罰款力度大增!可能讓你大吃一驚的 『加州現行交通違規罰金』

違規就要受罰,合情亦合理;但在加州違反交通規則,罰金數額有可能遠超出你的想象 — 甚至超過你的承受範圍。

你可能不知道,自去年起加州機動車駕駛管理處(DMV)修改了一系列交通違規處罰規定,不僅較以往大幅增加了各類罰金數額(有的漲幅高達數倍),還添加了一些原來並不處罰的項目,具體更改如下:

– 無證駕駛,忘記帶駕照:罰款$214(原來$35)
Driving without a driver’s license: $214

– 變更地址后10天內未通知DMV:罰款 $214(原來沒有處罰)
Not notifying the DMV within 10 days of a change of address: $214

– 發生車禍時未購買保險:罰款$796,并吊銷駕照4年
Driving without car insurance & having a car accident: $796, with license suspension for 4 years

– 闖紅燈:罰款$533(右轉彎紅燈不停罰金一樣,原來是這個價格的一半不到)
Running a red light: $533

– 踏雙黃線:罰款$425
Running over 2 yellow double solid lane: $425

– 違規轉彎或掉頭:罰款$284
Making an illegal/forbidden U-turn: $284

– 超速1-15 mph:罰款$224(以前通常來說超10邁才會給罰單)
Exceeding speed limit by 1-15 mph: $224

– 超速16-25 mph:罰款$338
Exceeding speed limit by 16-25 mph: $338

– 車速過慢:$328
Driving too slow: $328

– Stop標識處不停或不停穩:罰款$284
Failing to stop at a stop sign: $284

– 穿越閃燈的校車:罰款$675
Passing a transportation bus when it’s stopped with its light flashing: $675

– 開車時使用手機:首次違規罰款$160(電話握在手裏也要罰!)
Holding and using the phone handset while driving (1st time): $160

– 停在大巴位:罰款$976
Parking in a bus reserved area: $976

– 天黑開車時不開探照燈(超過30分鐘):罰款$382
Driving with your vehicle lights off after dark (30 mins): $382

– 白天開車時把車身/車窗遮住:罰款$178
Covering your car to block the sun while driving: $178

– 不扣安全帶:罰款$160
Not wearing your seat belt while driving: $160

– 車內兒童未扣安全帶或未使用兒童座椅:罰款$436
Transporting kids without seat belt or car seat by law: $436

– 開車時兩耳戴耳機:罰款$178
Wearing a head set on both ears while driving: $178

– 違規使用共乘道:罰款$401
Car pool violation: $401

司機只要收到上述任何一張交通罰單,不僅要交罰金,還要去上交通安全的課程。

所以,各位駕車出行一定要注意安全,且勿違規,因為這不僅僅是罰金的問題,更是為自己和他人的生命安全負責任。

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