New law comes into effect March 1 forcing certain drivers to take extra step before hitting the road
California has already implemented a TON of new legislation, many of which have an impact on driving.
In the past 12 months, California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a number of new measures, many of which will become law at the start of 2025.
This includes the rule that now prohibits parking a car within 15 feet of any crosswalk with a curb extension or within 20 feet of any crosswalk, whether it is marked or unmarked.
Additionally, it is no longer lawful for job postings to require candidates to have a current driver’s license, and the “locked door loophole”—which required prosecutors to demonstrate that car doors were secured at the time of a burglary—has been closed.
However, another will take effect on March 1, 2025, requiring some drivers to take additional precautions before driving.
Under the AB 375 bill, food delivery businesses like DoorDash and UberEats will have to give their consumers the delivery driver’s first name and photo.
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This not only increases safety but also gives users of the well-known food delivery services more peace of mind in general.
This comes as California is intensifying its efforts to combat unlawful sideshows in 2025, as we just reported.
A new regulation, however, may allow drivers to have their cars seized even if they have committed no crimes.
A number of new rules that provide law enforcement more authority to prevent these dangerous incidents were approved by Governor Newsom last year.
Californian communities have been plagued with sideshows for decades, where hundreds of people come to watch vehicles execute dangerous feats like burnouts and donuts.
However, police now have additional power to seize cars that are discovered to be involved in these kinds of incidents.
For instance, Assembly Bill 2186 closes a loophole that formerly restricted impoundment powers to roads by extending them to cars engaging in “exhibitions of speed” in parking lots.
Additionally, Assembly Bill 1978 will allow police to seize cars they believe are supporting or facilitating street racing or sideshows without making an arrest.
This attempts to discourage people from assisting in the planning and management of these events by focusing on those who support them without being directly involved.
The penalty for participating in a sideshow are going to be raised, so those involved face more than simply the possibility of having their vehicles impounded.
Courts have been asked to take personal hardship into account, however as of July 1, 2025, anybody found guilty of speeding at a sideshow might face a 90-day or 6-month driver’s license suspension.
The legal definition of a “sideshow” is further clarified by Assembly Bill 2807 to include “street takeover,” which gives prosecutors additional discretion in court.
In other places, drivers have been told that if they disregard a life-saving regulation, they could face a $1,000 fine and possibly lose their license.
The warning follows a dangerous winter storm that dumped freezing rain, sleet, and snow on sections of the United States.
Before driving, drivers in Alawin, New Hampshire, are required to clear the tops of their cars of any snow or ice.
“Jessica’s Law” is another name for this careless driving law, which was coined in honor of Jessica Smith.
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A twenty-year-old lady lost her life in 1999 when a box truck struck her automobile with a nine-foot chunk of ice from a tractor-trailer.
Infuriated that the tractor-trailer driver was not punished for neglecting to remove the snow and ice from his vehicle, her distraught parents, Linda and Donald Smith, successfully ran a campaign to strengthen the law.