Sept. 1 2005 Will Bring New Traffic Laws To Tx

By Author: Joe Gerstl
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A number of notable Texas traffic and driving laws designed to improve safety on the roads and drivers education awareness go into effect on Sep 1.

Drivers under the age of 25 will now have a harder time getting traffic violations removed from their record. SB 1005 provides that if a driver younger than drivers years of age commits a traffic offense classified as a moving violation, the judge must demand the driver to complete a classroom based or online defensive driving course. In addition, if the driver holds a provisional driver license - in other words, is under drivers years of age - they must submit to a Texas Department of Public Safety road test in addition to taking an offline or online defensive driving course. Failure by the driver to meet this requirement will result in a final conviction for that traffic offense.

Proof of insurance will be enforced through the new Lone Star State law SB 1670. This law necessitates the Dept. ...
... of Insurance, in conjunction with Texase Department of Transportation and other agents, to prove a substantiation program for motor vehicle insurance in order to try and bring down the number of uninsured motor vehicle operators.

SB 1257 forbids use of wireless communications equipment (including cell phones) for the first six calendar months after adolescents acquire their driver licenses. The bill also disallows passenger bus operators transporting minors from utilizing wireless communications hardware, except in emergencies or when the vehicle is stopped. Use of wireless hardware has become omnipresent and is under suspicion of stimulating accidents.

Many of the items addressed by by these laws are talked over in the available State of Texas defensive driving courses provided online and in classroom settings. Prices might vary for motor vehicle operators safety courses but the lower limit they can be by law in the state of Texas is $25.

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Cindy Cashman operates Official Defensive Driving where traffic tickets can be eliminated through a defensive driving online course. Go to http://www.OfficialDefensiveDriving.com to Save the time, money and hassle of attending classroom based defensive driving classes.