How To Avoid Points On Your Driving Record
There are many ways to incur a point on your driving record under New Jersey law, one of which is reckless driving. Reckless driving is a serious traffic violation that can result in life altering consequences. Although the best way to avoid getting a point on your driving record is not to drive recklessly, there […]
Does a Speeding Ticket in NY Carry Points on a NJ License?
You are driving from New Jersey into New York for your morning commute or a weekend getaway. Suddenly you see the flashing lights, are pulled over, and receive a traffic ticket. Getting a New York traffic ticket while being licensed to drive in New Jersey presents a few challenges that all drivers should be aware […]
Technology Used By New Jersey Traffic Cops
If you have received a speeding ticket, chances are, the police officer used some device to measure your driving speed. It is very important to familiarize yourself with the strengths and weaknesses of the device used by the officer, as it may factor into your New Jersey traffic attorney’s strategy for your defense. The three […]
Speed Enforcement by Aircraft
There are a few states in the United States that utilize aircraft to observe speeders and reckless drivers. Fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters are being used more and more for traffic enforcement. Amazingly, though, aircraft enforcement does not typically involve the use of radar. Instead, it is actually a more straight-forward “stopwatch time over distance between […]
Looking To Beat a Traffic Ticket?
Here, an experienced New Jersey traffic ticket attorney will share with you some excuses for speeding that have worked in the past: You are rushing your pregnant wife to the hospital because her water just broke. You got held up at work and are late to pick up your young daughter from school. You are […]
The Use of Radar Detectors in New Jersey
Radar detectors are devices that can be easily installed in a vehicle to inform the driver of a speed trap so that he or she can avoid getting a ticket. Radar detectors are actually illegal in a few states; however, the state of New Jersey allows their use (as long as it is not a […]
PACE METHOD OF SPEED DETECTION, IS IT VALID?
In New Jersey the State Police increasingly are utilizing the Pace method of speed detection, as opposed to, radar or laser gun speed detection. There are very few cases that explicitly approve of such a method, however dicta in various cases seem to indirectly approve such a method. As a practical matter, judges in Newark, Elizabeth and Linden (just […]
