New York Traffic Blog

Be careful driving the first daylight savings commute. Traffic accidents tend to spike on this day due to drowsy motorists and dark morning driving conditions. Studies have found an 8…

Go To Jail For Drinking A Beer (Or For Some Other Pink Summons)!?

March 6, 2013

As many as 1 in 8 New York City residents have a warrant issued for his or her arrest for failing to answer a pink summons, as recently reported by…

Google Glass Should Be Illegal (Part I)

February 27, 2013

Google Glass is a computer in the form of eyeglasses. It contains a lens that displays information in a smartphone-like format, and can interact with the Internet via voice commands. The technology looks great…

What The New NYC Parking Signs Do Not Tell You

February 20, 2013

Parking Tickets

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