New Federal Ban on Truck Driver Cell Phone Use

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New Federal Ban on Truck Driver Cell Phone Use– blog submitted by staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud, 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 staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud 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

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

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud or call us at (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

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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 staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud 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

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The Mere Appearance of Cell Phone Use Can Get You Pulled Over  –blog submitted by https://staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud/, 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.staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

 If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud 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

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

 If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud 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

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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 staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud, 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 staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud 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

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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 staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud, 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 staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud 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.

Steve Miller, CEO, speaks on KFWB NEWS TALK 980 AM on the Penny & Phil Show Providing His Expertise on Contesting Traffic Tickets.

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June 16, 2011 – Penny & Phil, from KFWB NEWS TALK 980 AM interviewed Steve Miller, CEO of staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud. Steve provided his thoughts on the current state of Red Light Camera Tickets, and how staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud helps drivers contest Traffic Tickets. KFWB NEWS TALK 980 features some of America’s top personalities and a full range of topical news, traffic, financial, sports and lifestyle programming. KFWB NEWS TALK 980‘s news programming includes “LA’s Morning News” featuring Penny Griego and Phil Hulett weekdays from 5am-9am.  To hear the entire show click here.

Bicyclists and Red Light Cameras

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Bicyclists and Red Light Cameras –blog submitted by staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

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 staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud or call us at (800) 850-8038.

Unusual Practice Used by Sacramento Superior Court for Those Wanting to Contest a Red Light Camera Ticket in Writing

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Unusual Practice Used by Sacramento Superior Court for Those Wanting to Contest a Red Light Camera Ticket in Writing –blog submitted by staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.  Blog also submitted to photoenforced.com

In California, anyone who receives a ticket for a traffic infraction can have the option to fight the ticket without going to court through a process called a Trial by Written Declaration. This is authorized by the California Vehicle Code, under section 40902 (a) (1). For those who receive a red light camera ticket, contesting the ticket through mail is a lot more appealing then showing up in person in court where there is an officer  with a binder from the camera company who will testify on the workings of the red light camera.

When a person contacts a court to request a Trial by Declaration, the court will send you the necessary state approved forms for a Trial by Written Declaration (TR-205) and instructions.  However if your red light camera ticket is filed with the Superior Court of Sacramento, this court tries to make it more difficult for you to contest your red light ticket with a Trial by Declaration.

The Sacramento Superior Court has a local form called a “Red Light Camera Statement of Identification” which states that “Without admitting guilt, I stipulate that I was the driver of the vehicle pictured in the automated enforcement photograph”. The form itself does not state anywhere that it is mandatory it be filled out, and in fact the court website even only states,  “…please complete the Red Light Camera Statement of Identification” (notice the use of the word please instead of must).  However, if you don’t complete this you could receive a notice of non compliance or ineligibility after filing your Trial by Declaration paperwork and be dropped from the courts Trial by Declaration Calendar.

If you are not allowed to proceed with a Trial by Declaration then your only option is a court trial (outside of just paying the fine and accepting the points going on your record). But what if it is not convenient for you to appear in court because of your work schedule or the distance you live from the court? What if you were not the driver, but do not know who the driver is or you do know who the driver is but don’t want to turn them in? Should you be prevented from using a Trial by Declaration simply because you cannot state under penalty of perjury that you were the driver?

With this unusual practice, the court is essentially saying that in order to avoid being dropped from the Trial by Declaration calendar, you must at least stipulate to one of the elements of the crime (identity – being the driver) which is an element that is supposed to be proved by the police department issuing the ticket, or your case will not be adjudicated (at least not by Trial by Declaration to which you have a right to contest your ticket by under 40902 (a) (1)). This unusual (dare say unfair or unjust) practice has been in use for some time and those who are concerned about the matter might consider writing to or calling the head judge in Sacramento or the head office for all California courts in San Francisco. –  blog submitted by staging-vadusuxe.kinsta.cloud, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

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