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MVA nearly done with overhaul, update of driver ... - Baltimore Sun

Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration says an overhaul of its driver education program is nearly complete. Administrator John Kuo said Thursday ... curriculum endorsed by the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association.

Temporary Changes In Bay Bridge Traffic Patterns - ABC2 News

The Maryland Transportation Authority is announcing new lane closures and traffic patterns due to the Bay Bridge Preservation Project. Weather permitting, the construction work is scheduled for the week of March 14th to the 20th. Westbound: One lane ...

The recession's silver lining: fewer traffic fatalities ... - Baltimore Sun

The national drop is reflected in Maryland's preliminary totals. According to Vernon Betkey, chief of the State Highway Administration's safety office, the state's traffic fatality count for 2009 stands at 550, with a few more reports likely.

Md. shuts off highway sign after several complaints - WTOP Radio

... signs also comes one day after Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley told WTOP the program should be stopped if it is causing a distraction. "I think those boards should be used only for essential messages with regard to safety or traffic re-routing ...

Maryland Highway Officials Remove Road Sign Distraction - NBC Washington

According to reports on WTOP Radio, commuters were complaining about traffic slowing or practically stopping near some signs. “People naturally slow down to read the signs and consequently slow traffic to a crawl,” complained one listener.

Md. highway administration takes down message board - WTOP

Tanker Carrying 2,600 Gallons Of Diesel Overturns - WUSA

ROSEDALE, Maryland (AP) -- Baltimore County fire officials say a tanker hauling 2,600 gallons of diesel fuel overturned, spilling its cargo and snarling Route 40 traffic. No injuries were reported and hazardous materials crews were working to prevent ...

Two-vehicle crash on Route 100 sends at least 2 to ... - Baltimore Sun

Anne Arundel County police have shut down Westbound Route 100 east near the Arundel Mills Mall and south of BWI Marshall Airport as they investigate a two-vehicle accident that has sent at least two people to hospitals with critical injuries ...

Sharon Gibala - WJZ

Maryland native Sharon Gibala launched WJZ 13 Traffic Control in October of 2005, reporting from state-of-the-art facilities on traffic conditions affecting the millions of travelers who annually navigate the state's highways. She was hired full-time ...

SHA readies for Western Maryland flooding - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com

The State Highway Administration says it is preparing for heavy rains and possible floods this weekend in Allegany and Garrett counties, where up to 2 feet of snow remains on the ground in many places. The agency said its crews are working ...

Open Question: Why am I responsible for a photo enforcement ticket if they cannot prove that I was the one that was driving?

I received a photo enforcement ticket for going 11 mph over the speed limit (40 m.p.h.) on an interstate in Washington D.C. (1). Why in the world in the speed limit on the interstate 40 m.p.h.? (2). What is the rationale for issuing a ticket to the registered owner of a car, rather than the actual person driving? How do they know that someone (say, a valet at a restaurant I was eating at) didn’t take my car for a spin, unbeknownst to me? (3). Are cops required to be college educated? They sure don’t seem to be? [comment unrelated to photo enforcement ticket] (4). Haven’t some states ruled that photo enforcement unconstitutional? (5). Doesn’t it seem like an abuse that, during February 2010, D.C. issued more photo enforcement tickets (the combined fines totaling upwards of $390,000,000) than there are residents of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia combined? (6). Why is justice out of reach of ordinary citizens? We like to talk the big talk about “justice” and “freedom” and “responsibility”…we pay our taxes to dress our police officers up in their cute, spiffy little uniforms and buy them cars with flashy lights on top…we follow, unquestioningly, whatever the black-robed supreme court justices tell us, but when it comes down to fighting a traffic ticket…you have to have hundreds of dollars to hire attorneys…who, in turn, has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars, and years of their lives, studying the law. Isn’t justice is out of reach? Aren’t police officers just hired thugs who parade behind the empty symbolism of badge and the cold metal of a gun? P.S. It does not matter if I was actually speeding or not...my guilt it under scrutiny, but rather the efficiency and justness of photo enforcement ticketing more

Open Question: Up-Dated Expunging a Criminal Record - Please Help!?

