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Representing Yourself In Traffic Court

“He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” -- Abraham Lincoln

Although Abe was never in traffic court, his advice is still solid.

Defending a traffic citation in New York is not easy. A successful defense requires legal knowledge and skill. It isn’t easy, and it’s more than merely “going to court.” There is value in what traffic attorneys do even with speeding tickets.

A qualified defense attorney brings years of training and experience to what appears to be a ‘simple’ process. The layman that believes traffic tickets are mere nuisances is sadly mistaken.

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New York Traffic Stop Highlights Law Enforcement’s Right To Demand Identification

A man wanted on a felony warrant in New York turned up in Lebanon County following a simple traffic stop in East Hanover.

Rasheed Crosland was riding in a car on I81 South when the vehicle was pulled over, and State Police smelled marijuana.

During the stop, law enforcement demanded the driver and Crosland provide identification. Crosland gave a false name and was taken to the state police station. When Crosland arrived, things got serious, the 23-year-old got squared and provided his actual name.

Crosland was charged with false identification, and the state troopers found he had outstanding felony.

Who Does The ‘Thin Blue Line’ Really Protect

Three black men, each under 40, were killed by police officers in various regions of the nation in early July 2016.

Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge; Philando Castile, St. Paul; Delrawn Small, Brooklyn.

Small's case failed to receive the national attention of the other two, yet none of the images captured on video were enough to form the basis for justice which activists sought. Despite millions watching the footage regarded them as confirmation of abuse, time and again law enforcement said the "proof" was not there.

Following three days of deliberation in Brooklyn, NY, a jury cleared Wayne Isaacs of.

Do New York Cops Ever Get Flashed To Get Out Of A Ticket?

You've seen it in the movies. A police officer spots a drop-dead-gorgeous-blond doing 46 in a 45 mph zone. As the cop walks to the car, the camera pans to the driver where she is seen skillfully re-arranging her clothes.

Does it happen in real life? Yes. But not as often as may be thought.

Bits of Flesh

Christopher H., retired after more than thirty years with the NYPD says, "Flash? Like showing glimpses of skin and stuff?"

Chis has seen females ‘re-arrange' their skirts and blouses as he approached vehicles during routine traffic stops. "I have to figure they.

Harrison Ford Directs Traffic As Traffic Agents Find New Safeguards

When movie star Harrison Ford's Mercedes was stuck between cars following a pileup in the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, he did what Indiana Jones may have done — he got involved and directed traffic.

Video captured by bystanders showed the actor in a nice suit and sunglasses on the street directing traffic.

With Ford playing traffic cop, bewildered drivers took turns to move lanes and get around the accident.

According to The Daily Mail, the celebrity headed over to the Carlyle Hotel as though nothing happened.

"Piloting a spacecraft through the galaxy is easier than getting around Manhattan," Ford said.

Real Traffic.

Tiger Woods Heads To A Diversion Program

Tiger Woods will enter a diversion program as a result of his guilty plea to reckless driving. With a plea agreement in place, Woods, 41, faces a less severe consequence than if he were charged with driving under the influence.

Woods will take part in a Palm Beach County, Florida service which has seen over 2500 people graduate since its start-up in 2013.

According to Deputy State Attorney Richard Clausi, fewer than 1% of participants who complete the program re-offend.

"It's still early, but we believe the program is a success," Clausi said.

While in diversion, Woods will be.

Driverless Cabs Coming to New York

At the moment, commuters in New York City spend, on average, 60 hours stuck in traffic each year. Those wasted hours cost each person over $1,000 annually.

The Earth Institute at Columbia University recently released a study which may alleviate the congestion by exchanging the city’s 13,000 yellow taxis with 9,000 self-driving cars.

According to The New York Times, customers will be able to hail driverless taxes through phone apps which communicate through a centralized system. The data-optimized system is believed to decrease wait times and boost utilization of cars. The result will be lower costs and better efficiency.

What REALLY Causes Traffic Backups?

When people first learned from the New York Post that city officials intentionally slow Midtown traffic, they were skeptical. Now, it appears there is some truth to the reason behind the traffic tie-ups.

The current spate of gridlock is brought to New Yorkers courtesy of the Bloomberg and de Blasio administrations. The effort has taken more than ten years of redesigning streets, cutting pedestrian/bicycle paths through some of the city's busiest intersections and making life miserable for drivers.

The hope is those grid-locked vehicle operators will turn to mass transit — or bicycles.

"The traffic is engineered," a former top.

More Than You Wanted To Know About New York Traffic Congestion

A taxi cabs’ GPS system is a tool which gives urban planning geeks a look into Manhattan’s traffic patterns. The NY Times has gathered a few details on an official survey where traffic authorities traced the routes of tens of millions of cap rides over the past twenty-four months. The resulting database of speed and routes can be broken down by the minute, month and neighborhood.

What does some of the collected data say?

The average daily speed of taxis during the week is Wednesdays when cabs travel, on average, just over nine miles-per-hour. The fastest day, coming in.

New York Legislates Common Sense And Common Courtesy

When it comes to life's irritants, this is a small matter. But it's become enough of an issue that New York and other states are starting to crack down on drivers holding up the left lane.

We've all seen it. We've all cursed — silently or not — the driver who gets into the left lane and acts as though it were up to them to control the speed limit on the interstate. The days of the self-appointed traffic monitor are over.

Maryland's law prohibits people moving at 10mph or more under the posted speed limit or less.