Greensboro Car Insurance and Traffic Law History

Greensboro car insurance and traffic laws are old, but not quite this old.

Greensboro car insurance is just one of many driving laws created in the previous decades.

We all know that when we get behind the wheel that there are just certain things that are expected of us, like we are expected to follow traffic laws and have Greensboro car insurance. But, sometimes it’s fun to go back and see when some of these laws were first put in place, because many of the traffic laws that are common place to us today didn’t always exist.

And with some laws, like how much Greensboro car insurance you have to carry, they have been constantly changing since they were first enacted.

Greensboro Traffic Laws From 1950s

What we see with the older traffic laws is that order was still being established on the road. At this time vehicles were still a novelty and they had just recently found their way into the lives of most Americans.

“It shall be unlawful for any person to park or drive a vehicle over, upon or across any curb, central dividing section, unpaved area dividing lanes of travel or any median along or adjacent to a public street except at such driveways, alleyways, or other entrances and exits as are established by public authority.”

Greensboro Traffic Laws From 1960s

In this decade people needed to learn how to use intersections:

“When official traffic-control devices are in place indicating stop intersections, it shall be unlawful to drive a vehicle into the intersections designated in traffic schedule no. 1 from the street indicated stop without first bringing it to a complete stop and yielding the right-of-way to all traffic approaching on the intersecting street.”

“When official traffic-control devices are in place indicating yield right-of-way intersections, it shall be unlawful to drive a vehicle into the intersections designated in traffic schedule no. 1 without first slowing down and yielding the right-of-way to any vehicle in movement on the main traveled or through street which is approaching so as to arrive at the intersection at approximately the same time as the vehicle entering the main traveled or through street.”

“In making a left turn at any of the intersections designated in traffic schedule no. 3, the driver of a vehicle must drive to the left of the intersection as indicated by official traffic-control devices within such intersection.”

Greensboro Traffic Laws From 1970s

In the seventies, it looked like everyone was all mixed up as to what way to go after the sixties, because the traffic laws from this decade had to remind people what direction to drive.

“It shall be unlawful to back a vehicle across a sidewalk, crosswalk or into a street unless such movement can be made in safety and ample warning shall be given to those who may be behind the vehicle.”

“When official traffic-control devices are in place indicating one-way streets at every intersection, it shall be unlawful to drive a vehicle on the streets or parts of streets designated in traffic schedule no. 7 in a direction other than the one indicated in the schedule.”

“It shall be unlawful to make a “U” turn or turn around, by driving or backing into any street or at any intersection unless such movement can be made in safety and provided that the intersection or street is not regulated by an official traffic-control device prohibiting such turning or backing.”

Greensboro Car Insurance

Greensboro car insurance wasn’t required when cars first became popular in Greensboro. But over the years, North Carolina lawmakers have seen that car insurance protection is just as important as the traffic laws that keep the vehicles from getting into car accidents.

If you are a driver in Greensboro, as you are minding the traffic laws also make sure that you are carrying at least 30/60/25 in liability coverage. This is the minimum coverage allowed by North Carolina, and if you are caught without it you will be seeing fines and citations just like you would of you broke any of the other above traffic laws.

*traffic laws taken directly from the Greensboro municipal code.