How Criminal Speeding Ranks on the Arizona Points Scale

Many people break the speed limit when passing another car. For instance, the front car may be driving at 50 miles per hour in a 55-mph zone. The rear car catches up. When they reach a passing zone, that driver just puts the gas to the floor. They hit 70 mph as they pass, then slow back down to 55 once they change back into theContinue reading

You were in a rush to get home after work, and you were frustrated by the person who was driving ahead of you. They were traveling 10 mph below the speed limit and kept weaving in and out of their lane. You decided that the best thing you could do would be to get around them. You sped up and went onto the shoulder toContinue reading

For most people, seeing the flashing lights of a police car come on behind them means it is time to look for a safe place to pull over. They do it immediately. But what if you decide not to stop? If they do eventually catch you, what type of ramifications could you face? Under Arizona law, failure to stop is a class 2 misdemeanor. YouContinue reading

Street racing is quite popular across Arizona and in Phoenix specifically. Races disrupt the flow of traffic by blocking off roads from normal traffic. Since the drivers engage in dangerous behaviors while racing and exceed the posted speed limits, there is also substantial risk of injury to the participant and other people nearby, as well as the risk of significant property damage, especially if someoneContinue reading

A police officer pulls you over and gives you a traffic ticket, but they’re simply wrong about what they think happened. You try to explain it to them, doing your best to keep your cool, but they don’t believe you. They give you the ticket anyway. For instance, maybe they claim that you were not wearing your seat belt. You point out that you haveContinue reading

Speeding is arguably the most common criminal offense in Arizona. It is one of the only crimes that most people will readily admit to engaging in not just occasionally but habitually. After all, in most cases, speeding is a civil infraction, rather than a real crime, and despite its correlation with deadly crashes, people view it as a victimless personal decision. However, criminal charges canContinue reading

Do you know that Arizona has a “Move Over” law that requires you to change lanes or slow down when passing an emergency vehicle, such as a police car, that’s stopped at the side of the road? If you didn’t, you’re far from alone. Arizona Revised Statute 28-775 put the “Move Over” law in to place in response to increased awareness about the dangers posed to bothContinue reading

You thought the speed limit was 45, but as it turns out, that was two streets back. Now you’re staring at the yellow page of a traffic ticket. While in court, you hear the judge mention traffic school being a possibility. Here are a few reasons you might want to consider this an option: It could help with your overall driving knowledge Taking a trafficContinue reading