When a person prepares to get their drivers license, they need to know certain laws in order to pass the written test. Things like, stopping at a red octagon traffic sign, slowing down at a red triangle yield sign (yes it's red, not yellow) and no parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

There are other laws that are common knowledge for drivers like no drinking and driving, wearing your seat belt and obeying the posted speed limits. There are also a lot of laws that the average driver and even seasoned law enforcement officers are not aware of, like:

failure to notify DMV of an address or name change within 30 days - fine, $50

driving a vehicle while a removable placard is hanging from the rear view mirror - fine, $70 and 1 point

operating a motor vehicle without headlights while operating windshield wipers - fine, $40

operating a motor vehicle with handicapped tags if not accompanied by a disabled person - fine, $130

failure to display a front registration plate - fine, $60

failure of driver to stop for pedestrian in crosswalk not contributing to an accident - fine, $80 and 1 point

Drivers aren't the only responsible people on the roadways. Pedestrians can also be fined for not following the rules of the road, such as:

pedestrian diagonally crossing roadway without traffic device authorization - fine, $40

pedestrian walking along roadway where a sidewalk is provided - fine, $40

pedestrian standing in highway to solicit money or donations of any kind from motorist - fine, $60

pedestrian walking on controlled access highway - fine, $60

Traffic safety is the responsibility of drivers and pedestrians alike. Everyone needs to do their part to ensure the roadways are safe for all that use them.