I can’t begin to count the number of times that I have been told, “I have never gotten a speeding ticket.” My usual response is something along the lines of, “Just wait.” Statistical averages would indicate that you are likely to get a traffic ticket every two years, and when [...]
There are many milestones in a kid’s life, but learning to drive and more importantly, getting a driver’s license is a rite of passage. For most people, this is an indicator of traversing from childhood into adulthood and represents the first real taste of freedom they experience. Of course, this [...]
Florida Considering Speed Limit Increase: Reward for Responsible Citizenship? As any regular reader of my blog knows, I find speeding tickets particularly egregious. Speed traps, ticket quotas, those sneaky cops that hide behind bushes – they are part of the State of Florida’s traffic ticket grist mill that continues to spew [...]
I am a traffic ticket attorney; it’s what I do and there is a reason that I do it. I practice traffic ticket law because I see so many people who receive traffic tickets that are frivolous and often arbitrary. Let’s just call it what it is - dumb. Many [...]
It has been a while since I wrote about what to do when you get pulled over by the cops for a traffic ticket. Although I have posted several blogs about the topic, it seems that even my friends are not getting the message. Let me explain. My friend Adam [...]
IS YOUR FLORIDA TRAFFIC TICKET A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR? I have been a traffic ticket attorney for nearly 20 years and over the course of those two decades, there has been one nearly constant piece of advice that I have given people who receive a traffic ticket: Yes, you should [...]
There are hundreds of reasons that you may be given a traffic ticket in South Florida and some are more serious than others. The one thing that they all have in common is they are costly. I have previously written about such costs in relation to fines and insurance rates, [...]
Are You One of Those Drivers? Don’t judge me yet! I know it may not be very nice to start off this blog by referring to other drivers as annoying, but for those of us who drive in South Florida, we all know that they ARE out there. It’s not [...]
Be Wise with Speed… When it comes to issuing speeding tickets, Florida is fourth in the nation. In fact, this is the most commonly issued traffic citation, and the funds generated by speeding tickets or any other type of traffic ticket is big business. The income that speeding tickets generate [...]
I have written frequently about red light traffic tickets and still the controversy continues. Like all traffic tickets in South Florida, this is just one more way to generate revenue for local governments, and it’s big business in Broward County. These “fat cat” traffic light cameras are installed and maintained [...]