Everyone has heard of the term “habitual offender”, and while everyone generally knows that a habitual offender is one that is constantly breaking the law, not everyone is aware that habitual offender laws change from state to state. In New Hampshire, a “habitual offender” does not actually apply to a career criminal, but instead only applies to driving.
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On most New Hampshire highways, we only have two lanes of traffic. While some of that is set to change in the future with 93 being widened, it still leaves a lot of highways with only two lanes of traffic. In order for things to run as smoothly as possible on these two-lane highways, it’s important not to impede the flow of traffic. What does that mean and how can you avoid it?
“Distracted driving” laws in New Hampshire are relatively new. With the influx of cell phones and the amount of texting, calling, and game playing we do on them, it is easy to forget that operation of a motor vehicle and the usage of a cell phone at the same time can be dangerous. Science has shown that doing anything while driving that takes your mind off of the road can increase your chances of an accident. Still, no one is going to pull you over and give you a ticket for changing your radio station on your dashboard. Let’s go over what distracted driving laws mean. (more…)