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This ad was placed in an English newspaper circa 1919 by explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton for one of his South Pole expeditions. Undaunted, roughly 500 adventuresome souls responded. Why was…

Forced (Lender Placed) Insurance Can Gouge Homeowners

January 18, 2012

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Many homeowners are paying excessive insurance premiums and do not even realize it. Homeowners carry insurance to provide financial protection in the event their home suffers damage from a fire,…

Cop Issues Speeding Ticket, Then Stalks Motorist

January 9, 2012

Chicago resident Evangelina Paredes was issued a speeding ticket in Stickney, Illinois and, then, drove away. Unbeknownst to her, it was love at first sight for issuing police officer Chris…

How Much Does A New York Reckless Driving Ticket Cost?

January 3, 2012

A violation of a VTL 1212 reckless driving ticket is a very serious charge with many costs. Outside New York City, reckless driving tickets are not routinely issued in New…

Traffic Court Judge Booted Off Bench For Sexting

December 27, 2011

Generally, it is a good quality for judges to be open and transparent. However, Philadelphia traffic court judge Willie Singletary allegedly took this belief a little too far (and low).…

Lawyer Gets In Big Trouble After Lying About Speeding Ticket

December 14, 2011

Some motorists will go to great lengths to beat a traffic ticket. However, this story is over-the-top (in a bad way). A Queens lawyer claimed that a New Jersey trooper used…

NYC Uses QR Codes And Haiku To Promote Traffic Safety

December 2, 2011

Be safe. Watch out. Drive carefully. These are all common expressions that we say all the time. Unfortunately, they are so commonplace that they can be easily ignored Well New…

First Amendment Extends To License Plates

November 14, 2011

In March 2010, I wrote about how DMV censors vanity license plate requests and rejects those which it finds to be offensive in a post entitled “Funny And Offensive Vanity…

Commercial Vehicles No Longer Must Display NYC Tax Stamps?

November 7, 2011