Hello, I have a few questions about getting something off my record. I don't know much about the law, and I am trying to right my wrongs. Can somone please help me out? So my question is can I file for a expunge now ? And how do I go about disputing/removing a charge that is on my record that I didn't commit? I live in the state of Maryland event dates and charges are listed below. (I did not do any jail time for this offense, can it be expunged? If so, how?) COURT: BALTIMORE CITY CASE NUMBER: XXX TRAFFIC CRIMINAL FILING DATE: 07/18/04 CHARGE(S): 1. PERSON DRIVING MOTOR VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY/PUBLIC USE PROPERTY ON SUSPENDED OUT OF STATE LICENSE (TC) DISPOSITION DATE: 06/12/07 DISPOSITION: 1. GUILTY, SENTENCED TO $257.50 FINES/FEES/COSTS IDENTIFIERS ON (I did not do any jail time for this offense, can it be expunged? If so, how?) IDENTIFIERS ON RECORD FILE: XXX COURT: BALTIMORE CITY CASE NUMBER: XXX MISDEMEANOR DATE OF OFFENSE: 06/15/07 FILING DATE: 07/07/05 CHARGE(S): 1. THEFT: $500 PLUS VALUE (MIS) 2. BURGLARY - 4TH DEGREE/TOOLS (MIS) 3. FRAUD - PERSON IDENTITY INFORMATION THEFT (MIS) DISPOSITION DATE: 11/07/07 DISPOSITION: 1-3. STET IDENTIFIERS ON: (This offense is the one I did not commit, how do I dispute/remove it from my record?) COURT: BALTIMORE CITY CASE NUMBER: XXX FELONY DATE OF OFFENSE: 06/18/04 FILING DATE: 06/20/04 CHARGE(S): 1. ASSAULT - 1ST DEGREE (FEL) 2. ASSAULT - 2ND DEGREE (FEL) 3. DEADLY WEAPON - INTENT/INJURE (FEL) DISPOSITION DATE: 07/20/04 DISPOSITION: 1-3. NOLLE PROSEQUI IDENTIFIERS ON RECORD FILE: NAME MATCH ONLY NOTE - DISCREPANCY IN DOB more

Open Question: Expunging your personal criminal record - Please HELP?!?

Hello, I have a few questions about getting something off my record. I don't know much about the law, and I am trying to right my wrongs. Can somone please help me out? So my question is can I file for a expunge now ? And how do I go about disputing a charge that is on my record that I didn't commit? I live in the state of Maryland event dates and charges are listed below. I did not get arrested or any jail time from the event just stet docket. COURT: BALTIMORE CITY CASE NUMBER: XXX TRAFFIC CRIMINAL FILING DATE: 07/18/04 CHARGE(S): 1. PERSON DRIVING MOTOR VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY/PUBLIC USE PROPERTY ON SUSPENDED OUT OF STATE LICENSE (TC) DISPOSITION DATE: 06/12/07 DISPOSITION: 1. GUILTY, SENTENCED TO $257.50 FINES/FEES/COSTS IDENTIFIERS ON RECORD FILE: XXX IDENTIFIERS ON RECORD FILE: XXX COURT: BALTIMORE CITY CASE NUMBER: XXX MISDEMEANOR DATE OF OFFENSE: 06/15/07 FILING DATE: 07/07/05 CHARGE(S): 1. THEFT: $500 PLUS VALUE (MIS) 2. BURGLARY - 4TH DEGREE/TOOLS (MIS) 3. FRAUD - PERSON IDENTITY INFORMATION THEFT (MIS) DISPOSITION DATE: 11/07/07 DISPOSITION: 1-3. STET IDENTIFIERS ON RECORD FILE: XXX COURT: BALTIMORE CITY CASE NUMBER: XXX FELONY DATE OF OFFENSE: 06/18/04 FILING DATE: 06/20/04 CHARGE(S): 1. ASSAULT - 1ST DEGREE (FEL) 2. ASSAULT - 2ND DEGREE (FEL) 3. DEADLY WEAPON - INTENT/INJURE (FEL) DISPOSITION DATE: 07/20/04 DISPOSITION: 1-3. NOLLE PROSEQUI IDENTIFIERS ON RECORD FILE: NAME MATCH ONLY NOTE - DISCREPANCY IN DOB The last offense is the one that is not mine. How do I remove this? more

Open Question: How do you get your license in Florida?

