Originally Posted by
daihard
Which, to me, is confusing at best. The basic traffic laws should be uniform across the states and should not be overridable, IMO.
One would like to think so, but each state has the right to have slight variances in their traffic law... and each jurisdiction within a state can have modifications to the laws. It is counfusing, but it is due to our federalist system of laws.
Consider these examples for instance: requirements for registering to vote vary state; marijuana laws vary state by state; and yes there are slight variances for driving laws state by state... most notable by the different types of insurance and even by the differences in drivers license on a state by state basis.
There is a uniform code that outlines the basic laws at a national level, but at the state level these may or may not be adopted.
Yes it is complicated... but usually not all that confusing.