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The 2002 General Assembly passed a variety of new laws that will affect motorists in Virginia. On July 1 these new1 driving laws went into effect.
In an effort to increase homeland security, getting a license in the state will be more difficult due to a new measure tightening the requirements for obtaining a driver’s license.
New laws also focus on aggressive driving in the state and target people who may endanger others and their property while on the road. The Division of Motor Vehicles i DMV) defines aggressive driving as a combination of unsafe and unlawiul driving actions that show a conscious and willful disregard for safety. Drivers who make rude gestures and flash their lights at other drivers, tailgate or speed, or swerve in and out of lanes in Virginia can now get a ticket under the new laws. Aggressive driving is defined as a misdemeanor, but aggressive driving that escalates into road rage will carry tougher consequences.
Parents should be aware of a new law that says children must be secured in a booster seat until the age of 6. The previous law had a younger age requirement for riding in booster seats. Therefore, some of you parents may have to coax your youngster back into a child seat, after maybe a year or so of him not using it.
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