Billionaire Tiger Woods Issued A $164 Traffic Ticket For Careless Driving

After a 4-day investigation, the Florida Highway Patrol concluded that billionaire Tiger Woods should be issued a $164 traffic ticket for careless driving.  This traffic ticket might be the most famous traffic ticket ever issued and possibly the only one which was the subject of a press conference. 
In Florida, careless driving is a [...]

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Winter Driving Tips

With Nor’Easters and snow storms coming soon, I’d like to share some winter driving tips.
* Slow down.  Often traveling at or less than the speed limit can be dangerous in wet, snowy or icy conditions.  Indeed, a police officer can issue you a 3-point speeding ticket for “speed unreasonably prudent” when a motorist drives too [...]

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Taxi Crack Down Of Hustlers At NYC Airports

Anyone who flies regularly in New York City is aware of men who work the baggage claim area looking to hustle taxi rides from arriving travelers.  These gentlmen are not licensed, their vehicles often do not carry adequate (if any) auto insurance, and they usually charge much more than a yellow cab.
Fortunately, the Port Authority [...]

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Zero Tolerance Seat Belt Compaign Under Way In New York

Police in New York will be out in force from November 16th to 29th strictly enforcing the New York adult seat belt laws and child safety seat laws.  Dubbed “Click It Or Ticket“, checkpoints will be established throughout the state at intersections, highway exits and other strategically chosen locations.
There will be zero tolerance for violators [...]

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NYC Leads US In Failing To Yield Right Of Way To Pedestrians

The failure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian is a 3-point moving violation. It is one of the most unsafe moving violations which a motorist can commit given the obvious danger to individuals within striking distance of the offending vehicle.
A recent study reveals that New York City is the most dangerous [...]

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Motorists Uses His GPS To Beat A Speeding Ticket

A motorist received a speeding ticket for going 61/50 near Bristol Connecticut last year and insisted it was unwarranted.  At the time, the motorist a Navman Wireless GPS system which was tracking him and could tell him how fast he was going.  He obtained records from Navman which confirmed that he was only going 48 [...]

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Governor Paterson Feels Motorists’ Wrath

As reported yesterday, the New York DMV announced a money raising initiative to require 10 million license plates to each be replaced with a newly design NY plate at a cost of $25 per vehicle.  In 24 hours, the response has been loud and negative.  Don’t do it!
New York Governor David Paterson now says that [...]

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New York To Require $10M Perfectly Good License Plates To Be Trashed

Any regular reader of this blog knows that the Department of Motor Vehicles is routinely used to “tax” residents.  New fees are being created all the time and existing ones are increased regularly (sometimes more than once in a year!).  For instance, the surcharge on traffic fines was raised to $80 last August after having [...]

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Texting And Driving Law Contains A Major Loophole

Having carefully read Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 1225-D (which becomes effective on November 1, 2009) with my New York traffic ticket lawyer eye, I have found a loophole in the law which is intended to prohibit motorists from text messaging and driving.  The loophole is so big that it will allow many to continue [...]

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Texting And Driving Illegal In New York Under VTL 1225-D

As of November 1st, 2009, New York motorists will no longer be able to read, write or send text messages while driving.  Driving and playing games on your phone or other device is also prohibited.  Finding that text messaging is an unsafe distraction to drivers, the New York Legislature enacted Vehicle and Traffic Law Section [...]

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