A loaded grain truck rumbles off a gravel section-line road and onto Highway 30 outside Marshalltown, carrying more weight than Iowa’s normal semi-truck limit allows. Nobody pulls it over. Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office lifted Iowa’s usual overweight-road permit rule for corn and soybean hauls when this year’s harvest opened, an exception that runs out October…
You cross the same bridge every week. But you’ve probably never wondered who built it, why it’s shaped that way, or what almost went wrong underneath it. These are the West Virginia tunnels and bridges drivers underestimate. 1. Silver Memorial Bridge Silver Memorial Bridge carries U.S. Route 35 across the Ohio River between Point Pleasant…
South Carolina taxes a personal vehicle at 6% of its value every year, according to the Department of Revenue, and that 6% rarely lands on the same dollar figure twice. What moves is the car’s worth, which the state re-checks each year on the vehicle’s renewal cycle. The local tax rates that the county, the…
A camera at a Tennessee intersection can catch a driver running the red light in broad daylight and mail a citation days later. That’s not the strange part. Tennessee law puts hard limits on that citation once it reaches a driver’s mailbox. These are the things a Tennessee camera ticket can’t legally do to a…
South Carolina rewrote its golf cart law in 2025, and the fine print still caps a permitted cart’s trip on a public street at four miles from home. Not everyone knows that. These are the South Carolina golf cart rules some South Carolinians break in their own neighborhood. Note: This is general information, not legal…
Colorado’s Traction Law switches on every September 1, weeks before many Coloradans think about winter tires. Colorado Springs sees its average first snowfall on October 19. A car still packed for summer road trips can turn into a problem fast on the first mountain grade that ices over. These are the things Coloradans should keep…
Ohio drivers filed an estimated 80,500 animal-collision insurance claims in the year ending last June, State Farm’s claims data shows, and the riskiest stretch of the year starts this month. A driver who hits a deer on an Ohio road can legally take it home. There’s a catch, though. These are the things Ohioans can’t…
Moving a car into Indiana from another state costs at least $51.35 in flat state fees. That’s before Indiana adds a dollar of vehicle excise tax. These are the costs of registering an out-of-state car in Indiana. Note: This is general information, not legal or tax advice. Registration fees and tax amounts are subject to…
A Virginia REAL ID application takes five things: Proof of your identity, proof you’re legally allowed to be in the country, and proof of your Social Security number. Add two documents proving your Virginia address, plus proof of any legal name change. If you miss one, you’ll leave empty-handed. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles…
Studded snow tires became legal on Montana roads again on October 1, under the state’s tire law. Many drivers haven’t swapped their tires yet. Tires are only one fall chore that gets put off even though Montana’s winter gets a head start on much of the country. These are the things some Montanans skip in…
