NCJ Number
13733
Date Published
1974
Length
354 pages
Annotation
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC REGULATIONS - HOW THEY ORIGINATED, DEVELOPED AND BECAME STANDARDIZED AND THE PRESENT STATE OF THE LAWS IN THE FIFTY STATES.
Abstract
THIS STUDY DEALS EXTENSIVELY WITH THE LEGAL PHASES OF THE PRINCIPAL RULES OF THE ROAD, IN ADDITION TO SUMMARIZING THE EMERGENCE OF THE AUTOMOBILE, THE NECESSITY AND PURPOSE OF TRAFFIC REGULATION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS. IT CONSIDERS THE HUMAN ELEMENT IN MAKING TRAFFIC LAWS, THE GOVERNMENT'S POWER TO REGULATE TRAFFIC, AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF TRAFFIC LAWS. LEGAL ISSUES, SUCH AS WHERE TRAFFIC LAWS APPLY, DOUBLE JEOPARDY IN TRAFFIC CASES, AND SPECIFIC ELEMENTS, ISSUES, AND DEFENSES INVOLVED ARE ANALYZED. SPECIFIC TRAFFIC REGULATIONS CONSIDERED INCLUDE SPEEDING OFFENSES, RIGHT OF WAY VIOLATIONS, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUGS, EVADING RESPONSIBILITY FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT, RECKLESS DRIVING, VEHICULAR HOMICIDE, LICENSING VIOLATIONS, AND PARKING OFFENSES. PROSECUTION OF TRAFFIC CASES IS OUTLINED.