Ten years ago, the State of Washington enacted laws that created a new traffic infraction for a driver who holds a cell phone to his/her ear while driving, as well as a new traffic infraction for a driver who sends, reads, or writes a text message. Two times over the last decade slight changes were made to the laws, though the changes have mostly affected commercial driver license (CDL) holders. read more

Most of us drivers know that many traffic tickets negatively affect us by increasing what we pay for insurance, and many of us know that insurance costs more when dealing with teen-aged drivers. But what many of us don't know is that a couple traffic tickets--even certain nonmoving violations--can have an even bigger effect on the teenage driver who is under the age of 18. read more

Every week in the State of Washington, the Department of Licensing (DOL) has a computer that read more

My friend Adam H. Rosenblum, a fantastic and helpful attorney admitted in New York and New Jersey, read more

Here you are in your vehicle, driving along, and you see blue and red lights flashing behind you. read more