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Your Outstanding Traffic Citation Will Be Canceled January 1st

Larry Martino December 10th, 2022

If you have an outstanding traffic citation in Nevada, or a warrant for a minor traffic violation, that citation or warrant will be canceled as of January 1, 2023.

According to an article written by Kim Passoth on Fox5Vegas.com, Assembly Bill 116 was passed during the 2021 Legislative Session. It will decriminalize minor traffic offenses and most speeding tickets. However, this applies only to minor violations. Offenses such as Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and reckless driving will not be decriminalized.

So, what does “decriminalize” mean in this instance? Well, if you’ve ever received a traffic citation for speeding, a broken tail light, having too many people riding in the bed of your pickup truck, or not coming to a complete stop at a traffic light or stop sign, then you know you either had to pay the associated fine, or appear in court to defend yourself. If you failed to do either of those things, then a warrant would be issued for your arrest. You would end up going to jail for this minor offense. As of January 1, 2023, no one will be jailed for failing to appear in court or failing to pay the associated fines.

Yes, you’ll still be on the hook for that fine. Yes, the government can still report your violations to the insurance companies. And yes, they can use collection agencies to convince you to pay what you owe. Per Passoth’s article: “It’s estimated more than a quarter million people in Clark County alone have active warrants for minor traffic violations.” Advocates for the passage of Assembly Bill 116 say that many of the people jailed for minor traffic violation warrants have been people of color who have not had the funds to pay those fines. Once they are jailed for this minor offense, they lose their jobs, and it becomes a downward life spiral after that with no way to ever get out of this hole.

If you would like to learn more about this new law and the changes coming our way in the new year, there will be two Traffic Ticket Workshops held here in Southern Nevada. The first will take place Tuesday, December 13, from 6-7pm at the Pearson Community Center. The second will be held at the Walnut Recreation Center on Wednesday, December 14, from 6-7pm. These workshops are free and open to the public.

 

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New Car Feature Stops You From Speeding

Should cars have a feature that prevents you from speeding? Wait, what?

If you’re someone with a “need for speed” you probably won’t like this idea at all: The National Transportation Safety Board is trying to get car manufacturers to add a feature that would prevent people from breaking the speed limit.

Cars have had what are called “governors” for a long time.  That’s where you can’t go over a specific top speed.  But it’s usually pretty high – around 155 miles an hour.

The new feature that is being talked about uses GPS to pinpoint where you are, check the speed limit, and prevent you from hitting the gas, and going over it. New York City is testing it out with 50 government vehicles.  If you hit the speed limit, an alarm goes off.  Or the accelerator just cuts out until you slow down – which seems really dangerous.

There’s an override button that lets you speed for 15 seconds in case you need to merge or meet the flow of traffic.  But that’s it. What about when you have to pass someone?

The National Transportation Safety Board is NOT trying to force car companies to do this right now.  But they have talked about wanting the government to start incentivizing them with things like tax breaks, and insurance breaks.

I suspect MOST people WON’T like the idea.  However, I think there’s a very good chance all new cars WILL have it someday, whether we like it or not.

In this girl’s humble opinion, these are the REAL annoying things cars should prevent drivers from doing

  • Spraying the person behind them with wiper fluid!

    Windshield WIpers

  • Having a "Calvin peeing on the logo of a team they don't like" sticker!

    Ignorant

  • Leaving the "eventual turn" signal on for half of the state you're driving through!

    Turn Signal

    Red & White Tail Fins From An American Ninteen Fifties Automobile

  • Blasting Maroon 5 for all to hear! (I mean...)

    Adam Levine

  • Making your passengers listen to Maroon 5! (Oh come on - it's MAROON 5!)

    Loud speakers

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