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Ask a trooper: Kids not required to be in back seat, but it is safer

Q: I have questions regarding seat belts and infant seats. If a person only has a single cab pickup, is it legal to put an infant seat in the front seat? And what about collector/antique cars that do not have seat belts or only a lap belt? Also, I have friends who will get in the car, put on the seat belt, then pull the shoulder harness part down so their clothing is not wrinkled. I would like to know the rules on these questions.

By Sgt. Mark Baker , July 26, 2009

Ask a Trooper: Yellow signs are advisory, not regulatory

Q: Are the 50 mph zones through towns ever enforced?

By Sgt. Mark Baker , July 19, 2009

Ask a trooper: There’s no law against barefoot driving

Q: I have often heard — and was wondering if it is true — that driving barefoot is illegal? Are flip-flops and sandals illegal as well?

By Sgt. Mark Baker , July 12, 2009

Ask a trooper: Traffic laws apply to bicycle riders

Q: I see more people riding bicycles on the roads and they rarely stop at stop signs or stop lights. Would you review the laws that are required of bicycle riders on our roads and the requirements of drivers when they pass bicycle riders?

By Sgt. Mark Baker , July 05, 2009

Ask a trooper: Move vehicle if crash could be hazardous to others

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

By Sgt. Mark Baker of the Minnesota State Patrol , March 22, 2009

Jann Blackstone-Ford and Sharyl Jupe: Be truthful about abuse from ex

March 01, 2009

John Rosemond: Children, not adults, are responsible for their behavior

One of the defining features of today’s parenting mindset is guilt. Mothers seem to be especially susceptible to this psychological virus — today’s moms, that is.

March 01, 2009

Ask a trooper: Headlights required to be on during poor weather

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 the State Trooper, 424 W. First St., Duluth, MN 55802. You may remain anonymous if you choose.

March 01, 2009

Parenting advice: Scribbles the first step to writing

About this column: Parenting is the most important job we can have, yet it is one of the few professions that do not come with a user manual. Your questions will be answered by one of the many early childhood experts in the Northland committed to supporting parents in raising happy, healthy children.

February 22, 2009

Ask a trooper: Bikes subject to same traffic rules as cars

Bikes subject to same traffic rules as cars.

February 22, 2009

Jann Blackstone-Ford and Sharyl Jupe: Bonus Families

Honesty is the best policy to get an ex to let go

February 22, 2009

John Rosemond: Parenting

For some kids, the hard way is the only way to learn

February 22, 2009

Ask a trooper - Store breath tests not reliable measure of intoxication

February 15, 2009

Ask a trooper: Right-of-way goes to the right

I have been trying to find out what the traffic laws are regarding the right of way in residential uncontrolled intersections. I have seen so many people driving so fast through these intersections, not even slowing down, not looking and assuming that because there are no signs that they have the right of way. I was taught that if you arrived at an uncontrolled intersection before another vehicle, that you have the right of way, even if you are making a turn. I have been honked at by cars that were a half a block away when I was turning right, and they came up behind me after my turn, having to apply their brakes because they were going 40 mph and then honking as though they had the right of way. What are the specific laws here?

February 08, 2009

John Rosemond: Parenting

Free will trumps efforts at behavior modification

February 08, 2009