Peter Johnson of Fairfax County, Virginia had no idea he was committing a serious traffic offense carrying up to twelve months in jail, a $2,500 fine and 6 points on his driving record when he failed to change lanes for a Virginia roadside police stop.  See Article. Read the rest of this entry

Beginning June 30, 2009, driving in Florida without wearing a seatbelt will
be a primary offense. Currently, F.S. 316.614(8) considers failure to wear a
seat belt a secondary offense. The new bill S344 makes the offense a primary
offense. Read the rest of this entry

Virginia licensed drivers can volunteer to take a Driver Improvement Clinic
once every two years. By volunteering to take the clinic, your Virginia
driving record will be awarded five safe driving points, which will deflect
five demerit points in the event of a future traffic violation. The highest
safe driving point balance you may accumulate on your driving record is five points. Read the rest of this entry

Threadbare city and county budgets have caused government officials to get very creative in finding more money for their coffers over the last two years. One new revenue source is the implementation of what are known as “Cost Recovery Programs,” “Police Investigation Fees,” or “Service Response Fees.” In layman’s terms, this means that the person responsible for the crash has to shoulder some of the financial responsibility for emergency personnel who respond to the crash. Read the rest of this entry

Mark Lindsay, driving his motorcycle on U.S. 27 with passenger MacKenzie Chartrand at speeds over 110 mph, lost control and crashed, killing himself and his passenger on August 21st of last year.  Lindsay, who had racked up multiple Florida speeding tickets in the past, was driving on a suspended license.  His license had been suspended a total of eight times. Read the rest of this entry

Two fatal crashes that have occurred recently along the same stretch of roadway in Winter Haven underscore the fact that many local teens are ignoring the extra margin of safety they could benefit from by wearing their safety belt. Read the rest of this entry

Drivers who receive a traffic ticket in Florida now have another reason to be disappointed.  The longstanding benefit of an 18% civil fine reduction for electing to attend traffic school has been removed from the state law-books. Read the rest of this entry

Looking for some good news these days?  The number of fatalities on the US roadways fell substantially in 2008 from the 2007 statistics.  Citing studies by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Governors Highway Safety Association the following article shows the numerous factors that led to the total number of driving related fatalities to fall to 31, 110 from 34, 502 in 2007.

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Does the car you drive really effect the probability that you will get a traffic ticket? A story by MSN Money provides statistical data by a research firm that studied how the car (make and model), age, and other factors affect your chances of receiving a traffic ticket. Click the link below to read the whole story.

Study on vehicles and traffic tickets

The National Transportation and Safety Board spoke highly of Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and the State legislature for a new Booster seat law that  requires children between the age of 4 and 8 and less than 4′9″ use a booster seat while in a motor vehicle. Read the rest of this entry