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Ask a trooper with Sgt. Mark Baker: Follow rules when driving through construction zones

Have a question you'd like to ask the State Patrol? E-mail scrapbook@duluthnews.com, fax it to (218) 720-4120 or mail your question to Duluth News Tribune, Attn: Ask a State Trooper, 424 W. First St., Duluth MN 55802. You may remain anonymous if you choose.

March 14, 2010

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Q: I have known many people pulled over for snow-covered or dirty plates. With spring on its way, why can motorists carry two or three bicycles on the back of their cars covering plates and brake lights?

March 07, 2010

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Q: Is it legal to have people riding in a fifth-wheel camper while pulling it down the road?

February 28, 2010

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Don't wear earphones while driving

February 21, 2010

Ask a Trooper: Test-driven car must have some sort of license plate PressPass

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By Sgt. Mark Baker, Minnesota State Patrol , January 17, 2010

Ask a trooper: Yield right-of-way to funeral procession PressPass

Have a question for the Minnesota State Patrol? E-mail scrapbook@duluthnews.com, fax it to (218) 720-4120 or mail your question to Duluth News Tribune, Attn: Ask the State Trooper, 424 W. First St., Duluth, MN 55802. You may remain anonymous if you choose.

By Sgt. Mark Baker , January 10, 2010

Ask a trooper: Electric wheelchair users must follow the laws PressPass

Q: Can you tell us the rules or laws about driving an electric wheelchair on the streets? Do they have to go with traffic? Do they have to have a flag on the chair so they can be seen? Is there a limit as to what hours and weather conditions they can be out on the street? Do the wheelchairs have to have a slow-moving vehicle sign on them?

By Sgt. Mark Baker , January 03, 2010

Ask a trooper: Call 911 if you see dangerous driving

Q: My wife and I just returned from a 4,800-mile drive to the West Coast and back and saw numerous instances of dangerous and drunken driving on the highway.

By Sgt. Mark Baker , December 27, 2009

Ask a trooper: Mounting GPS on dashboard now legal PressPass

Q: I was given a GPS and enjoy using it for travel purposes. It came with a base that I am suppose to attach by suction to my dashboard, however my dad tells me that in Minnesota it’s illegal to put such things on the dashboard. Is this true and if so where else should I put the base of the monitor?

By Sgt. Mark Baker , December 20, 2009

Ask a trooper: Stop at flashing red lights at all railroad crossings PressPass

E-mail scrapbook@duluthnews.com, fax it to (218) 720-4120 or mail your question to Duluth News Tribune, Attn: Ask the State Trooper, 424 W. First St., Duluth, MN 55802. You may remain anonymous if you choose.

By Sgt. Mark Baker , December 13, 2009

Ask a trooper: Troopers follow guidelines in emergency situations PressPass

Have a question for the Minnesota State Patrol? E-mail scrapbook@duluthnews.com, fax it to (218) 720-4120 or mail your question to Duluth News Tribune, Attn: Ask the State Trooper, 424 W. First St., Duluth, MN 55802. You may remain anonymous.

By Sgt. Mark Baker , December 06, 2009

Ask a trooper: It’s legal to pass on the right when you’re in a traffic lane PressPass

Q: I understand it is illegal to pass on the right, but if a car won’t move out of the passing lane I have to pass on right. Is this illegal?

By Sgt. Mark Baker , November 29, 2009

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