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
Congresswoman Kathleen Rice Takes Aim at Drunk Drivers
Congresswoman Rice pushed for new national penalties for people driving impaired with a child in the car titled: The Prevent Impaired Driving...Read More
Uber and the DMV
Uber ended its autonomous car service in San Francisco after it had defied state officials orders telling uber the autonomous service was...Read More
Uber Surcharge Fee?
The New York State legislature is moving on a special session this January to discuss the idea of adding a surcharge on...Read More
Important Info Regarding Guilty Hearings and Guilty Pleas
All drivers should take note of this news. As of December 22, 2016, motorists will be given 28 days to pay fines...Read More
Have A Safe and Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays from the attorneys and staff here at the Law Office of Michael Block. For over 29 years, Michael has helped...Read More
Former NFL stars: Road Rage Deaths
Two incidents of road rage highlight the need to drive safely. Two former NFL stars, Will Smith and Joe McKnight were murdered...Read More
License Plate Cover Up
NYC will begin to crack down on license plates that are partially, or fully covered. Motorists have been placing plastic, or other...Read More
Election effects on Transportation Infrastructure
It has now been one month since the turbulent presidential election. The Trump administration may have a larger impact on the LIRR...Read More
Traffic Intentionally Congested?
Traffic in New York City is intentionally horrible. Can you believe it? Well some of us actually can. New York City officials...Read More
Right of Way Controversy
Last year, a cab driver attempted to challenge the constitutionality of the Right of Way Law and failed. He pled guilty to...Read More
