Uber’s NYC HQ
With the increase in Uber, Lyft, and for-hire vehicles, city officials all across the United States are forced to look further into...Read More
Uber Drivers Galore
Over 50,000 drivers have a license to drive for Uber in New York City. Lyft and Uber Drivers have swarmed NYC roads,...Read More
Traffic Related Deaths Down In NYC
Road deaths in New York City are down by over 25%. From November 1 to March 7th, there were 66 fatalities from...Read More
Suffolk County Expected To Raise Fees for Traffic Tickets
Suffolk County’s legislature is slated to vote on raising the amount of fees a violator will pay for traffic and parking tickets....Read More
Legislation On What To Do At A Traffic Stop
Should New York follow North Carolina and enact legislation on educating drivers on what to do once a driver is pulled over?...Read More
Important Drivers Ed Legislation
Should New York follow North Carolina and enact legislation on educating drivers on what to do once a driver is pulled over?...Read More
Troopers Issuing Tickets in NYC
Interestingly, New York State Troopers have been issuing out traffic tickets in New York City. MTA Police and State Troopers have issued...Read More
Vision Zero Aids in Decline in Traffic Fatalities?
New York City has cut traffic deaths over the past three years. Since the beginning of the Mayor’s Vision Zero program, there...Read More
Rise In Traffic Related Deaths
There has been a sudden, and sharp rise in the amount of traffic related deaths in the United States. According to the...Read More
Bus Driver Appreciation
The Law Office of Michael Block appreciates all of the bus drivers out there. Thanks to a recent article in Newsday, people...Read More
Vision Zero’s Cut of the NYC Budget
$400 million has been allocated to Vision Zero in the 2018 NYC budget. Most of that money will go towards street reconstruction...Read More
Increase in Nassau County Traffic Tickets?
As part of a push to keep crime low in Nassau County, Nassau police officials will add new gunshot detection services and...Read More
Drowsy Driving On Par With Drunk Driving?
Incredibly, drowsy driving is on par with drunk driving. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, people who get less than...Read More
A Presidential Visit = Massive Delays
Every time President Donald J. Trump visits his home in New York City, massive traffic jams will ensue. President Trump has expressed...Read More
“Labeling” Pre-Owned Cars
The Federal Trade Commission has lowered its rules on labeling used cars as “certified pre-owned.” Used cars formerly under recall, and without...Read More
TLC Ticket: Unlicensed Vehicle
All Uber, Lyft, and for-hire vehicle drivers should pay attention to this message. There are specific TLC tickets directly related to for-hire...Read More
The Hidden Costs of a Cellphone ticket
Many of you may know that a conviction for improper cellphone or portable contact electronic device ticket carries a minimum fine of...Read More
More traffic deaths in 2017
Bicycle and pedestrian deaths rose last year, in spite of the small decline in traffic deaths. Pedestrian deaths increased from 139 to...Read More
Failure to Yield Summons Not Enough to Deter Violators
A new York Times Article points out the limited success of NYC Mayor DeBlasio’s Vision Zero. The number of people killed in...Read More
New Voice Recognition Systems in Automobiles
The automaker Ford, and the e-commerce site Amazon have teamed up to put better voice recognition systems in Ford’s cars. Auto and...Read More