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...
Speeding Tickets
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...
Can you get ticketed for going too slowly?
It’s normal to hear people talking about speeding tickets and the fines that go with them, after all, if you violate the speed limit, you could put others at risk of harm. Did you know, though, that driving too slowly is also a hazard to yourself and others? If you...
Are there any times when speeding is legal?
When you think of speeding and the people who do it, you probably imagine someone who is in a rush to get somewhere going over the speed limit by a few miles per hour. In most cases, that’s what happens. In others, the cause of the speeding behavior is more serious....
Can narcissism cause dangerous driving?
Narcissist is a common label thrown out for celebrities, American politicians and someone who talks too much about themselves. But true narcissism affects more than a person’s personality. It affects their whole surroundings, including the roads they drive....