I'm 17 and transferring my permit from maryland. I've had my permit for a year and have not been pulled over or gotten any type of traffic tickets. I was wondering if I need to take driving school, sessions with an instructor, and what the license test is. Also how do I transfer my permit to florida? What is the test and how to I study the laws? more

Voting Question: i got a traffic speeding ticket in W/VIRGINIA outside maryland,does tht afect my points on my Maryland record?

Resolved Question: CB radio's in Maryland?

Anyone out there in central Maryland that us CB radios?? How much traffic do you get it? Is there a lot of people using them? more

Resolved Question: What constitutes an "Emergency Lane Change" and is it legal in Maryland?

I was on a two lane highway and the vehicle in front of me broke down and began to slow down VERY quickly, it was in an intersection and I was afraid that the breaking down vehicle was going to trap me in the intersection. I turned on my turn signal, checked for traffic behind me, (there was none) and quickly accelerated around the disabled vehicle, then signaled to get back into my original lane. Was this legal? If not, what would the proper procedure have been? more

Resolved Question: Private school transportation in Maryland?

i live in uppermarlboro and the school i want to go to is in laurel which is pretty far maybe 28 minutes without traffic.... do u know of any private shuttle busses or any private or public buss besides the metro bus because im too young that can take me to my destination....carpool is not an option yet and my school does not offer transportation..... more

Resolved Question: What is your opinion on this Another Illegal Alien Sues Over Arrest?

In the latest of several lawsuits filed by illegal immigrants against U.S. law enforcement agencies, a Mexican woman claims that an Arizona sheriff’s department mistreated her during a workplace raid that led to the arrest of dozens of undocumented workers. For three years Celia Alvarez used a fake identity to work at a Phoenix landscaping company that was raided last fall by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department. Alvarez, who has four U.S.-born anchor babies, was among the 60 illegal immigrants arrested in the operation. In a federal complaint she accuses Maricopa Sheriff’s deputies of negligence and mistreatment for arresting and interrogating her. Alvarez also claims that deputies violently struck her and denied her medical care for several weeks during her two-month detention. She is seeking damages for illegal search and seizure as well as assault. The arrest also traumatized her children, Alvarez says, especially her youngest because he was still breastfeeding at the time and his mother was not available to properly nourish him. She asserts that the incident has marked her for a lifetime and hurt her kids, who as U.S.-born citizens collect public assistance. The struggling, unemployed illegal immigrant with four young children assures she’s not interested in the money she “could get out of this,” but rather in denouncing the “abuse, cruelty and inhumanity” of how she was treated by the local sheriff, which she worries will “go after more people.” This seems to be part of a growing trend among illegal immigrants and their advocate pro bono attorneys to sue law enforcement officials for doing their job and local governments for enforcing their measures. In the last few months alone legal action has been taken against an Ohio sheriff deputy who helped deport a Mexican with false identification cards, a Maryland officer who arrested an illegal Salvadoran woman and federal agents who apprehended a group of illegal aliens in a Connecticut immigration raid. A few weeks ago a group of undocumented day laborers sued a southern California city (Costa Mesa) for banning them from seeking work on public streets. The lawsuit actually stems from the arrest by local police of a dozen illegal alien day laborers who violated the city’s anti-solicitation ordinance. On a positive note, a Rhode Island state trooper sued for racial profiling after detaining a group of illegal aliens during a traffic stop was recently exonerated by a federal appeals court that determined the officer acted appropriately. http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2010/feb/another-illegal-alien-sues-over-arrest more

Voting Question: traffic court . HELLPPPP!!!!!!?

i go to traffic court next thrusday! in maryland! what should i expect i was drivivng with a permit (alone in the car) and got pulled over and my permit was also expired. what should i expect????????.. helppppp.. more

Voting Question: Letter to Judge on traffic ticket?

