Monthly Archives: March 2010

WTF? Court Upholds Tasering Of Pregnant Motorist 3x

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Matthew Weiss

A Federal appellate court recently held that three Seattle police officers were justified when they tasered a pregnant woman three times for refused to sign a speeding ticket and to exit her vehicle. In 2004, at 8:30 am, Malaika Brooks … Continue reading →

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Funny And Offensive Vanity License Plates

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Matthew Weiss

The New York DMV allows motorists to display custom license plates (aka vanity plates).  The current basic price to order a vanity plate is  $81.25 plus an annual fee of $31.25. Vanity plate requests are screened for a variety of … Continue reading →

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Therapy For Business Owners

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Matthew Weiss

One of my all-time favorite business books is Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi. If you haven’t read it, run (don’t walk) to get and read it. It is the single best book on networking and business relationships. Keith’s new … Continue reading →

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Coming Tomorrow: Crackdown On Drivers Not Using Hands-Free Device

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Matthew Weiss

Starting at midnight on March 25th, a 24-hour crackdown on motorists talking without hands-free devices will be launched by the New York City Police Department.  A driver who is issued a traffic ticket for this offense does not get points … Continue reading →

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Traffic Lawyer Gets A Traffic Ticket (Part 5)

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Matthew Weiss

Part 4 in these series of blog posts was written back in October 2009.  There hasn’t been an update until now because we were able to get a court date 6 months out.  Well the delay paid off today as … Continue reading →

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A New Traffic Control Device?

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Matthew Weiss

Stop signs were invented in 1915. and yield signs in 1950.  Since then, however, no new types of traffic signs have been widely used. However, Gary Lauder, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, would like to see a new sign be … Continue reading →

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Standing Out In The Crowd

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Matthew Weiss

While time and effort must often be expended to stand out in a crowd, it sometimes takes just one simple, creative idea to get yourself noticed. My friend Mike Doheny, recently applied for a marketing job at Yahoo!   He really … Continue reading →

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How To Avoid Being Scammed By NYC Taxi Drivers

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Matthew Weiss

It has been widely reported that many New Yorkers have been ripped off by un-scrupulous cab drivers.  In particular, roughly 3,000 New York City yellow cab drivers have been involved with over-charging passengers to the tune of $8.3 million for … Continue reading →

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NYC Parking Ticket Figures Impressive

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Matthew Weiss

The New York City Council recently disclosed that the City is on pace to issue nearly 10 million NYC parking tickets and collect almost $687 million this year, according SILIVE.com. That would be a 12% increase from 2009.  As of … Continue reading →

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One More Speeding Ticket Excuse

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Matthew Weiss

An 83-year old avoids a speeding ticket.  Tells police officer that she had to get to her destination before she forgot where she was going. Related articles by Zemanta Two New Speeding Ticket Excuses (888redlight.wordpress.com) Motorist Avoids A Speeding TIcket … Continue reading →

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