Tickets For Driving Too Slow Can Be Just as Expensive (and Damaging) as Speeding

Tickets For Driving Too Slow Can Be Just as Expensive (and Damaging) as Speeding -blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

Did you know you are just as guilty as someone who is speeding if you are driving more slowly than everybody else and fail to move out of the way?

Many states require drivers who are traveling below the normal speed of the flow of traffic to move to the right (regardless of whether YOU are going the speed limit) and California is one of them.

Everyone in California is required to drive at a speed which is “reasonable and prudent” according to factors such as weather, traffic, and the type of road you are driving on. But apart from this any vehicle driving at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction shall be driven in the right-hand lane for traffic (or as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb). An exception would be if you are overtaking and passing another vehicle.

Many may feel that speeders pose a bigger safety threat than those who drive ‘over cautiously’ however according to a David Solomon (United States Government researcher who wrote a paper in 1964 on the subject of speed and crashes), the crash risk increases at speeds below the average traffic flow versus those above the average traffic flow. It’s not surprising then that a ticket for a slow moving vehicle failing to keep to the right can negatively affect your driving record the same (and is also the same cost) as speeding 1-15 mph above the posted speed limit of  65 mph.-  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.TicketBust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust.com can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

This blog was written to provide information related to traffic tickets in California, is based on opinion only, is not legal advice, and is for informational purposes only.

Red Light Camera Tickets No Longer Issued In LA City But Still in County

Red Light Camera Tickets No Longer Issued In LA City But Still in County- blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

In July of 2011 the City of Los Angeles chose to shut down their Red Light Traffic Enforcement Cameras set up at various intersections around the city. There has been much confusion since then because there are still cities within the County of Los Angeles that ARE still issuing tickets

You won’t get a ticket from the actual City of Los Angeles anymore but know there are still numerous camera enforced intersections within the county of Los Angeles including Beverly Hills, Inglewood, Van Nuys, and West Hollywood and these cities are still issuing red light camera tickets which are valid and enforceable (although maybe not for long with more and more cities across the state attempting to shut down or suspend their cameras). -  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.TicketBust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust.com can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

Can Speeding Tickets Over 100 MPH Really be Dismissed?

Can Speeding Tickets Over 100 MPH Really be Dismissed ?-blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you were caught red handed speeding in excess of 100 MPH you are looking at not 1, but 2 points being added to your motor vehicle record and an expensive fine of more than $800.00! What’s more, 2 point violations stay on your record for 7 years! Compare to a 1 point violation which falls off after 3 years. If you find yourself in this situation though, all is not lost.  These types of tickets CAN be beat using a proven method called “Trial by Written Declaration”.

Take this driver who came to Ticketbust.com earlier this year. The driver was ticketed for 120 + MPH out in Barstow, CA while driving on the Interstate 15. Ticketbust.com was able to get the ticket dismissed using a Trial by Written Declaration which raised doubt as to whether the officer had pulled over the correct car on account of the driver  had just come out of bumper to bumper traffic and had no opportunity to even reach such a high speed. To hear this story, follow this link- Ticketbust on Good Morning Kern County, 23 ABC - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T88p4reszFA . -  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

 If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.TicketBust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038. 

This blog was written to provide information related to traffic tickets in California, is based on opinion only, is not legal advice, and is for informational purposes only.

Keep At Least One Ear Free While Driving

Keep At Least One Ear Free While Driving -blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you weren’t part of the rush that went out and bought a blue tooth ear piece after the hands free laws went into effect in California, and you aren’t one of those having the luxury of built in blue tooth installed in your vehicle, then maybe you get by with just setting the phone on your lap or wedging it between your seatbelt and chest while using headphones or ear buds so you can still listen and talk while you drive.

Did you know though, that it is illegal to have both ears covered while you are driving? That’s right; although the ticket won’t usually result in a point going on your driving record it DOES cost a pretty penny.

A ticket for having both ears covered while driving (this includes if you are on a bike!) can set you back $115 + and its one of those lesser known laws that a lot of people aren’t even aware of. -  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

 If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.TicketBust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

Clearing the Air Tickets Received on a Bike Don’t Put a Point on MVR

Clearing the Air Tickets Received on a Bike Don’t Put a Point on MVR -blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

There is a common misconception that a ticket received on a bicycle could result in a point on your driving record. While true that you could be cited for things such as a red light or a stop sign because many of the vehicle code violations are applicable to bike riders as well, the California DMV makes clear that “Violation points are assigned to Vehicle Code sections….involving safe operation of a motor vehicle.” and “Any violation occurring as a …bicyclist has no point assigned.”

So if you get a ticket on a bike although you may get slapped with an exorbitant fine, you should not be looking at having to worry about any points being added to your driving record and there is no reason to attend traffic school. As a caveat, many police officers aren’t all that savvy on the vehicle code as it relates to bikes.

