Law will protect trash-truck drivers, beginning next year

Drivers, get ready for a new law that will take effect next January.
Starting on Jan. 1, 2020, drivers approaching a stopped garbage truck with flashing amber lights must change lanes into a nearby available lane then pass at a safe distance.
If this can’t be done safely, the driver must slow down.
A bicyclist hit-and-run on a bike path is now a crime, as new laws come into play in 2019
A successful bill by Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles, was sponsored by the Service