I recently got a parking ticket and my vehicle got towed. I went to court and the judge did reduce my fine but since the verdict was guilty i would not be able to get a refund of the towing fee which is a really big amount and in these time that money could be put to better use. I'd like to know if it is worth writing a letter to the judge explaining the situation in more detail and requesting for some assistance. Do judges even acknowledge such practices. I know i am guilty and dont argue that. But a not-guilty verdict will definitely help. I am in the state of Maryland if that helps. more

Resolved Question: motorcycle or car?? which should i try to get?

im a sophomore in high school right now, im 15 and im about 5'6 in height -it is relevent i was wondering about buying a motorcycle or just driving the suv we have, we have a 2002 izuzu trooper and a 2008 saab 97x aero, but im not getting near that for like 6 years. i am very much into cars and bikes. since i could talk i was able to name all the cars on the street, and from time to time ill try to identify the cars i see on the highway ( oncoming traffic so its a speed challenge) i usually get all them right. Anyways i thought that it would be fun to get a motorcycle whenever the law permitted i think its 18 for maryland. im also a big biking fan i learned to bike when i was 4 ( 2 wheels) i bike around very fast ( top speed ever would be 30mph) and have come close to being hit a few times ( about 7-8 times) from stupid cars ( jk i love them) i have what you could call a dangerous attraction to speed. i can drive fine its just that i need to work on braking smoothness ( i dont slam on the brakes though) . if i were to settle for the car then i would just be as is and drive the SUV, or the bike. for the bike i would have to work a couple of summers and star saving up money. my parents are afraid for me because of the risk involved in biking, my uncle has had a few bikes. they are trying to keep me away i guess. if i got he bike id prob start with a 500cc or 250cc. but i was also thinking that i should save up for a nice car one im out of college. im only considering a bike because of its size, and power-to-weight ratio, which always beat car. if u read this whole thing thanks, so what do u think i should do, 1- get a bike 2-stay with that isuzu trooper till after college more

Resolved Question: Can i take someone to court on a count of fraud/time wasted/and gas?

I responded to a craigslist add to buy an xbox for 200 dollars. this person orgional said he was comign to my house to sell it to me, but it turned into meeting halfway, to me going from va to md to meet him. in total i spent from 2-7 going where he told me to. i basically waited in part of maryland he told me to as he made a billion excuses for why hes running late.(drive was 30 mins so its not like i spent much of this time driving to md) my favorite excuse was he took his mom to ER. he also claimed traffic was an issue(i was there and there was no traffic wahtsoever in middle of the day) he eventually told me to meet him at a wendy's on rockville pike where i waited for over an hour. (i spent previous wait time in a random parking lot in city he told me to go to. he told me id get the adress when i was in city. and he kept promising to give me phone number. i gave him both my nubmer and address several times. he never called. so as i was waiting at wendys he kept saying how he wanted to meet outside and blah blah. so eventaully after waiting for hours and realizing this guy is playing with me i start searching whitepages for the last name carey (his email address had carey in it) i find his mom and she says he will be back around 8 from night classes!!! so on my way home i get a call from him verbally assaulting me calling me a stalker for looking up his phone number(i never said anything to his mom except if kevin was there) and he claims he sold it to a friend at around 2 (meaning he was toying with me the WHOLE TIME!!!!) so then i call his momw hen i get home and she said he never even had an xbox and that he is a pathological liar. I wasted sooooo much gas driving around and got caught in so much traffic because of him in all this went from 2-8:30 but 2-7 is when i was in md waiting. can i make a case from this? more

Resolved Question: Saw child in dangerous living conditions, what do i do?

I work for a satellite company and today while installing in a home a few towns over from my own in maryland, I saw 4 children living a home that was NOT fit for children. There was black mold all over the kitchen, trash EVERYWHERE, car batteries near the sink on the kitchen table, roaches everywhere, mold smell, and to make it better 5 gallons of kerosene in the living room with 3 kerosene heaters in the house with a STRONG smell of gas and the fumes where not ventilated at all. I generally do not get involved in other peoples business or what i see at work (its almost a weekly thing to go into a home and see obvious drug trafficking and other illegal activities). What can i do? I want to remain anonymous but i want someone to take these children out of there current living courters, it is NOT a place where a child needs to live. more

Voting Question: What is the best way to avoid getting a point on my license for Failure to Obey Traffic Device in MD?

I received my first traffic ticket today in Maryland. The violation was 21-201 a - Failure to Obey Traffic Device. I turned down a side street and made a U-Turn so that I could go back in the other direction. Me and everyone else who made the U-Turn were pulled over shortly thereafter. The officer told me that there was a sign stating that U-Turns were not allowed. Me and hundreds of others make the U-Turn everyday and have never seen the sign. I went and looked and the sign is so close to the turn that you will not recognize it if you are making the right onto that street. I don't care about the fine. It's the points that I don't want. What is my best course of action? Thanks all. more

Resolved Question: Why $754 bail and 3 points violating new DMV law?

