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Tag Archives: DMV
DMV offers vehicle registration renewal notifications via email
Vehicles owners can sign up to have the DMV send registration renewal information to their email inbox. Launched in October 2012, the program already has 122,886 customers enrolled. To sign up to have notifications emailed 30 days prior to your … Continue reading
Posted in consumer affairs, DMV, driver education, Uncategorized
Tagged DMV, email, online, registration
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Crashes involving large trucks means death for those in the other vehicle
Fact from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Passengers in vehicles involved in crashes with large trucks are more likely to die as a result on that collision. “In 2011, 3,757 people were killed in motor-vehicle crashes involving a large … Continue reading
‘Ask the DMV’ solves life’s driving mysteries
Each week, Street Smarts receives the “Ask the DMV” transportation column featuring frequently asked questions from drivers. Below is a topic Street Smarts found of interest and hopes you do, too: It is legal for drivers to install neon lights … Continue reading
Posted in Ask the DMV, DMV, driver education, traffic laws, Uncategorized
Tagged cars, DMV, drivers, lights
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Removing erroneous traffic collisions from your driving record
If there is a traffic collision listed on your driving record that you were not involved in, you can have it removed, according to Ask the DMV, a weekly transportation column produced by the state agency. Traffic collisons are reported … Continue reading
Posted in Ask the DMV, DMV, driver education, insurance, law enforcement, Traffic collisions, Uncategorized
Tagged Ask the DMV, DMV, tcollision
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Did you know…
The following bits of info come from Ask the DMV, the agency’s weekly transportation column that answers frequently asked questions from patrons. If your child has a learner’s permit on the road to getting his or her driver license and … Continue reading
Posted in cell phones, DMV, driver education, driver license, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged cell phones, DMV, hands free
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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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DMV does some fact checking of its own to reduce fraud
Did you know that the DMV uses information from the Social Security Administration to fact check information people put on applications for driver licenses and identification cards? While the agency has been collecting social security numbers for all commercial driver … Continue reading
Project to replace 100 year old sewer line begins on Ocean Street
A $1.5 million sewer project is to get underway along Ocean Street in Santa Cruz, Monday, Feb. 4 and last through May 14. The multi-faceted project includes Ocean Street, from Blaine Street to Graham Hill Road, as well as Blaine, … Continue reading
Stay safe this Super Bowl weekend
Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend. Please drive safe. If you plan to drink alcohol attend a Super Bowl party and consume any other substance that will impair your judgment, please designate a driver. While out and about, if you … Continue reading
Posted in Driving impaired, DUI, law enforcement, Uncategorized
Tagged DMV, DUI, Super Bowl
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Factoids from ‘Ask the DMV’ newsletter
Every week, Street Smarts gets a newsletter from the DMV with interesting information that result from frequently asked questions. Here are a few of the topics featured in “Ask the DMV”: Individuals age 62 and older can apply for a … Continue reading
Posted in DMV, driver education, Driver safety, Driving impaired, DUI, Senior drivers, seniors, teen drivers, teens, Uncategorized, weather
Tagged DMV, DUI, headlights, ID, registration, teens, weather
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