Are Drivers of Commercial Vehicles Prohibited from Using CB Radios Under California Traffic Law

Are Drivers of Commercial Vehicles Prohibited from Using CB Radios Under California Traffic Law  -blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

When California’s cell phone law took effect  several years ago on July 1, 2008, while it  required drivers to use a hands-free device while talking on the phone and driving, it did provide exemptions for drivers of Commercial Trucks.

When the law first took effect, drivers of commercial trucks (i.e. Big Rigs and not pick-up trucks) were exempt, along with emergency workers and people driving on private property.

The law once allowed commercial drivers to use a two-way radio operated by a “push-to-talk” feature that did not require immediate proximity to the ear. However… in 2011 everything changed for commercial drivers.

The part of the law allowing them to use a two-way radio with a push-to-talk feature was removed. CB radios are no longer exempt under California’s hands free laws and commercial drivers must use a hands-free device while driving, like any other motorist.  -  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.

New Proposed Distracted Driving Rules Target Not Just Your Cell Phone

New Proposed Distracted Driving Rules Target Not Just Your Cell Phone- blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

The Department of Transportation aims to limit advanced features in newer vehicles like entertainment systems that allow drivers to make calls, send or receive text messages, and browse the internet, which could cause driver distraction.

Department of Transportation seeks to reduce driver distraction down to two minute glances and one hand operation by:

• Reducing the length of time it takes drivers to use certain devices
• Limiting the complexity of using certain devices so that only one hand would be required (leaving other hand free for the steering wheel)
• Limiting the length on incoming messages to 30 characters (to reduce time eyes are off the road) unless vehicle is not in drive

Countrywide hearings on the new proposed guidelines are in the works and if successful drivers would be restricted from being able to input an address to a GPS system, input a phone number or look at Facebook accounts. -  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.

New Federal Ban on Truck Driver Cell Phone Use

New Federal Ban on Truck Driver Cell Phone Use- blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

Currently under new 2012 law, interstate truck and bus drivers can no longer use a hand held cell phone while driving whether they are in a state that prohibits cell phone use while driving or not.

Under this new law a driver in a commercial motor vehicle may only use a cell phone for emergency use, to communicate with law enforcement or other emergency services or when the vehicle has been safely pulled off the highway or to the side of the highway and is in a stationary position.

This ban comes from the  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the law is effective nationwide.

Commercial drivers found in violation of this new rule could face a fine in excess of $2,000 and subsequent violations could lead to the loss of their commercial license. In addition, states may suspend a driver’s commercial license for receiving multiple cell phone tickets. -  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.

NTSB Advise Against All Cell Phone Use While Driving, Influential But Not the Law

NTSB Advise Against All Cell Phone Use While Driving, Influential But Not the Law -blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)  has revealed it would like to see a full ban of all types of cell phone use while driving. This would include texting or talking, handheld OR  hands free. Before you panic, know that no one has made this the law as of yet.

The NTSB has statistics which show how highway casualties and fatalities increase when drivers are distracted and feel a complete ban on all cell phone use while driving would cut down on distracted driving and save lives.

While many states in the US have laws regulating  the manner in which a cell phone may be used while driving, none have gone so far as to restrict even hands free use.

While NTSB’s recommendation, may influence some state legislatures to strengthen their current laws on cell phone use or encourage states who have no cell phone bans at all to enact one, a country wide all out ban is unrealistic and would be difficult to enforce since public policy would require people be allowed to still use their phone in emergency situations.  -  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.

Cell Phone Use While Driving Penalized Less in CA Compared to Other States

Cell Phone Use While Driving Penalized Less in CA Compared to Other States -blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

The California Office of Traffic Safety 2011 Statewide Traffic Safety Survey states that one of the biggest safety problems on California Roadways is talking on the cell phone while driving which accounts for 20.3 % of the problems (up from 15.9 % a year ago) and also Texting on the phone while driving is another big one (making up 18.5 % from 2.4% a year ago).

What’s surprising is that despite cell phone use while driving accounting for a large safety problem, the State of California is more lenient on how they punish drivers for violation of the hands free law as compared to other states.

In Illinois a cell phone ticket can lead to a suspended license, in Nebraska can lead to 3 points being added to your driving record. Compare to California where the first offense does not even result in a point being added to your record and a second offense only results in one point being added to your driving record.

In addition the State of Illinois imposes a fine of up to $1,000 for texting while driving. Utah and Oregon which fine up to $750 and $720. Compare to California which surprisingly has one of the nation’s lowest base fines for texting while driving at around $20 to start for the first offense. -  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.

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.

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.

Knowing What Not to Include In A Trial By Declaration Statement Is Just as Important For Successfully Fighting Your Traffic Ticket In The Written Form

Knowing What Not to Include In A Trial By Declaration Statement Is Just as Important For Successfully Fighting Your Traffic Ticket In The Written Form -blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.  

 

A Trial by Written Declaration is one of the best ways to get your ticket dismissed and since the average time a judge spends reviewing a Trial by Declaration is only about 5 – 10 minutes, knowing what to include in a Trial by Declaration statement is crucial for successfully fighting your traffic ticket in the written form. It is however just as important to know what not to include. 

 

A Trial by Declaration statement:

 

• ·         Should not contain lengthy discussion of irrelevant facts
• ·         Should not bad mouth the officer
• ·         Should not contain un-professional language
• ·         Should not contain information about past violations or violations unrelated to the ticket you are currently fighting
• ·         Should not be handwritten because you want it to be easily read
• ·         Should avoid admitting guilt

 

-  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.

Knowing What To Include In A Trial By Declaration Statement Is Crucial For Successfully Fighting Your Traffic Ticket In The Written Form

Knowing What To Include In A Trial By Declaration Statement Is Crucial For Successfully Fighting Your Traffic Ticket In The Written Form -blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.  

A Trial by Written Declaration is one of the best ways to get your ticket dismissed. Did you know that the average time a judge spends reviewing a Trial by Declaration is only about 5 – 10 minutes. This is why any statement you make on your Trial by Declaration should be done in an organized, easy to read, and easily understood manner.

 

A few things you should include in a Trial by Declaration statement:

 

• ·         You should briefly describe what exactly you are being cited for
• ·         Describe the surrounding conditions such as weather, traffic, and road conditions
• ·         Describe where the officer was located and if there was anything in between you two that could have prevented the officer from seeing what exactly you were doing
• ·         You can include any facts you feel are important, just try and keep from straying and stick to those facts that are relevant
• ·         If there was an emergency situation causing you to do what you did, it is possible the court could see this as a valid excuse
• ·         If there are any valid defenses that you can find that apply to you then include those as well

Knowing what to include in a Trial by Declaration statement is crucial for successfully fighting your traffic ticket in the written form.   -  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.

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