According the June 2012 issue of Lancet, the receipt of a traffic ticket reduces a driver’s chance of being involved in a fatal accident by 35 percent. Within three to four months, however, the “drive more cautiously” effect of the traffic ticket vanishes.
Even though short-lived, the study concluded that traffic tickets still saves 100s (if not 1,000) of lives each year. More than a million persons die annually and 25 million people are permanently disabled by traffic accidents.
With more than 2o years of experience fighting traffic tickets, I can say that for some getting a ticket is an eye-opening experience. Some clients get very upset about it and so I can see how their driving habits might change. On the other hand, I have dealt with our drivers who don’t get flustered by a traffic ticket. Of course, those kind of clients we call “repeat business”.
Please obey all traffic laws and drive safely.
About Matthew Weiss
Matthew J. Weiss, Esq. loves fighting any traffic ticket or speeding ticket issued anywhere in New York. He graduated Hofstra Law School in 1984. He was Law Review and won the law school's prestigious Procedure Award. Upon graduation, he became one of the first Hofstra Law School graduates to work at the New York State Court of Appeals (New York State's highest court) working on various appellate matters.
Mr. Weiss then worked for two years at Rivkin, Radler, Bayh, Hart & Kremer, a 200-plus attorney law firm, representing various clients, such as municipalities, insurance companies and large corporations, in various litigation matters. He also continued to do substantial appellate work.
In 1991, Mr. Weiss co-founded his private law practice eventually buying out his former partner in 2000. Through the years, Weiss & Associates, PC has successfully resolved 1,000s of traffic tickets and trucking tickets for its clients by way of dismissal or plea bargain. Mr. Weiss has written many articles on vehicle and traffic law, and lectures other lawyers on this subject. His blog "Confessions Of A Traffic Lawyer" regularly discussions various vehicle and traffic law issues.
According the June 2012 issue of Lancet, the receipt of a traffic ticket reduces a driver’s chance of being involved in a fatal accident by 35 percent. Within three to four months, however, the “drive more cautiously” effect of the traffic ticket vanishes.
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