A blog by Adam Rosenblum
On Tuesday, Aug. 11, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a new law requiring all passengers in motor vehicles to wear seat belts, regardless of age. The new law will take effect on Nov. 1. The governor’s late father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo signed New York State’s first seat belt law in...
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Driving is critical to most people’s daily lives. Whether it’s getting to work or buying groceries, most people need a driver’s license to run their errands. This makes the suspension of one’s driver’s license a serious problem. Currently, New Yorkers can lose their driver’s licenses for offenses as trivial as...
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Speeders and aggressive drivers must watch out! State and local law enforcement will be cracking down on unsafe driving during a weeklong traffic enforcement initiative. This year’s “Speed Week” begins Thursday, June 11, 2020 and runs through Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Troopers and other police will also be carefully watching...
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When a driver is pulled over for speeding, police officers often ask the driver why he/she was speeding. This is an odd thing to do in New York and other states that have strict liability for speeding and other traffic violations. Strict liability means it doesn’t matter if the driver...
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Suspending driver’s licenses over unpaid traffic tickets disproportionately affects poor and minority New Yorkers. Moreover, the suspension creates more obstacles to paying the debt than it does incentive to do so. These are among the findings discussed in a new report by the New York Law School, which presents...
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