Before you sign the ticket make sure the officer made some indication on the ticket that you were on a bike. If not then if/when the DMV were to receive notice of the ticket they may assign points to your driving record not knowing you actually got the ticket on a bike. -  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

 If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.TicketBust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

The Mere Appearance of Cell Phone Use Can Get You Pulled Over

The Mere Appearance of Cell Phone Use Can Get You Pulled Over  -blog submitted by http://www.ticketbust.com/, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.  

Did you know that a cell phone violation is a primary offense in California? This means that you could be driving the speed limit, wearing your seatbelt, doing nothing wrong and if a passing officer suspects you are using your cell phone illegally just because you picked up your phone to check the time while stopped at a red light, she can stop you just for that!

Say your phone is turned off but you’ve got it in your hand, the officer doesn’t know it is turned off and you can get pulled over just because it “looks” like you are on your phone. Avoid this! Even if you are not texting another person and are just using your phone as a GPS, you can get pulled over just because it “appears” to the officer you are texting.

Don’t give the officer an excuse to pull you over in the first place! The officer might not believe your story and you might have to waste time and money defending yourself later to the court. Avoid the headache, keep unwanted attention from a passing officer at bay, and keep hand to phone contact at an absolute minimum while driving.  -  blog submitted by www.ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

 If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.TicketBust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

Commercial Drivers Who Drive Too Fast Face Serious Consequences

Commercial Drivers Who Drive Too Fast Face Serious Consequences -blog submitted by www.ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.  

Did you know that if you hold a commercial driver’s license and drive a commercial vehicle at a speed of 15 miles per hour or more above the posted speed limit for trucks with trailers that you can be cited for a misdemeanor? It’s true!

The officer can choose to cite you for the usual violation for speeding in a commercial truck, California Vehicle Code section 22406 (which is an infraction) or he can choose to instead cite you under section 22406.1 (a) of the California Vehicle Code which is a much more serious offense!

Don’t risk it! If cited for the latter you could be facing serious consequences such as a suspended driving privilege, jail time, or outrageous fine.  -  blog submitted by www.ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

 If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.TicketBust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

Avoid High Fine Carpool Tickets

Avoid High Fine Carpool Tickets -blog submitted by www.ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.  

Driving in heavy Los Angeles traffic can be a real nightmare but worse than that is getting a carpool lane ticket. Hybrid drivers could once enjoy riding in the carpool lane even if they didn’t have a passenger so long as they had a yellow carpool lane sticker however that luxury expired earlier this year in July. Currently Natural Gas Vehicle drivers, Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle drivers, and Pure Electric Vehicle drivers can drive solo in the carpool lane until 2015 (with a white carpool sticker). As for the rest of us driving without a passenger in the carpool lane can result in an exorbitant fine.

If you do get a carpool ticket there are ways to fight it, and although driving by yourself in the carpool lane will generally not result in a point going on your driving record (it is a zero point violation versus driving across double yellows into or out of the carpool lane will result in a point) the fines for a ticket like this can range from $400 on up. Keep your hard earned dollars in your own pocket by staying out of the carpool lane if you don’t have a passenger or white carpool sticker, don’t risk having to fork it over to the state. -  blog submitted by www.ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

 If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.TicketBust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

Don’t Wind Up Paying for A Ticket You Didn’t have to in the First Place

Don’t Wind Up Paying for A Ticket You Didn’t have to in the First Place -blog submitted by www.ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.  

You don’t want to wind up paying for a ticket when you didn’t have to in the first place do you? This is a topic we have blogged about in the past but it’s important enough to revisit, because too many people receive notices from police departments or out of state camera company that are meant to fish for information, like your driver’s license number, and to get you to tell on yourself (or someone else) for a red light violation.

Either on the notice itself or an attach page, will be blank lines with fields for you to fill in. If you don’t fill out the back of this notice and send it back to the agency requesting the information from you then they won’t have enough to pin the violation on you and a get a real ticket issued to you through the court. Once you give up this information, the information can be used to get a real ticket filed with the courthouse.

Be very suspicious if you don’t the court house listed on the notice. Be wary if you don’t see a due date.  Be careful if you don’t see a fine amount listed.  You could even go so far as to go on the website for the court in the county the violation supposedly occurred in and do a search for the ticket. You could also try calling the court you think the ticket would have been issued in and inquire if there is any record of a ticket being issued to you, most likely there will not be!

Red light camera tickets can be tricky so it doesn’t hurt to get professional help. -  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

 If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.TicketBust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

Speed cameras on Ramona Expressway?

Speed cameras on Ramona Expressway? -blog submitted by www.ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.  

While driving on the Ramon Expressway, Highway 371 in Anza, or Highway 60 (between Moreno Valley and Beaumont) you may have seen what looked to be photo radar enforcement and had that sinking feeling that you would be receiving a ticket in the mail.

In reality, a motorist driving a bit too quickly through those areas will see a “slow down” message flash and a white light pulse, which is what, may be confused by some as a camera taking a picture. In reality these are just radar speed feedback signs and no ticket will result.

In fact, the speed cameras (which would allow speeding tickets to be issued by mail much like red light cameras) have not yet been legalized in California and even the recent AB 1311 Bill which sought to legalize speed cameras in California did not make it out of the Assembly by the deadline. -  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

 If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.TicketBust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.