The ICC opened just over two years ago. Many drivers have felt the posted 55 mph speed limit was too low. In March, the MTA agreed. Limits on both sides of the ICC have now been increased to 60 mph. This is probably welcome news to many drivers who have received speeding tickets in the Read More

Quick answer: Maryland has two cell phone statutes and they draw different lines. Transp. § 21-1124.2 bars hands on a handheld phone only while the vehicle is in motion, and still lets you start or end a call. Transp. § 21-1124.1 bars writing, sending, or reading a text anywhere in the travel portion of the Read More

Maryland Company Reveals Innocent Drivers Receive Traffic Tickets In a recent bit of disturbing news, a leading speed camera operator in Baltimore, Maryland admitted that the technology is known to occasionally produce inaccurate results. Not only did the company admit its speed cameras were sometimes wrong, but it said that human error allowed the false Read More

DUI Penalties for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers in Maryland In addition to the normal penalties associated with DUI convictions in Maryland, those drivers in Maryland with a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) who are found guilty of intoxicated driving will have their CDL suspended for one year, meaning they are disqualified from operating a commercial motor Read More

Quick answer: The H (hazmat) endorsement is the only Maryland CDL endorsement gated by a federal security clearance. Before the MVA can issue or renew it, the TSA must run a Security Threat Assessment under 49 C.F.R. Part 1572 — fingerprints, an FBI criminal history check, immigration status and an intelligence check — and return Read More

What’s “Pacing” and How Does It Work? One of the many methods employed by officers in Maryland for catching speeding drivers is something known as “pacing.” Pacing is a technique whereby the officer rides behind a car and accelerates (or decelerates, as the case may be) until his speed matches yours and the gap between Read More

Quick answer: You don’t fight the number — you fight the foundation. Maryland’s radar statute is a single sentence and it imposes no calibration requirement, no operator certification, nothing. All of that has to be established by the officer’s testimony in court. Which means it can be tested — and the most productive question in Read More

What Questions Should You Ask If You Receive A Laser/LIDAR Speeding Ticket In Maryland? Though laser speed guns are expensive high-tech devices, that does not mean they always work perfectly. The effectiveness of such laser guns depends on a variety of factors, each of which could throw off the reliability of the device and each Read More