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 [...]
Emergency Vehicles – A Matter of Common Sense I can’t tell you how often I have been driving on a divided highway when I see an emergency vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, and at least one other driver panics because they are unsure of what to do. We all [...]
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, [...]
Motorcycles vs. Cars For as long as motorcycles and cars have travelled together on the roadways, there has existed contention between some who ride motorcycles and some who don’t. There are those of us who have been riding motorcycles for years and do so responsibly; I have been riding for [...]
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 [...]
It comes as no surprise to anyone who lives, or at least drives, in Miami-Dade County that this is home to some of the worst drivers in the state, and possibly the country. When looking at data regarding traffic accidents in South Florida, the disparity between counties is astounding. Between [...]
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 [...]
Many people believe that Broward County police officers have ticket quotas. Although the State of Florida disallows state agencies from setting traffic ticket quotas, the law doesn’t address municipal and county agencies. Of course, all police agencies tend to deny the implementation of ticket quotas, yet there were almost 300,000 [...]