Recent content by wirry1422

I know the laws you speak of regarding thru traffic entering an intersection. It simply states that all thru traffic shall remain behind the intersection until they can safely and legally clear that intersection. However, i have never heard of that law being applicable to turning vehicles...

Sorry racer, but you're totally wrong on this one. Arizona and every other state in the US gives the right-of-way for turning left first to oncoming traffic, and once oncoming traffic has cleared the intersection, vehicles turning left which have already entered the intersection, ie more than...

Apparently harried Canadian citizens cannot read the forum titles before posting. This forum is entitled "parking tickets and non-moving violations". So unless you were parked when your speed was clocked, you are on the wrong forum. Try posting on the board entitled "speeding and other moving...

Just a minute, YAG. Are you telling me that if you travel to one of the states that you don't consider to be real, and break their laws, which must not be real either, then there won't be real punishments. I'll bet the the fines and prisons in the midwestern states are just as real as those in...

Whoa, Abaga, hold on a second. I would totally agree with your reaction if that was what the original poster meant. But perhaps he simply meant that he has only seen one person with legitimate handicapped plates/or placards use that spot in the last several years (not one legitimately...

The options regarding the 0-point non-moving violations you refer to are equipment violations, such as a headlight being out, license violations such as not carrying your driver's license on your person while driving, and registration violations, ie operating a vehicle with expired license...

Indeed, this did turn into a civil and particularly informative thread regarding u-turn law.

I have no idea about your specific issues, but i do agree that the board has degenerated into a forum where "regulars" like to put posters "in their place" so to speak. While i have only been posting here a relatively brief time, i have been reading the boards for over a year, and i have seen a...

Good explanation, with the exception that white lights are not just permissible for lighting the rear license plate. Two white lights are also permissible on each side of the rear of passenger vehicles for the indication of reverse motion, and with the caveat that the white reverse lights are...

Although it can vary from county to county, in general for petty moving violations like speeding or running a stop light, the court date on the ticket is the trial date. However for misdemeanors, generally the first court date is the "arrainment" (sp). This is the time that the charge is read...

Yes, definitly hire a lawyer, it will cost between 100-300 dollars but it will be money well spent. It is usually not neccessary for a petty moving violation, but it is much more advisable for a misdeamenor charge. Also, you will usually not be on the hook for any money if the lawyer is unable...

Whomever told you that Ohio does not recognize Indiana traffic convictions is just plain wrong. Both states are members of the driver's license and non-resident violators compacts. Try googling those terms and you will see the implications they have for you. Basically, if you ignore the...

According to the NY State Statutes posted by "you are guilty", which i myself have verified, you are so screwed. As a person with a handicapped relative, i know that many times people stop and stand in handicapped spots. The problem is that when my poor aunt comes up behind them to park, they...

The problem in this particular situation, the school bus laws, is that either interpretation, ie stopping in the opposite direction of a four-lane road or not for a school bus is intuitive, so common sense is no guide to assist the motorist in an unfamiliar area, as it is with many other laws...

That advice would work in many situations, but not all. Say you are an Illinois driver in Richmond Virginia. You are driving on an urban four-lane roadway with only a thin double yellow line in the middle, no barrier or median. A school bus is slowing in the opposite lanes ahead and has its...