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New York City recently started replacing its parking signs with ones that are simpler and easier to read. Motorists should still be wary of red signs and welcoming to…

Electric Car Parking Spots Coming To NYC

February 14, 2013

New York Traffic Congestion

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today the city will create parking spots with curbside electric vehicle chargers. Over the next 7 years, up to 20 percent of new public parking…

NYC Breathalyzers Called Into Question

February 13, 2013

Lawyers that handle vehicle and traffic law matters are familiar with the many ways to challenge a drinking and driving charge. One of those ways involves checking whether the police…

Play The Wrong Music And Get A Traffic Ticket?

February 6, 2013

Confused.com, a website that helps motorists shop for auto insurance, recently ran a fascinating experiment about the effects of music on driving behavior. Eight drivers were monitored while listening to…

NYC Traffic Judge Ordered To Take Anger Management Classes

January 30, 2013

In July, 2011, I analyzed every traffic court judge in the Traffic Violations Bureau system and concluded that, by far, the worse traffic court judge was Staten Island TVB judge…

Gov. Cuomo's Proposed New Speeding Ticket Law Widely Misunderstood

January 24, 2013

In his budget address this week, NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo discussed changing the laws regarding how a New York speeding ticket can be resolved. Unfortunately, it has been widely mis-reported…

A New (Illegal) Way To Avoid Red Light Camera Tickets

January 23, 2013

Bizarre & Funny Traffic Items

Goldfinger is one of the best James Bond movies in the series and featured a tricked out Aston Martin. Some of its gadgets included a passenger ejector seat and retractable…

NYC Parking Ticket Checklist

January 17, 2013

Parking Tickets

Parking guru Lawrence Berenzin of newyorkparkingticket.com recently created the below checklist for motorists researching whether to fight their parking tickets. Thanks Larry for allowing me to sharing it with my…

Teen Charged With Leaving The Scene Of An Accident After Facebook Admission

January 9, 2013