Are Police Officers Obligated to Show You the Radar Gun

Are Police Officers Obligated to Show You the Radar Gun  -blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

When you’re caught for speeding the first thing that comes to your mind is where is the officer’s proof? I want to see the proof. This may prompt you to demand to see the officer’s radar gun.

In California (or any other state that we aware of) however, an officer does not have any duty to show you the radar gun. What’s more, he may have a valid reason for choosing to refuse to show you the radar, like a safety concern. He may feel his safety would be compromised by taking you back to the patrol car in the middle of the night, or he may feel your safety would be compromised by walking you back the patrol car where there is high speed traffic on a busy highway.

So if you want to see it, make a polite request, not a demand. If the officer refuses, there is not much you can do, it is not worth getting into an argument and the officer will think you are questioning his authority. Moreover, any chance you had at getting a reduced penalty or a warning is pretty much out the window. -  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.

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.

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.

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. 

Lower Speed Limits?

Lower Speed Limits? -blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.  

In California we have a basic speed law, that no one can driver at a speed which is unsafe for the surrounding conditions. We also have default speed limits. 25 on residential streets.  Can’t go more than 55 mph on other roads even if no speed limit is posted. And no more than 65 mph on the freeways, unless there’s a posted 70 mph sign.

What if a local government wants to set a speed limit lower than the default 55 mph?  There has to be a survey done in which several factors are looked at to determine the correct speed for that road. Every several years, a city traffic engineer goes out to the street and uses a radar gun to measure the speed of say 100 cars.  The speed of the 15 fastest cars is discarded and the speed of the fastest car remaining is the “85th percentile speed.”  

As the law is currently, if the 85^th percentile speed of free flowing traffic on the road is 38 mph, the engineer must round up to 40 mph. A new Assembly Bill (AB 529) if passed would allow the city engineer to, instead of rounding up, to round down. Instead of having to round up to 40 mph from 38 mph the speed limit could be posted at 35 instead. -  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.

Check Out Some of Our Most Recent Testimonials – June 2011

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I received the ticket on a rainy day and was making a right turn into the plaza. It was hard to see and this resulted into a stop and roll over the line. I did not feel as though the camera caught any of this so it was very difficult to fight this in court for sure. I also lost confidence after my own friends had shy-ed away from encouragement.

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I have used this company on two separate occasions and both times I had my speeding ticket dismissed. I filled out the required paperwork, sent in my check, and about two months later I got a letter from the court saying my ticket had been dismissed. A month later I had my bail amount refunded. I know for sure next time I get a ticket I will be using Ticket Busters.

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I really wasn’t sure if ticketbust would be able to dismiss my ticket. The officer said it was black and white, the posted sign says no parking at any time. I stopped to drop off a group close to the restrooms since they had to go badly comming from San Diego. I stopped the vehicle to let the passengers head for the restrooms when a highway patrolman began writing. No negotiation or discussion. The officer said we have clearly posted signs. I sent all the information to ticketbust. My only argument was that it was at the Rose Bowl game and so much going on I didn’t notice the signs. I just received a “NOT GUILTY” notice from the city of Pasadena. Thank you Ticket Buster!

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I had two (2) yes, count ‘em two, tickets dismissed (both within 15 minutes of each other) — those unconstitutional ones, you know, the photo enforced bs — dismissed with the help of ticket busters. I am very thankful not only for saving my driving record but saving me time. These tickets were incurred, or shall I say, hoisted on myself and my family when my husband was dying of cancer. I had not the time or semblance of mind to handle it on my own. Thank you Ticket Busters.

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Bicyclists and Red Light Cameras

Bicyclists and Red Light Cameras -blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.  blog also submitted to photoenforced.com

Most bicyclists are not aware that the motor vehicle code applies to them since they are not technically driving a motor vehicle. “Motor vehicle” would normally not be expected to include a device moved exclusively by human power.

Bicyclists however can be cited for a red light ticket under the California Vehicle Code due to the fact that   by statute every person riding a bicycle upon a highway has all the rights and is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this division.

Although a bicyclist could technically be ticketed by Red Light Camera, there is the sheer fact that bicycles do not have a plate on them so the driver of the bicycle cannot be tracked.

State Assemblyman Michael Den Dekker in New York has introduced legislation that, poses the idea of requiring all bicycles to have a license plate, and placing cameras in the bike lanes, so that when a bicycle goes through a red light, they could be tracked down and issued a ticket essentially like registered owners of cars are tracked down and issued a ticket.

There doesn’t appear to be any similar pending legislation in California like that in New York, however bicyclists in California do face hefty fines if ticketed by an officer (though no demerit points to their motor vehicle driving record). –  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.