How many times have you been driving and wondered to yourself, “Who in the world came up with these traffic patterns; who decided to put so many traffic lights in this area; and why is the speed limit so ridiculously slow?” We often blame our local politicians, but it’s actually [...]
There is a car commercial that advertises a very small light on the dashboard that blinks the word “brake” if a sensor in the vehicle thinks you may hit something. This may be great in theory, but the rationale behind this concept doesn’t make sense. If you have your eyes [...]
With its beautiful beaches, countless amusement parks, and glorious sunsets, the fact that tourism is the number one industry in Florida is no surprise to anyone. Factor in icy weather that can be found in many other regions of the U.S., and it’s easy to see why people come here [...]
American playwright Tennessee Williams said, “Time is the longest distance between two places,” and that is especially true when you are trying to traverse the roads of Broward County. Between working, school, kids’ soccer games, and everyday errands, most people manage to lead very busy lives. It’s easy to see [...]
Regular readers of this blog know that one of the reasons I am a traffic ticket attorney is because I find the loss of individual liberties abhorrent. It seems like the bigger government gets, the more freedoms we lose. Such was the case when the Department of Homeland Security was [...]
Just about everyone who gets a speeding ticket in Broward County feels that it is unjustified, and the very process of being pulled over, having your license and registration checked, and having the speeding ticket issued is irritating enough to make most people want to fight their traffic ticket. If [...]
For as long as I have been an attorney, I have not attended a single social function without being approached by someone for legal advice. In fact, it is the rare occasion when I am approached by only ONE person for advice in these circumstances. For the last 15 years, [...]
Red Light Cameras | A Ploy to Gouge Drivers There are very few people who support the use of red light cameras, least of all me, and the ones who do are generally politicians. These traffic cameras have one purpose and one purpose only, and that is it to continue [...]
Pulled Over in Broward County? Curb Your Enthusiasm Remember back in high school, and even junior high, when you wanted everyone to notice you and everyone to like you? For some people, that continued on into college and then the real world. There is nothing wrong with trying to develop [...]
Yeah, we have all heard the rhetoric about how law enforcement agencies do not have quotas, but how many times have you been driving somewhere in Broward County and seen a cop with someone pulled over? They have their lights flashing while sitting in their car running a check on [...]