This page provides the chassis dynamometer driving schedules and shift schedules used by EPA for vehicle emissions and fuel economy testing. This page also provides detailed information on those drive schedules in addition to technical information on drive schedules used by states, Europe, and Japan for reference.
The EPA Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule (UDDS) is commonly called the "LA4" or "the city test" and represents city driving conditions. It is used for light duty vehicle testing. The UN/ECE Regulation 53 refers to the EPA UDDS as the "Test Equivalent to the Type 1 Test (verifying emissions after a cold start)."
The Federal Test Procedure (FTP) is composed of the UDDS followed by the first 505 seconds of the UDDS. It is often called the EPA75. The dynamometer portion of the test procedure has a very complex timeline of events.
The California Air Resources Board uses the Hot LA-92, i.e. the first 1,435 seconds of the LA-92 Dynamometer Driving Schedule shown above as an emission inventory improvement tool. Compared to the FTP, the LA-92 has a higher top speed, a higher average speed, less idle time, fewer stops per mile, and a higher maximum rate of acceleration.
Municipal courts hear cases involving motor vehicles offenses, such as illegal parking, speeding and driving while intoxicated. They also hear cases involving minor criminal offenses such as simple assault, trespassing and shoplifting; known as disorderly persons offenses. Cases involving hunting, fishing and boating laws and even minor disputes between neighbors are also heard in municipal courts.
Requests for adjournments are NOT automatically granted. They will be reviewed by the Court Clerk and the Judge of your assigned courtroom. Adjournment requests must be made in writing or in-person at least THREE (3) WORKING DAYS before your scheduled court date.
If you have an existing court date and want to request an adjournment, email the the following to [email protected]
When a court date or payment date is missed, a notice will be mailed to you at the address on file with the division of motor vehicles in the state where the vehicle is registered.
Each new notice will advise you of the new payment date and will increase the original fine by not less than $10.00. The notices will continue until the fine is paid or your license is suspended.
Parking tickets and moving violations may be paid online at NJMCdirect.com, by mail or in-person as long as the ticket has NOT been marked "Court Appearance Required".
Tickets paid in-person or by mail via check or money order, are handled by the Violations Bureau located at:
The Violations Bureau
Lewis S. McRae Justice Complex
Jersey City Municipal Court
365 Summit Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Telephone: 201-209-6700
The amount due is noted on the front or back of the ticket or court notice. Write the prefix and ticket number on your check or money order and keep your cancelled check or carbon copy of the money order when paying by mail, since this will be your proof of payment. A receipt will NOT be mailed to you.
Post bail or receive a bail refund at the court's payment windows on the first floor of the Municipal Court, Lewis S. McRae Justice Complex, 365 Summit Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306. Open Monday - Friday 8AM - 3PM.
On weekends, holidays, or any other hours, CASH BAIL ONLY may be posted at the Hudson County Jail, which is located at 35 Hackensack Street in Kearny, New Jersey.
Bail will be refunded if:
To attend using a computer: On the date and time your matter is scheduled, please go to Zoom.us, click JOIN A MEETING, and enter your Name and Meeting ID which is associated with your VH number (see Virtual Court Zoom Information for listing of Meeting ID Numbers).
To attend using your smartphone or tablet: On the date and time your matter is scheduled, please download the Zoom app located in the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, open the Zoom app, click Join, and enter your Name and Meeting ID which is associated with your VH number (see Virtual Court Zoom Information for listing of Meeting ID Numbers).
To attend by phone: On the date and time your matter is scheduled, please dial (415) 762-9988 and enter your Meeting ID which is associated with your VH number (see Virtual Court Zoom Information for listing of Meeting ID Numbers).
The EPA Federal Test Procedure, commonly known as FTP-75 for the city driving cycle, are a series of tests defined by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to measure tailpipe emissions and fuel economy of passenger cars (excluding light trucks and heavy-duty vehicles).
