Question: If I get a citation for a violation of the new wireless telephone law, will I receive a point on my driving record? - J.C. Reed, Norco

Answer: No worries, there, J.C. While the violation is a reportable offense, the Department of Motor Vehicles will not assign a violation point to your driving record.

~ I guess gasoline isn't the only precious commodity these days. Saw this hilarious note scrawled into the dusty window of a navy PT Cruiser that clearly hadn't been washed in quite some time: "I'm not lazy, I'm just saving water."

Q: I was interested in the column regarding good Samaritan aid and liability. My wife and I are trained in first Aid and CPR and are members of the Community Emergency Response Team. We are also members of Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service.

As a witness to a collision a few weeks ago, I reacted as a RACES member, first determining that there were no injuries that needed immediate treatment and then directing traffic while my wife called 9-1-1. That was within the scope of our CERT and RACES training. I questioned the drivers in order to have answers to relay to police officers when they arrived, and diverting them from a potential fistfight over blame was a happy side effect.

We are aware that we are protected from liability if we act within the scope of our first aid and CPR training, and until reading your column we assumed we were also protected if we act within our CERT training. Is that the case? - Sue and Bill Runyan, Fontana

A: The change in the Good Samaritan Law still allows you to be immune from prosecution if you offer assistance such as you did, or if you provide emergency medical help. What it does not allow is protection from injuries or death caused by a good Samaritan performing an emergency "rescue." You will be protected as long as you don't attempt to "rescue" or move the injured parties.

~ The guy crawling through rush hour traffic next to us in the silver Toyota 4 Runner had one of the cleverest, most apropos license plates that I have ever seen. It read: TRFKSUX (traffic sucks).

Michelle Pearl is a longtime traffic-school instructor and the owner of InterActive Traffic School Online, www.trafficinteractive.com. Send questions to drivetime@dailybulletin.com or write to DriveTime, c/o the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, PO Box 4000, Ontario, CA 91761. Some reader questions will be answered in print.