumped their old furniture there.  I made him turn around to get a picture because it shocks and amazes me that some people are so inconsiderate and experience no guilt.