Laser-Blocking Cover on my Front Plate Written by Gregory Monte. As I have indicated many times before, I don’t generally go to websites or other blogs to get answers to questions about traffic enforcement. I either go to the original sources (statutes/case law) or I do my own personal research. Why should the question posed … Continue reading Do Laser-Blocking License Plate Covers Really Work?
Written by Gregory Monte. NOTE #1: Please check out the end of this post for my interactions with a reader who disagreed with my interpretation of this issue. NOTE #2 (11/25/19): I just found another case which contradicts the original conclusion of this blog post: Com. v. Gommer, 665 A. 2d 1269 - Pa: Superior … Continue reading A Police Officer Must be in Uniform to Issue a Speeding Ticket … in PA, at Least …
Written by Gregory Monte. With the Fourth of July just around the corner, I decided it was a good time to issue the first in a series of analyses of speeding ticket data for Pennsylvania. Like most states, the Pennsylvania State Police increase their traffic enforcement around the holidays. What you will read about in … Continue reading Get Ready for a Speeding Ticket! Holiday Weekend Traffic Enforcement in Pennsylvania.
Written by Gregory Monte. Back in April, I wrote a blog post about drivers who “take their cars out for a walk.” Taking Your Car Out for a “Walk.” A Ticket for the Slow-Pokes. I noted there that Pennsylvania’s Motor Vehicle Code, Title 75, Section 3364(a), regulates minimum speeds: “… no person shall drive a motor … Continue reading The California & Pennsylvania “Slow-Poke” Laws – A Brief Comparison.
Written by Gregory Monte. When looking for topics to write about on this blog, I sometimes just randomly pick a state and glance through its Motor Vehicle Code. Today I happened upon a section of Alabama’s code which stood out as particularly interesting: Title 35, Section 5A-173 - When local authorities may and shall alter … Continue reading Speed Traps – Alabama vs. Pennsylvania
Written by Gregory Monte. Using Your Judgement When Driving Unlike the “Traffic Law Nazis” who I have described in previous blog posts, I don’t have a problem when people speed - as long as they are doing so in a prudent manner. Issuing tickets just because drivers are travelling above the official limit is just … Continue reading Automated Speed Enforcement – It still sucks, but at least it is not arbitrary.
Written by Gregory Monte. Micromanaging Driver Behavior in Virginia? Today I happened to be glancing through the Virginia Motor Vehicle statues. I came across two “interesting” laws which illustrate perfectly a government's attempt to micromanage driver behavior. I am sure everyone already knows that Virginia is the only state that doesn’t allow radar detectors (§ … Continue reading Dumb and Dumber – These two Virginia driving laws are as silly as it gets.
Written by Gregory Monte. Moving Beyond Pennsylvania I recently started expanding my traffic research beyond Pennsylvania in order to find ways of helping citizens in other states beat their unfair tickets. I posted my first major non-PA article which focused on New York State a couple of days ago. In that post, I discussed several … Continue reading Virginia Driving Laws – You Would Need a Police State to Enforce Some of Them
Written by Gregory Monte. I realize that it is probably a waste of time, but I am addressing this blog post to those ultra-law-abiding-citizens who think that any traffic infraction must be handled by a cop issuing a citation. I called them “Traffic Law Nazis” in a previous blog post. The "Traffic Law Nazis" vs. … Continue reading A Stop Sign in Every Driveway?
Written by Gregory Monte. “… even though the arresting officer saw the defendant disobey that device, the charge against the defendant is dismissed.” People v. Cooper, 112 Misc. 2d 277 - NY: Village Justice Court 1981 Winning on a Legal Technicality – Not Always Possible As I have written on numerous occasions, the only sure … Continue reading Beating a Traffic Ticket in New York – Using the law to defeat the law.
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