Informative Blog Posts About GA Traffic, DUI, Misdemeanor, Felony & Probation Violations

Georgia law requires that all motor vehicles driven on city, county, or state roads, must have a current tag/vehicle registration. Your current vehicle registration informs you of the date that it will expire. Your local County vehicle registration office will send you a form to keep your vehicle registration up-to-date. This form arrives at your last address at least one month before your registration expires. Many individuals wait until the last moment to renew your tag/vehicle registration. Don't procrastinate, mail in your renewal as soon as you get it. If you are stopped with an expired vehicle registration in all probability you will be arrested and taken to jail. Your vehicle will be impounded, and in order to get the vehicle returned to your possession, you will have to pay an impound fee. If you have been charged with an expired tag/registration, you may contact the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic ticket defense attorney Scott Miller for a free consultation. 770-408-1001 www.lawofficeofscottmiller.com

Don't be foolish in April by driving without insurance. Don't be a fool in April and driving without vehicle Insurance. If you are caught driving without insurance, you will be placed in handcuffs and taken to jail. If you are convicted in court, your drivers license can be suspended for up to 90 days. Driving without insurance in Georgia is a misdemeanor, and it can be punishable by jail time for less than one year. Call attorney Scott Miller for a free consultation. 770-408-1001 www.lawofficeofscottmiller.com

Don't be a fool in April by passing in a no passing zone. No passing zones are established for your safety and the safety of others. A no passing zone is created in areas where there is insufficient room for one vehicle to pass another, or in areas were passing creates a hazard for other drivers and pedestrians. For your safety and the safety of others, don't pass in a no passing zone! This information about passing zones is provided to you by the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic ticket defensive attorney Scott Miller.

Looking at your phone for only a second will reduce your response time. Don't text and drive, don't talk on your cellular device and drive. This plea for safer driving comes to you from the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic ticket defense attorney Scott Miller. Contact him at 770-408-1001 for a free consultation. www.lawofficeofscottmiller.com

Don't be a fool in April by running a red light! The Georgia law states, that you must travel completely through the intersection before the traffic control device turns red. If your car crosses through the intersection when the light is red, then you have failed to obey the traffic control device. Some intersections may have red light cameras that take photographs of a vehicle's license plate as it moves through a red light. Generally there is no room for negotiation with a ticket from a red light camera. If you are accused of running a red light not controlled by a red light camera, then there may be room for negotiation on your behalf. Call the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic ticket defense attorney Scott Miller for a free consultation. 404-840-3160 www.lawofficeofscottmiller.com

Don't be a fool in April by running a stop sign! Stop signs are traffic control devices established for safety. The purpose of a stop sign is to ensure the safe flow of traffic through an intersection. The Georgia law clearly states, that a vehicle must come to a complete stop at a stop sign. The criteria that Law-Enforcement uses to enforce this law, is that the wheels on your vehicle must completely stop rolling forward, and the weight of the vehicle is seen to shift backwards on the rear wheels. Then and only then have you come to a complete stop at a stop sign. Call attorney Scott Miller at 770-408-1001 for a free consultation. www.lawofficeofscottmiller.com

Don't be a fool in April by failing to maintain lane! A charge of failure to maintain lane is made against drivers who cross a solid white or a solid yellow line while on the road way. Vehicles must remain inside the solid white or yellow line until the lines become broken. These solid lines protect the adjacent cars, in adjacent lanes, from a driver swerving into them. When a driver crosses a solid line he is not only breaking the law, but is placing himself and other drivers at risk for a collision. Don't be a fool in April by crossing a solid line! Continue to maintain the lane that your vehicle is in until you reach a portion of the lane outlined by broken lines. Then and only then is it safe for you to move into an adjacent lane. This information about failure to maintain lane, comes to you from the Alpharetta, Georgia traffic defense attorney Scott Miller. Call attorney Scott Miller at 770-408-1001 for a free consultation. www.lawofficeofscottmiller.com

Don't be foolish in April, don't drive in a Gore. The Gore is an area on a road way that, vehicles are not allowed to enter. These areas or typically seen around the entrance ramps on the highway or a freeway. The gore area of the road was created to add a buffer between vehicles entering the highway, and a safe area for the vehicles that are driving in the lane to the left of the gore. Vehicles that cross the gore when entering the freeway, are in violation of this law, and in doing so creates a hazard and dangerous condition for traffic in the lane to the left. Don't be foolish in April by crossing a Gore! You may save yourself from a possible accident and a traffic ticket.

Don't be foolish in April, don't pass a school bus illegally. Passing a school bus that is loading or unloading passengers is illegal in Georgia, even if the bus is on the other side of the street. The penalty for illegally passing a stopped school bus can be significant. The Georgia legislature established this law to protect our school children. Law enforcement officers patrol the areas around schools constantly. The police and deputy sheriffs patrolling in school zones enforce the law vigorously. Don't be foolish in July and pass a school bus that is loading or unloading passengers.

Don't be foolish in April, don't speed in a school zone. The speed limits in school zones are reduced significantly to protect our children. Small children walking to and from school are engaged in conversation with their friends, and they are less aware of the passing traffic. It only takes a blink of an eye for a small child to dart in front of a passing car. The chance of a vehicle colliding with a child increases with the speed of the vehicle. For the sake of our children, slow your vehicle in speed zones. For the sake of your wallet and your driving privileges, slow your vehicle in school zones. Law-enforcement officials aggressively enforce the speed limit and have no sympathy for drivers who ignore the reduced school zone speed limit.