Road Traffic in the United States
Convention on Road Traffic in the United States
Date:19.9.1949
Place of Signature:Geneva
Current Depositary:UN
United Kingdom’s Position:Party
Application to UK:By Ratification: 8.7.1957
Text:TS 49/1958; Cmnd. 578
Territorial Provision: Article 28
Extension to Overseas Territories Method of Extension
ANGUILLA
BERMUDA
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
CAYMAN ISLANDS
GIBRALTAR By Extension: 20.8.1952
FALKLAND ISLANDS
SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTH
SANDWICH ISLANDS; BRITISH
ANTARCTIC TERRITORY
MONTSERRAT
ST.HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES
PITCAIRN
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
Notes: The 1949 Convention is terminated by the Convention on Road Traffic of 8.11.1968 as between the parties to both.
Highways and Motor Vehicles
The word “highway” includes all public roads and ways. Generally, all roads which the legislature has power to establish are public roads. For information on traffic tickets in the U.S., see here.
Both state and federal highway law exists, but the practical importance are placed on local rules and regulations.
Established in 1966 by 49 U.S.C. § 102, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) establishes overall transportation policy for the United States. Its goal is to ensure a “coordinated, effective administration of the transportation programs of the Federal Government.” Among the programs under the the U.S. Department of Transportation’s administration are the following:
- Federal Highway Administration
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Federal Transit Administration
Tort
Torts related to traffic rues fall into the general category of negligent torts.