The cycle has two phases: a "cold start" phase of 505 seconds over a projected distance of 3.59 mi at 25.6 mph average speed, and a "transient phase" of 864 seconds, for a total duration of 1369 seconds.
The procedure is updated by adding the "hot start" cycle that repeats the "cold start" cycle of the beginning of the UDDS cycle. The average speed is thus different but the maximum speed remains the same as in the UDDS. The weighting factors are 0.43 for the cold start and transient phases together and 0.57 for the hot start phase.[citation needed]
Though it was originally created as a reference point for fossil fuelled vehicles, the UDDS and thus the FTP-75, are also used to estimate the range in distance travelled by an electric vehicle in a single charge.[7]
It is alleged that, similarly than in the NEDC, some automakers overinflate tyres, adjusting or disconnecting brakes to reduce friction, and taping cracks between body panels and windows to reduce air resistance, some go as far as removing wing mirrors, to inflate measured fuel economy and lower measured carbon emission.[8]
In addition, it has been brought to attention that the relative height of the simulated wind fan with respect to the vehicle could alter the performance of aftertreatment systems due to changes in temperature and, consequently, modify the pollutant emissions values.[9]
In 2007, the EPA added three new Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP) tests[12] that combine the current city and highway cycles to reflect real world fuel economy more accurately,. Estimates are available for vehicles back to the 1985 model year.[5][13]
The US06 Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP) was developed to address the shortcomings with the FTP-75 test cycle in the representation of aggressive, high speed and/or high acceleration driving behavior, rapid speed fluctuations, and driving behavior following startup.
The SC03 Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP) has been introduced to represent the engine load and emissions associated with the use of air conditioning units in vehicles certified over the FTP-75 test cycle.
EPA tests for fuel economy do not include electrical load tests beyond climate control, which may account for some of the discrepancy between EPA and real world fuel-efficiency. A 200 W electrical load can produce a 0.94 mpg (0.4 km/L) reduction in efficiency on the FTP 75 cycle test.[14]
If a change of duty status occurs at a location other than a city, town, or village, show one of the following: (1) The highway number and nearest milepost followed by the name of the nearest city, town, or village and State abbreviation, (2) the highway number and the name of the service plaza followed by the name of the nearest city, town, or village and State abbreviation, or (3) the highway numbers of the nearest two intersecting roadways followed by the name of the nearest city, town, or village and State abbreviation.
The following executed specimen grid illustrates how a driver's duty status should be recorded for a trip from Richmond, Virginia, to Newark, New Jersey. The grid reflects the midnight to midnight 24 hour period.
The driver in this instance reported for duty at the motor carrier's terminal. The driver reported for work at 6 a.m., helped load, checked with dispatch, made a pretrip inspection, and performed other duties until 7:30 a.m. when the driver began driving. At 9 a.m. the driver had a minor accident in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and spent one half hour handling details with the local police. The driver arrived at the company's Baltimore, Maryland, terminal at noon and went to lunch while minor repairs were made to the tractor. At 1 p.m. the driver resumed the trip and made a delivery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at which time the driver started driving again. Upon arrival at Cherry Hill, New Jersey, at 4 p.m., the driver entered the sleeper berth for a rest break until 5:45 p.m. at which time the driver resumed driving again. At 7 p.m. the driver arrived at the company's terminal in Newark, New Jersey. Between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. the driver prepared the required paperwork including completing the driver's record of duty status, driver vehicle inspection report, insurance report for the Fredericksburg, Virginia accident, checked for the next day's dispatch, etc. At 8 p.m., the driver went off duty.
A driver privilege card is not REAL ID-compliant, so it cannot be used as identification to board a flight or enter a secure federal facility. Driver privilege card applicants are not eligible for a commercial driver's license.
If you are age 18 or OLDER and have never held a driver's license or driver privilege card issued by Virginia, another U.S. state, jurisdiction, territory, foreign country or cannot show proof you previously held one, you must show proof you have either:
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