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Hurricane Season Is Here

The tropical storm season is upon us.  The consensus forecast for 2008 calls for a very active hurricane season, which is between June 1, 2008, and November 30, 2008.

As a reminder, below is summary of the four storm conditions reported by the National Weather Service that will invoke this procedure:

  • Hurricane Watch – Issued when a threat of hurricane conditions (tropical cyclone of winds of 74 mph or higher) is expected within 24 to 36 hours.
  • Hurricane Warning – Issued when hurricane conditions are expected for specific coastal area in 24 hours or less with expected landfall to cause threat to life and property.
  • Tropical Storm Watch – Issued when tropical storm conditions, include winds from 39 to 73 mph, pose a threat to specific coastal areas within 36 hours.
  • Tropical Storm Warning - Issued when tropical storm conditions, including winds from 39 to 73 mph, are expected in a specified coastal area within 24 hours or less.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact your Sava Agent.

New CT Teen Driving Laws

 HB-5748, “An Act Concerning Teenage Drivers,” takes effect August 1.

We have lost far too many irreplaceable young lives in recent years,” Governor Rell said.  “What makes these terrible tragedies on our roads even harder to bear is that every single one is avoidable.  This new law will strengthen our legal tools for training and protecting young drivers, and I believe it will help to save lives. Connecticut will now have some of the strongest graduated driving licensing regulations in the country.”

Under the bill:

  • Drivers under 18 must be off the road by 11 p.m., one hour earlier than now; exceptions are allowed for jobs, school and religious reasons.
  • Parents must attend two hours of instruction on teen-driving laws before a child takes his or her license test.
  • Fines are increased for certain moving violations and for violations of the passenger restriction, the curfew restriction and for cell phone violations.
  • On-road training is doubled, from 20 hours to 40 hours, for teens getting learner's permits after August 1.
  • Penalties are increased for teen drivers' passengers not wearing seat belts.
  • Suspension periods are increased for 16- and 17-year-olds for reckless driving and motor vehicle racing. (Suspension of six months for the first offense.)
  • License suspensions are established for speeding (60 days) and for use of cell phones (30 days) by 16- and 17-year-olds.
  • Teens who violate provisions of the graduated license rules would lose their privileges for 30 days.
  • To regain a suspended license, the 16- or 17-year-old and his parent or legal guardian must appear in person at the police department, state police barracks, or other designated location and sign a written acknowledgement of its return.

 

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