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There are some records that you might want to avoid, like getting clocked driving over 120 mph on the highway.  Recently a Washington state driver was caught riding his motorcycle at 130 mph through central Oregon.  The man was enjoying the thrill of riding his new motorcycle on the open roads in Oregon before a police officer clocked him on his radar doing 130 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. 

After being pulled over the man was honest and told the officer that he was checking to see how fast his bike can really go and if he got what he paid for.  Well it turns out that the motorcyclist might have gotten more than he paid for as the automatic fine for anyone driving over 100 miles per hour in Oregon is a whopping $1,103 fine.  In addition the bike enthusiast could also have his license suspended.

In New York traffic tickets work pretty much the same way.  The faster you go the higher the fines and penalties.  If you are traveling a mere ten miles or less over the speed limit then you are facing 3 points against your license and less than a $300 fine.  Compare that with driving 40 miles over the speed limit and you can be looking at a $600 fine, $85 surcharge and an additional $675 with the DMV Driver’s Responsibility Assessment.  Not to mention having your license suspended or possibly revoked and the judge possibly imposing up to a 15 day jail sentence.

Our firm once represented two motorcyclists in Orangetown Town Court charged with going 150mph in a 50mph zone on the Palisades Interstate Parkway (11 points) as well as 12 additional points for other various tickets:

The biggest cost factor doesn’t actually stop with the fines assessed from the court and the DMV.  Insurance premiums for high speeding tickets are pretty much guaranteed. The only way guaranteed way to get a reduction is by taking a defensive driving course that will reduce your rates a mere 10%.

What Should I Do If I Have Been Issued A New York Speeding Ticket?

No matter how much you were going over the speed limit, it’s a good idea to talk with a skilled traffic defense attorney and see what options you have available.  In many cases an attorney can negotiate a better outcome and maybe even get the ticket dismissed.  Either way fighting your ticket before pleading guilty can save you hundreds of dollars in fines, surcharges and insurance premiums.

Everyone knows the feeling of when running late for work or the experience of trying to make it to a party or gathering only to see an officer around the corner scanning your car with his radar gun.  You attempt to slow your car down, but it is too late you get pulled over.  You try to make excuses to try to appease the officer and attempt to get yourself out of a potential ticket.

A traffic ticket in New York can cost you hundreds of dollars in fines and penalties and potentially more money in increased insurance premiums.  This is especially true if you have more than one or two tickets in your driving history.  So it makes sense that fighting your ticket can save you hundreds of dollars and is the best way to go in keeping your license clear.   But did you know that you can start the fight right when the officer pulls you over?

A recent study by the PEMCO car insurance surveyed over 1000 people in the states of Washington and Oregon people were asked how often they had been pulled over by police.  66 percent of them admitted that they had been stopped more than two times and 25 percent of them stated that they had been pulled over at least four times.   This study had shown that men are getting more traffic tickets then women.

You may be thinking that there is a clear gender bias at play here but there are other factors to consider.  First some research points to the fact that women are more inclined to talk to the police officer and communicate exactly why they were driving in a particular way whereas men usually remain quiet and are upset with themselves for getting caught.  Either way there is no harm in a friendly explanation as it may go a long way in getting you out of your traffic ticket.  The only problem can be that once you are pulled over on the side of the road any information that you provide the officer can be used against you in court so you must be very careful as to what information you offer the police officer.

Some people just get lucky and end up with a sympathetic officer. If you weren’t that lucky and ended up getting a ticket, contact a skilled traffic ticket lawyer for assistance!

If you happened to be driving down Interstate 684 this past weekend then it is very likely that you were issued a traffic ticket or saw police officers issuing traffic tickets on the side of the road.  In an attempt to prevent car accidents on the Interstate that can cause heavy delays for miles, police officers have issued more than 70 speeding tickets in one day.

Every so often, especially at the end of a month, many police agencies begin cracking down on traffic violations within their jurisdiction.  Many times a speed trap or ticket blitz is issued by the local police department.  For those who were unfortunately issued a traffic ticket on Interstate 684, the police had set up a Speed Enforcement Initiative to lockdown on drivers between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Police officers are generally the first responders to a traffic accident on the road. Police officers and judges that ultimately hear cases take speeding very seriously since there are many cases that they deal with that result in severe injuries and even fatalities.  Cracking down on drivers every so often keeps the public on notice that it is not ok to drive aggressively and at a high rate of speed.

Are There Any Other Speed Traps That I Should Be Aware Of?

Given that so many people travel during the summer it is an opportune time for police officers to be on the lookout for traffic violations.  The general public is generally not aware of initiatives taken by the police to crack down on traffic violations and the police usually jump around to target different strategic areas where violations occur.

Highway safety is a serious concern for both drivers on the road and the police officers that enforce the law.  Every year thousands of accidents happen within the state of NY due to drivers that speed.  If you have been issued a speeding ticket in the state of New York contact an experienced traffic defense attorney to help assist you with your case.

Many times drivers are not aware of how heavy the fines and penalties are with respect to speeding tickets.  An attorney can inform you the fines and penalties that you are facing and possibly help negotiate a more favorable outcome.  Call Rosenblum Law today for a free consultation about your speeding ticket in New York.

Every so often we get a call from a driver getting a speeding ticket in Brooklyn, NY.  The interesting part is that many times it’s not their first time being issued a ticket in Brooklyn.   Many times these drivers are irate because they feel like they were not speeding and they know that their case is going to be heard by the Traffic Violations Bureau. 

With new technology emerging, such as traffic cameras that can capture a driver’s speed and issue tickets, it seems that Brooklyn is only going to be issuing more traffic tickets every day.  Bensonhurst, Brooklyn issued the 3^rd most speeding tickets in all of Brooklyn and recently published some statistics on the number of traffic tickets they have issued. Continue reading “Bensonhurst Top Speeding County in Brooklyn”

The New York State police are at it again, issuing 85 tickets at the end of February in one unfortunate town alone.  If you were driving on the Taconic State Parkway in the Yorktown area then you probably noticed that there was an unusual amount of police vehicles on the road.  Some of those drivers actually spread the word on the local town blog, Facebook and Twitter letting drivers know that a speed trap was in place.

You probably have heard that police officers may push handing out traffic violations because they have quotas to meet each month.  These traffic tickets generate a significant amount of revenue for the State and the local townships through the village and municipal courts.   Although many speculate as to whether quotas are a reality or not, looking back to last week the fact that the State Police issued 85 tickets on the last day of the month in February in Yorktown can be a pretty good indication that the police may have been playing catch up to meet their quota.

Yorktown is located in Westchester County and the Yorktown Town Court is responsible for handling all moving violations, parking violations, traffic tickets and other small claim matters.  The majority of the tickets that were issued were speeding tickets.

It’s important that drivers do their best to obey the rules of the road and be wary when they see several patrol cars on the road, because it is quite possible that a ticket blitz or speed traps may be put into place.  The New York State Police Department can issue specific directives in order to lockdown on certain traffic offenses within a certain area.

During any type of ticket blitz the police are looking for drivers that violate any traffic violation including speeding, reckless driving, driving on a suspended license, driving without insurance, DWI and similar traffic offenses. This means that the police will allow for more patrol cars on the road to set up strategic speed traps.

Another ticket that many drivers call in about is cell phone tickets.  New York now treats cellphone tickets as a primary offense, which means that they can pull you over for talking on a cellphone in the first instance.  Although the New York State Police will claim that they are merely doing their job in making sure the streets stay safe and help drivers avoid accidents, most of the people ticketed realize that its all about money at the end of the day.

If you or a loved one recently received a NY speeding ticket, contact Rosenblum Law today.

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