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Category Archives: commercial vehicles
Headlight, fog light glare discomfort depends on age, gender
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I ride a bike and drive to and from work in the dark these days. Is it me or are cars headlamps getting brighter? Are more people driving with their brights on? Do all these pickups … Continue reading
Posted in California Vehicle Code, commercial vehicles, DMV, NHTSA, Office of Traffic Safety, Uncategorized
Tagged CVC, DMV, Glare, headlights, NHTSA, OTS, transportation
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Sharing mountain roads with bicyclists
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Last week, I was driving slowly down Old San Jose-Soquel Road in my very full four ton diesel Isuzu NPR commercial flatbed, which is 12 feet wide when the side mirrors are included. This road is … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, big rigs, bike safety, CHP, commercial vehicles, cycling, driver education, Driver safety, potholes, Right-of-Way, road rage, roads, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Senior drivers, Soquel, speed, Speed limit, teen drivers, traffic safety, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, CHP, cylists, driver education, Driver safety, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Soquel, transportation
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Improving commercial vehicle safety keeps everyone on the road safe
When people think of the California Highway Patrol, they may think of state troopers monitoring the state’s highway for bad drivers, not auto mechanics poking around the inner workings of big rigs, buses, school buses, farm vehicles and other commercial … Continue reading
