To many people in New York, the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind them are synonymous with the loss of several hundred dollars. They assume that an officer will write them a ticket and that they will have to pay a fine. Especially for speeding infractions,...
Speeding Tickets
Are there speed cameras in New York?
Speed cameras are somewhat controversial. It’s one thing to be pulled over by a police officer who saw you speeding and got a speed reading from a radar gun. But it can feel very different if you simply get mailed a ticket because a camera took a picture of your...
Too many speeding tickets could cost your license
Of all of the legal infractions you could commit, a traffic violation might seem like the least serious. Especially when there is no collision that results but instead only a technical infraction that causes a citation, a traffic violation may barely seem like illegal...
When does speeding become reckless driving?
Many people speed each and every day, even though they know that they’re violating the law when they do so. While it’s not good to speed, speeding isn’t always necessarily reckless. Going a few miles per hour over the speed limit is not only common but generally not...
Can you fight a speeding ticket without going to court?
You recently were given a speeding ticket, and you believe that it isn't valid. Perhaps you claim that they pulled over the wrong car or that the officer clocked you at the wrong speed. There are many reasons why you could feel that you weren't actually breaking the...
The risk of just paying that New York speeding ticket
A traffic citation is essentially an accusation by a police officer that you broke traffic laws. Most drivers don't view a ticket as a criminal allegation but rather just a frustrating, expensive inconvenience. They pay the ticket despite recognizing the secondary...
When will New York speeding tickets cost you double the fine?
New York's traffic laws create numerous categories of offenses. Speeding or traveling at speeds faster than the posted limit for an area is one of the most common offenses. In fact, many drivers habitually speed, assuming they won't get a ticket if they don't go too...
Is going into labor really an excuse for speeding?
We’ve probably all heard the story of a man who is speeding recklessly and gets pulled over by the police. He points to the woman in the passenger seat and explains that she’s his wife and she’s in labor. He’s speeding to the hospital. Often, in the story, the police...
Can a New York speeding ticket cost you your license?
If you were to ask the average person how much a speeding ticket might cost in New York, most of them will probably tell you that a ticket will lead to a couple of hundred dollars worth of fines and possibly higher costs for your car insurance for the next few years....
Did they get the wrong speed on your traffic ticket?
When you get pulled over for speeding, the first thing the police officer is likely to ask is if you know how fast you were going. Many people choose not to answer this out of fear of admitting they did something wrong or incriminating themselves. They may simply say...