Written by Gregory Monte. The Pennsylvania State Police Department regularly reports its ticketing statistics after every major holiday weekend. I commented about this right before July 4th 2019 when I posted a warning that certain counties tend to see much higher rates of enforcement than others. I noted, specifically, that Troops A, F & G issued … Continue reading The “Cowboy” State Troopers Were at it Again …
Written by Gregory Monte. Do we really need more laws to try to control driver behavior? Stay Right, Pass Left Many states prohibit drivers from remaining in the left lane of a highway after they pass a slower driver. I wrote a blog on this topic back in June called “A Traffic Ticket for Traveling in … Continue reading There Should be a Law for That …
Written by Gregory Monte. When I started this blog back in April of 2019, I had no idea how it would fare. There were times when I started to doubt that there was anyone out there who really cared to spend time trying to fight a traffic ticket. Well, six months into this project, Google suggests … Continue reading Stop Sign Ticket Google Search Results: This Blog Comes Out Near the Top!
Written by Gregory Monte. “De minimis no curat lex [the law does not concern itself with trifles].” Latin Expression The “Traffic Law Nazi” Answer If you are what I call a “Traffic Law Nazi,” then the answer to the question posed in the title to this blog post is a resounding … “YES!” In case you … Continue reading Is Failing to Signal When Turning Always a Violation of the Law?
Written by Gregory Monte. Even if you didn’t grow up during the 1990’s like I did, you are probably still familiar with Jerry Seinfeld and the iconic Soup Nazi character he introduced in one of his shows. Wikipedia indicates that this restaurant owner … “… is known as the "Soup Nazi" due to his temperament and … Continue reading The “Soup Nazi“ Approach to Traffic Tickets
Written by Gregory Monte. What you will read in this post is a 100% full-proof way to beat a stop sign ticket in Ohio. The only catch is that the sign you allegedly violated must have been improperly placed by the authorities. There are many ways that a stop sign can be improperly installed, but I … Continue reading Beating a Stop Sign Ticket in Ohio – A Technicality in the Law that Works
Written by Gregory Monte. "We found there was an increase in fatal and injury crashes at locations with posted speed limits set 10 miles per hour or more below engineering recommendations." Vikash Gayah, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Penn State Engineering Studies and Speed Limits According to the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) … Continue reading Lower Speed Limits Are Better … Right?
Written by Gregory Monte. Google Trends is a website which tells you what people are searching for on the internet. The logic behind it is pretty simple - the more people use a particular search term, the more interest they have in that particular topic. Note: All of the charts included in this blog post … Continue reading Google Trends and Traffic Tickets
Written by Gregory Monte. As I have written in many previous blog posts, I love technicalities in the traffic laws – the “petty formal points arising from a strict interpretation of rules.” I spend a lot of time reading motor vehicle codes to find them in order to suggest ways to beat traffic tickets. For … Continue reading Just How “Technical” are Traffic Law Technicalities?
Written by Gregory Monte. This short post is a follow-up to my last two which dealt with the speed limit/reduced speed sign requirements in Pennsylvania: Beating a Speeding Ticket in PA – You may be able to use this interesting technicality to win your case. – This is where I discuss, in some detail, Title 75, … Continue reading The 55 MPH Speed Limit in PA – No Special Signs Required?
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