If you have a ticket for speeding or reckless driving by speed in Virginia, the officer’s calibration certificate is a critical piece of evidence against you. But what defenses are available? I’ll explain a few. Transcription For those visitors who prefer reading, here is a transcription of the video. Hello, I’m Andrew Flusche. I’m talking [...]
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Many people think they have the right to see the radar or laser gun when they are stopped for speeding or reckless driving. In Virginia, that’s not correct.
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If you are charged with speeding or reckless driving in Virginia, you may be thinking about a speedometer calibration. Is it worth the cost?
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I’m in traffic court most mornings each week. It always surprises me how many people try this defense: “But, Your Honor, I swear my speedometer only read 70!” Most of the time the judge’s next question is: “Did you get your speedometer calibrated or checked?” And of course the defendant says “no.” The judge then [...]
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I hear it all the time: “I was just going with the flow of traffic.” I don’t mean to be crass, but that’s not going to matter. We have a lot of potential arguments and tactics to fight speeding and reckless driving charges, but this isn’t one of them. Virginia law prohibits exceeding the speed [...]
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In Virginia, any speed over 80 mph is considered reckless driving, which could land you in jail. Fortunately for many of my clients, the Fredericksburg area courts don’t typically impose jail sentences except at super high speeds, like 100 mph. But this speeding grandma would certainly be spending some time in jail. She was going [...]
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Virginia natives know the law about radar detectors. And any visitor to the Commonwealth has seen the huge warning signs as they cross the border. Welcome to Virginia, but watch your speed! A bill that would have repealed Virginia’s radar detector ban failed in the House of Delegates on the 11th. The bill was quite [...]
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Virginia law currently specifies the maximum speed limit as 65 miles per hour. There is one exception for Interstate 85, but everywhere else is only 65 mph. That may change. The Virginia House of Delegates voted today in favor of a bill to increase the maximum speed limit to 70 mph. The Associated Press seems [...]
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That advice may seem obvious. But an Arizona man is being charged with speeding, reckless driving, and some other civil charges for standing up while driving almost 80 miles per hour. This video clip is astounding: If this driver was in Virginia, he’d probably be charged with general reckless driving, which alleges that he was [...]
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If you are charged with speeding in a school zone (or reckless driving by speed in a school zone), you should definitely talk with an attorney. The posted speed limit may be illegal. If the speed limit is not correct, your case may be dismissed completely! Virginia law sets the speed limit for all highways [...]
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