The New 'Move Over' Traffic Law Few Know About 1-23-10 If a patrol car is pulled over to the side of the road, you have to change to the next lane (away from the stopped vehicle) or slow down by 20 mph....... Every state except Hawaii and Maryland and the D.C. has this law. In California, the "Move-over" law became operative on January 1, 2010. http://www.moveoveramerica.com/ My son got a ticket on Pleasant Hill coming back from Wal-Mart. police car (turned out it was 2 police cars) was on the side of the road giving a ticket to someone else. My son slowed down to pass but did not move into the other lane. The second police car immediately pulled him over and gave him a ticket. My son and I had never heard of the law. It is a fairly new law that states if any emergency vehicle is on the side of the road, if you are able, you are to move into the far lane. The cost of the ticket was $754, with 3 points on your license and a mandatory court appearance. I do not know how much the fine is in CA but it is too stiff to not let you know Please let everyone you know that drives about this new law. It is true (see details at the following web address). http://www.snopes.com/politics/traffic/moveover.asp more

Resolved Question: Why is the new "Pull Over" motor vehicle law violation $764 bail and 3 points?

Resolved Question: What do you think of 200 activists in D.C. protest immigration The protesters sang, "We shall not be moved?

What do you think of 200 activists in D.C. protest immigration are they good role models by breaking the laws themselves ?About 200 immigrant activists gathered Tuesday at noon in front of the Department of Homeland Security to deliver their own "State of the Union" address. Holding signs and loudspeakers, the group of community organizers, advocates and faith leaders chanted "Sí, se puede" ("Yes, we can"). Then about 20 of them joined hands and made a human chain across 12th Street SW, near Maryland Avenue, blocking traffic. They sat on the road and waited for police to take out their handcuffs. "We want to bring attention to the lack of movement on immigration reform," said Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA de Maryland, one of the organizing groups. Citing promises by President Obama to pursue immigration reform in the first year of his administration, he added, "We were very excited, because the great majority of the Latino community said, 'Finally, we have a president who looks like us, and he's going to fight for us. . . . We want to let him know that if there's no reforms he's not going to be reelected. The Latino community and the immigrant community are not going to believe him." But the protest didn't create as much havoc as the organizers were hoping. Police officers stood to the side chatting, their cars parked on 12th Street. Traffic had been redirected to avoid the intersection. "We hear they're going to arrest us," Torres said. By 1 p.m., it became clear that they would not. Organizers decided to move two blocks north, to the more heavily traveled Independence Avenue, where blocking the road might be taken more seriously. But no sooner had the human chain taken seats in the new location than traffic was redirected there, too. Department of Agriculture employees stood behind windows to watch the protesters beat on plastic paint containers and march in a tight circle. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/26/AR2010012602698.html more

Voting Question: on a provisional license suspension can I be granted to/from work permission?

I have got two traffic tickets/two traffic convictions. on a proviional license in the state of maryland if you get two traffic convictions it's an automatic 30 day suspension. i work at a car dealership and if I lose my license I will lose my job. Is there anything I can do?I got a ticket in march and another one in septemeber, that is not a short time!! I will be requesting a mva hearingtwo tickets were neglegent driving in march and 79/65 speeding ticket in va, i live in md, in septstop acting so perfect. ive had one speeding ticket, another for not having a front license plate on my car, and i cant hoof it too work, i work 20 miles from home and since im a car salesmen i have to be able to drive or cannot work. more

Resolved Question: In MD, If you have a provisional license and get 2 traffic convictions they automatically suspend your license?

I live in maryland, in october I was convicted of neglegent drivng for something that took place in march. in the month of october i got a speeding ticket in va doing 89/65 reduced to 79/65. I had to pay 400.00 and complete improvement class. my question is, do both of those count as convictions and if so does that mean my maryland license will automatically get suspended for 30 days becuase it says on the website two convictions=30 day license suspension. reason im asking is i just started work as a car salesmen today in a job where you cannot have a suspended license or you get fired. i come home from work and there is a notice in the mial my license is being suspended for 30 days and i have no idea why. more

Resolved Question: What do you hate most about your house?

