Grandpa Pulls Gun To Avoid A Traffic Ticket

Here’s a great lesson on how NOT to fight a ticket.
An 85-year old, Illinois man strolled into the Huntley police station to fight a $250 ticket for parking in a handicap spot with an expired permit.  The octagenerian approached the desk officer and started to complain about the ticket.
As he got angrier and angrier about [...]

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Unsafe Backing A Moving Violation?

A reader recently inquired whether unsafe backing is a moving violation.  The answer is yes.  This ticket carries 2 points is most commonly issued in New York toll plazas for motorists backing out of clogged toll lanes (although I have seen it on local roads as well for motorists backing up a long distance or [...]

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Speed Cameras Coming To New York?

I am pleased to report that  “Man Dons Monkey Mask To Avoid Speeding Ticket” has generated the most hits of any of my blog posts and the feedback has been quite polarizing.  Some say “good for him”; its enough of Big Brother watching us and taking our money.  On the other hand, others felt [...]

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Funniest DWI Video Ever

Hard to believe that this guy was actually driving a car.

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Traffic Lawyer Gets Traffic Ticket (Part 3)

I have been diligently scouring the Vehicle and Traffic Law and researching relevant case law precedents to craft a defense to my recent traffic ticket.  Allegedly, I disobeyed a traffic control device.  Click here for details.
As a New York traffic lawyer whose law firm fights the most traffic tickets throughout New York State, I need [...]

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Traffic Lawyer Gets Traffic Ticket (Part 2)

I’ve been regularly blogging since January 2009, and have never received as much feedback about a post as I have about Part 1 of this post.  It seems everyone is amused by the irony of my mis-fortune (especially my lead-footed clients).
Below is a small sampling of some of the reactions:

HAHAHA. Sorry about laughing, but [...]

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Traffic Lawyer Gets Traffic Ticket (Part 1)

Two weeks ago, the title of this blog post would have been “Traffic Lawyer’s Wife Gets Traffic Ticket” but I decided to be nice and spare my wife the embarrassment.  Well today, it is me who is embarrassed.  (Not really, I have thick skin).
In bumper-to-bumper traffic on the westbound Long Island Expressway, I got impatient [...]

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It’s Confirmed … Hot Girls Are Less Likely To Receive A Speeding Ticket

This young lady claims to have been stopped by traffic cops over 30 times and almost always never gets a ticket.  Annoyed about being stopped so many times by amorous officers, her friends came up with an unusual way for her to avoid being stopped.  Click here to watch the KIRO 7 Eyewitness News interview.
Two [...]

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Man Dons Monkey Mask To Avoid Speeding Ticket

An Arizona man has come up with a creative way to allow him to try and speed with impunity.  Dave Vontesmar drives nearly 30 miles a day from his home in north Phoenix to his job at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and passes through various speeding camera areas.
He was issued over 90 camera speeding [...]

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The Coolest Police Car Ever

Don’t speed in Italy.  You may chased down by a Lamborghini police car.  See the below video for details.

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