Criminal Defense: Traffic Crime
Insurance Points for Traffic Offenses
Most people do not know that when you pay a ticket for a traffic offense, like speeding, you are actually pleading guilty to that offense. Most moving traffic violations add points to your driving record, and each one can negatively effect your record and cause your insurance premiums to increase. The points that are added…
Read MoreTraffic Offenses and DMV Points
Most people do not know that when you pay a ticket for a traffic offense, like speeding, you are actually pleading guilty to that offense. Most moving traffic violations add points to your driving record, and each one can negatively effect your record and cause your insurance premiums to increase. The points that are added…
Read MoreThree Reasons Not to Skip the Seat Belt
For many American drivers and passengers, seat belt habits often fall into one of two categories. It’s second nature and you put it on before anything else. Otherwise, you skip it all together because you don’t think seat belt laws are that important. This habit has certainly contributed to the fact that half of those…
Read MoreYou Need a Lawyer After These Three Traffic Violations
Every day, millions of Americans get behind the wheels of cars and trucks and make their way to work, school, and leisure activities. During their daily commutes, over 100,000 of them will receive a speeding ticket. In addition to speeding, drivers will be ticketed for failing to obey traffic signals, driving with a suspended license,…
Read MoreTexting and Driving: A Deadly Combination
As technology continues to progress, so too does the urge to have our smartphones by our sides 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This dependence on our devices includes the need to check texts on a regular basis, even when we are behind the wheel of a vehicle. Texting and driving is a…
Read MoreI’ve Been Charged With a Criminal Offense. Now What?
The process that takes place once you have been charged with a criminal offense can vary depending on the severity and nature of the crime. If there is probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed, you will either be released with a citation or arrested. Instead of either of these, you may…
Read MoreHelp! My Teenager Committed His First Traffic Offense
Bad news: your newly licensed teenager was carelessly cruising along the highway when he got a wake up call. The wail of police sirens came whirring up behind him. Slowing down wasn’t good enough and he’s gotten his first traffic ticket. And this traffic offense could cost you hundreds of dollars in insurance rate hikes.…
Read MoreSpeeding and Aggressive Drivers Can Be Extremely Dangerous
Speeding and aggression in a motor vehicle comes with an inherent risk of accidents and injuries. Such risks increase when other drivers on the road also act irresponsibly. While some drivers do make mistakes, others purposefully choose to drive dangerously. If a deliberately dangerous driver causes a mishap, all the victims who are injured have…
Read MoreTexting and Driving: New Etiquette Issues
Albert Einstein supposedly said, “I fear the day technology will surpass our human interaction.” It certainly expresses the feelings of many people born decades before smartphones and other digital devices and the constant battle against texting and driving. How Cell Phones Are Being Used – A Study A report from the Pew Research Center has…
Read MoreSiri: Dangerous Distraction Voice Command Technology or Digital Road Assistant?
It probably comes as no surprise but physical distraction, like reading a text message or reaching for the radio dial, can be extremely dangerous forms of distracted driving. What many motorists may find even more alarming is that using voice-activated, hands-free technology, such as Apple’s Siri, can be dangerous too. Voice-Activated Technology Thanks to advances…
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