New York Traffic Blog

Last month, I wrote a post called “When Does Stopped Mean Moving?” discussing how one traffic court found a violation of New York’s “distracted driver” law for “using” an electronic…

More Big Brother: Your Car’s Location Is Available Online!

July 17, 2013

I was shocked yesterday when I went to a website — tlo.com — and entered my license plate number. One click and a series of photographs of my car with…

Urgh!! Speeding Cameras Coming To NYC!!

July 10, 2013

The NYS Legislature recently approved a pilot program allowing New York City to post 20 speed cameras. The five-year program requires that the cameras be located near schools. Mayor…

Teenagers Solve Distracted Driver Epidemic

July 3, 2013

Six teenagers from New Hampshire called the Invetioneers have invented an effective and clever way to end distracted driving. Their invention is called the SMARTwheel™, a driving device that monitors…

New, Brilliant Technology To Prevent Truck Accidents

June 26, 2013

Truck Tickets

Trucks drivers must carefully navigate around low clearances at bridge, tunnels and overpasses. In fact, trucks in New York State are not allowed on any Parkway for this very reason.…

Motorist Arrested For Writing Obscenity On Traffic Ticket

June 19, 2013

William Barboza, a 22-year-old Connecticut man, pled guilty to a speeding ticket via mail and, on the traffic ticket, replaced the word “Liberty” with “Tyranny” and added on an accompanying…

New AAA Study: Voice-Activated And Hands-Free Device Still Lead To Distracted Driving

June 12, 2013

An AAA study released today debunks the myth that voice-activated and hands-free devices eliminate driver distraction concluding that drivers who use hands-free devices to talk, text, send emails or give…

NY Cell Phone Texting And Driving Tickets Now Carry 5 Points!!

June 5, 2013

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Starting June 1, 2013, cell phone violations and texting & driving violations now carry 5 points (up from 3). A cell phone violation occurs when a driver uses a phone…

45 Years Later, Hit-And-Run Driver Identified Via Facebook

May 29, 2013