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Learner’s Permits To Be Required For Adult Drivers In Connecticut

New adult drivers in Connecticut will soon need a learner’s permit before taking the road test for a driver’s license.

2012/12/29

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (file / credit: Governor's Office)

Gov. Cuomo Signs ‘Lauren’s Law’ In Effort To Boost Number Of Organ Donors

The new law, which will take effect in one year, will require anyone over the age of 18 getting a new driver’s license to answer whether they would like to join the state’s donor list. The question is currently optional.

2012/10/04

Police: Smithtown Man Caught Driving With 64 License Suspensions

Stefan Giokas was arrested around 10:45 p.m. Thursday while driving on Clearview Drive in Wheatley Heights.

2012/05/04

Ask Asa: Determining The Legality Of E-Bikes

New York City traffic has always been a challenge, and now anybody who tries to navigate it on a two-wheeled motorized bike may wind up with more trouble than they bargained for.

2012/04/04

A police officers stands outside N&Y Professional Service Line driving school. The owners are accused of rigging results of hundreds of commercial drivers license tests. (credit (CBS 2)

Brooklyn Driving School Owners Accused Of Running High-Tech DMV Cheating Scheme

Investigators believe an alleged high-tech scam helped hundreds of people pass the multiple choice commercial drivers license test at DMV offices.

2012/03/01

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NY Troopers Warn Of Computer Virus In Fake Traffic Ticket E-Mails

The subject line of the e-mail may contain the title, “Uniform Traffic Ticket.”

2011/12/08

Veteran License Plate (credit: NYS Department of Motor Vehicles)

DMV Offers New License Plate For Veterans In New York

“We are very proud to offer this redesigned license plate to New York’s veterans in recognition of their service and sacrifice,” said DMV Commissioner Barbara J. Fiala.

2011/11/09

Exclusive: L.I. Woman Has License Suspended For DWI, Despite Never Being Arrested

CBS 2 News has gotten action for a woman who lost her license for drunk driving even though she never had a drink. It’s a bureaucratic nightmare, but political reporter Marcia Kramer cut to the chase at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

2011/10/25

Arno Herwerth with his van and license plate saying "GETOSAMA" in front of his Hauppauge home on May 3, 2011. (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Arno Herwerth Of Hauppauge Wants To Change ‘GETOSAMA’ License Plate

Now that Osama Bin Laden has been killed a Long Island man feels it’s time to change his license plate.

2011/05/03

NTSB: Tour Bus In Fatal Bronx Crash Was Going Almost 78 MPH

During a Senate Committee Hearing on motor coach safety, the NTSB chairman said a tour bus involved in a crash in The Bronx that killed 15 people on March 12 was barreling down the highway.

2011/03/31

11 More Bus Drivers Arrested In NYC License Crackdown

Those arrested Friday include commercial operators and four Metropolitan Transportation Authority employees.

2011/03/25

Two Queens Bus Drivers Accused Of Getting Licenses Using Fake Names, Social Security Numbers

Two school bus drivers in Queens have been arrested as part of a statewide crackdown on bus drivers following the horrific crash in the Bronx two weeks ago that left 15 people dead.

2011/03/24

Generic Car-SUV File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

No Word On Cause Of N.J. DMV Camera Glitch

The Motor Vehicles Commission said the cameras connecting to Trenton were down.

2011/01/01

Teen Drivers - File / Photo: Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images

Teen Driving Gets Safer In Connecticut

In Connecticut, new restrictions on 16 and 17-year-olds getting their licenses have really paid off.

2010/12/06

Conn. Phasing Out Lifetime Handicap Parking Passes

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Disabled Connecticut drivers will soon need to renew handicap parking permits after specific dates rather than holding lifetime passes. The state Department of Motor Vehicles is phasing out permanent disability parking […]

2010/10/16

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