Traffic Ticket Blog

Law Enforcement Keeping an Eye Out for Distracted Drivers

April 9, 2010 by Louise40 · 4 Comments 

“If a driver is caught with a cell phone in one hand, they’ll end up with a ticket in the other.” - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood... Read More...

A Cellphone Fine, Billed as Small, Is No Longer That

April 1, 2010 by Adam99 · 5 Comments 

New bill will raise the price of a cellphone ticket to up to $445 – after fees... Read More...

Speeding ‘Cushion’ May Dwindle Due to Recession

March 30, 2010 by Longhorn · 14 Comments 

Poor economic conditions means less leniency for alleged speeders... Read More...

$20 Traffic Ticket? More like $150

March 25, 2010 by DodgerFan · 7 Comments 

Lawmakers attach hidden fees to traffic tickets in order to generate more revenue... Read More...

Roadshow: Singing The Traffic Ticket Blues

December 29, 2009 by Alarm44 · 5 Comments 

Driver writes about not one, not two, but three red light camera tickets ($446 each) for rolling stops during right turns. Good luck with that... Read More...

The True Cost of Driving

June 11, 2009 by todd · 4 Comments 

Rising costs to drive are everywhere... Read More...

Editorial: The Truth About Speeding Tickets and the Recession

March 5, 2009 by todd · 5 Comments 

Interesting perspective from someone who works in the ticket-defense industry... Read More...

The $3,000 Speeding Ticket: States Double-Dip for Basic Traffic Infractions

February 10, 2009 by todd · 3 Comments 

So called “bad drivers” tax charging people many times the amount of original ticket... Read More...

Speeding Tickets on Rise as Government Revenue Source

February 10, 2009 by todd · 4 Comments 

“It’s been no secret that municipalities have always tried to fill their coffers from traffic citations. Once that money starts flowing in, it’s really hard to cut it off.” – National Motorists Association... Read More...

Slow, Recession Ahead

February 8, 2009 by todd · 270 Comments 

Study shows out-of-town drivers more likely to get tickets... Read More...
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