law

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.

Cigarette butts are the number one trash found on our highways and byways, and you can get pulled over for throwing them out of your window.

The click it or ticket enforcement is going on May 23 to June 25 now is the time to take action the click it or ticket seat belt enforcement and education is a component of the states towards the zero deaths program. With over 300 law enforcement agencies across the state involved.

We see it every day and some of us are guilty of texting and driving. If you are pulled over for distracted driving it can land you up to a $300 fine.

Trains, trains, trains. Wherever you are in Superior, you have a chance of being stopped by a train. So heading off to work yesterday once again I get stopped by a lovely train. Now comes the choice do you wait for the train to pass? Or do you try to go around and use another route? But then you think it’s moving along quickly, only until it stops and goes in the opposite direction, oh good it’s m

Nothing is more frustrating than driving down the road coming up to a stop sign and having a parked car directly behind the stop sign. Which can lead to a very dangerous situation with incoming cars and outgoing cars on the street with little or no room for two other cars. So what exactly is the law when it comes to parking by a stop sign or end of the block?

Every parent knows that they need to properly restrain their child in a car seat while riding in a moving vehicle.  However with changing laws and guidelines, people often find themselves questioning if they're doing it right;  What passed as safe practices in 1974 doesn't even scratch the surface for 2014.