The thing i hate the most about my house is the constant cold draft that comes through our windows when it's really windy outside..Plus i hate the noise of all the traffic in front of our house..mostly at 3 am when you hear all the 18 wheelers drive by.(I'm right on rt 97 that goes right into Maryland or the other way to NYC) more

Resolved Question: How far is Bethesda Maryland from andrews afb? In driving time maybe?

I'm getting transfered to andrews afb and my husband and I were looking to buy a home in the general vicinity... Bethesda seems like a reputable place to settle down and I was wondering actually how long it would take me to get to work and home ... I expect lots of D.C. traffic anyone got a suggestion or advice? thanks more

Resolved Question: Traffic bad on New Years? Interstate 95?

Does anyone know if traffic is going to be bad on New Years Eve? I am hoping to drive from Philadelphia to Maryland, so I will be taking Interstate - 95 more

Voting Question: Possible to travel on Christmas Day?

My parents want to drive down to visit my grandparents in Maryland(from New Jersey) for Christmas. They told us to come down any time we are free, but my dad wants to drive down on Christmas day. We've never traveled long distance before, and I was wondering how the traffic is on Christmas day usually. more

Resolved Question: traffic law in delaware?

hi does any one know, how is the traffic rules in delaware.. also, am moving to delaware for work from maryland... can i register my vehichle in delaware but still keep my maryland license... more

Resolved Question: Different laws for bikers with disabilities?

I have low vision. It's low enough that I can't drive because I can't see traffic lights and signs. But I can ride a bike. I live in a part of Maryland with no public transportation and my only methods of getting around are biking or walking. I know the laws say that a bike isn't supposed to be ridden on the sidewalk and that you have to ride it in the street, but I thought I heard once that it is ok to ride on the sidewalk if it is unsafe for you to ride in the street. Does anyone know whether the biking laws are different for the disabled?I also really don't need unhelpful comments about how I should not be riding a bike. You can't see what I can see so don't presume. I can see where I'm going fine. more

Resolved Question: what is southern maryland like?

in terms of: -culture -fashion -weather -morals/values -traffic -anything else you might like to add! (i am moving from california to maryland.) more

Resolved Question: me and my professor what do you think?

third year in collage for me and first year professor in maryland we were talking and she said she wanted to see washington dc but she's new in town and the traffic in town worries her .so i volunteer to show her the town we spent the whole day seeing the sights,about 8 hours worth had a great lunch and when i went to drop her off at her house she invited me in, we talked for a while then she kissed me and said she really like the day .well the next thing i know i was spending the night .and believe me i didn't mind .should i continue this or just count my lucky stars. she is pretty ,smart, and i could really fall for someone like her .but i'm thinking we should slow down what do you think.she's only 3 years older than me more

Resolved Question: Absolutely hypothetical question about firearms, mainly directed at LEO's...?

Again, this is purely hypothetical. Let's say one lives in a state such as say Maryland, that does not issue CCW permits under almost any any circumstances. As an otherwise completely law abiding citizen in every other respect, one decides that the need to protect oneself and his family outweighs the State's mandate that concealed carry is a no-no. Logic would dictate that if that person has never run a fowl of the law in the past, and does not find himself in situations or places where he could get into trouble by the police in the first place; then, there would almost never be time when the police, the state, or any other citizen would even know that the said law abiding citizen is opting to protect himself and his family in spite of the law. What are your thoughts on this attitude as a law enforcement officer? If, for some reason, maybe at a traffic stop or some other such thing, you came across this guy and found him to be otherwise completely clean, except that he was CCW-ing, what would you do? Simpky curious. Thank you for your time and thoughts. more

Resolved Question: If i got a plea bargain on a 62 gram of cocaine trafficking case and i get a three year mandatory sentence?

and i decide to flea from mass to maryland the day i was supposted to fo in would they come and get me here in maryland? more

Resolved Question: Traffic on 495 towards baltimore, md? please help!?

HI! I'm thinking of going to see my boyfriend today in maryland around 7 pm, im worried about traffic. I take I-495 towards Baltimore from route 7 and i hit crazzzyyy traffic at 7:00pm. What time does traffic start clearing up on 495 toward baltimore what time should i leave? more

Resolved Question: Can you pass someone if there is no double line and you go into the opposing lane of traffic?

You are on a two way street (one lane in each direction, with street parking on either side). There are no lines in the middle of the road. Is it legal for someone to pass you on the left in Maryland (so that they go into the (empty) opposing lane of traffic while doing so)? more

Resolved Question: Hit from the back in minor accident?

