Michiganders hit more than 58,000 deer every year. Many of those crashes trace back to a bad habit behind the wheel, not bad luck. These are the driving mistakes that turn Michigan’s deer season into an insurance claim. Note: This is general information, not insurance advice. Coverage and terms are subject to change, so check…
Institute for Justice senior attorney Samuel Gedge has a blunt theory about who small Alabama towns pull over. Out-of-state plates rarely drive back to fight a ticket, so a traveler makes an easier target than a town’s own voters. That’s the business model, allegedly. These are the Alabama speed trap towns that catch out-of-state drivers…
Sumter County, home to much of The Villages, logged 85 golf cart crashes in the first six months it tracked the number, according to the sheriff’s office. A number of those carts were breaking a rule the driver never realized applied to them. These are the golf cart rules Floridians break without ever leaving their…
Many Virginia traffic rules don’t look like they’d cost much until the word “misdemeanor” shows up on the paperwork. These are Virginia’s traffic laws that are harsher than many out-of-state drivers expect. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Traffic laws and penalties are subject to change, so confirm the current requirements with the…
You own your driveway. That doesn’t necessarily mean you can park whatever you want on it. Across Ohio, cities and townships have rules about what can sit on a residential driveway, where it can sit, and more. Here are the Ohio driveway parking laws that can turn an ordinary parking spot into a code citation….
New York’s used car lemon law runs anywhere from 30 days to 90 days, depending on how many miles were on the odometer the day you bought the car. Nobody at the dealership decided to offer that warranty out of the goodness of their heart. It’s the law, and New York is one of only…
Right now, California gives you exactly two days to cancel a used car purchase, but only if you paid a separate fee for that option before you signed. Skip that fee, and the sale is final the second you drive off the lot. That changes on October 1, 2026, when a new law called the…
Could you drive across a Virginia county and name every road sign you passed along the way? Many Virginians can’t. The route number stays fixed on the map, but the name painted on the sign overhead keeps changing anyway, block after block. These are the Virginia roads that switch names so often, even the people…
You didn’t cause the wreck, you weren’t the one driving without insurance, and you certainly weren’t the insurance company that went broke. Yet South Carolina drivers can still help pay when any of those things happen. These are the car insurance charges South Carolina drivers pay for someone else’s claim. Note: This is general information,…
Texas caps what a storage lot can charge for holding a towed car at $22.85 a day. Not every lot mentions that number out loud. A driver who gets towed in Texas can end up paying more than the law allows and never know there was ever a cap to point to. These are the…