Let me start off by saying that I reside in Maryland. On Oct. 21st I went to Newport News, VA to visit a friend. While I was at a complete stop (waiting to make a left turn) I was hit from behind. Once the traffic was clear, I went into the parking lot and the other driver followed. She apologized and said she did not see me because she was on the cell phone. She told me that she would pay for all damages done to my car. (she was driving her sister's car) She said that she had just taken money from her 401K and would rather just pay for it out of her pocket. (said she didn't want to bother her sister's insurance). She gave me all her information including her work phone number, cell number, vehicle ID number and her sister's driver's license number. I told her I would get some estimates and give her a call. I called her several days later and told her that I had gotten two estimates and they both were about the same. $1060 and $1050. She said she would give me 500.00 one week and 500.00 the next. Well, wouldn't you know it, her cell phone is not able to receive phone calls. Now, I want to know where do I file the small claims case? Newport News or Maryland. I am not going to use my insurance because my deductible is 1,00.00. So it makes no sense to use it. Please advise. more

Resolved Question: Help...anyone in Northern Virginia/Maryland area...need traffic advice?

Hi! We are about to relocate to the area and have been looking at homes online. We are interested in one home that is located near National Harbor in Maryland, I, however, will be working at Fort Belvoir (southern part). What is the commute like? Map Quest says it's a 20 minute drive taking 1 to Fairfax County Parkway but I don't think that takes traffic into account. I looked into the metro but the site tells me I would have a 2 hour commute each way! So what if I were to drive instead? Is traffic heavier going one way vs. another at rush hour? Any recommendations would be appreciated.I just read what I posted late last night and realized that I left the word "near" in there. I was wanting to say "in" National Harbor. What we're looking at is a condo there. more

Resolved Question: Help me out please I chose A but I just want to make sure im right?

the maryland government is expanding a major highway to reduce traffic congestion.The state will take the private property it needs and compensate the owners for their land. Which of these allow the government action describe above? A. judicial review B. eminent domain C. affirmative action D. popular sovereignty more

Resolved Question: What happens if I received a citation in Maryland and the officer wrote the wrong charge?

I was in maryland and an under cover officer stopped me with an id that was not mine in my hand and charged me with citation title 16 subtitle 301 paragraph code n which is person displaying license not issued to him which is a traffic violation I was not in a car and had nothing to do with driving what will happen in in court? could this get thrown out because it is not a correct charge? more

Resolved Question: Do Maryland Traffic Court Judges see PBJs on your traffic record if they are in another district?

I received PBJ for a speeding ticket in May/August (Citation/PBJ). Will the Judge in a different district be able to see that on my record? Also, can an officer pull 2 cars over simultaneously?Probation Before Judgement more

Resolved Question: Can I submit a college application out of state then obtain residency later to get instate tuition cost?

im going back to school and have a ton of questions. Currently I live in Virginia and Im about to apply to a school in Maryland. I will be moving there later (spring or summer), but I want to apply to the school now. Im sure the application will ask where I am living. But clearly I want to be a Maryland res at some point to get the better price.in state is 8 grand, out of state is 22 grand. (i live very close to the md border but traffic will make commuting a nightmare if not impossible anyway, putting aside the huge price difference). Does applying now lock me into the out of state price or can this be chnanged later after i move? more

Resolved Question: directions to long island?

I'm coming from maryland and will cross into ny around 3. what is the best way to get to long island without getting stuck in friday traffic for too long more

Resolved Question: I got a ticket for a moving violation. Should I contest.?

(Howard County, Maryland) I was in a hurry to get home late at night and at a four way traffic light stop which was green at the time. As I approached it turned red and I sped up and took the right on the red turn without yielding and at the other end of the light was a cop and he pulled me over for not making a full stop at a red light. And by the way this is my first violation and I am still on my provisionals. I was told to contest it and plead guilty with explanation in court so I could just pay the ticket and get no points. What explanation, or suggestions do people have about how to handle this or else I will have to carry the provisionals for another 18 months and possibly pay for a driving course. Thank you. more

Voting Question: how do i no if i received points on a traffic citation in maryland?

Resolved Question: Can a cop issue a ticket or arrest if a civilian is riding in the cruiser?

So I'm driving on the highway following a cop who has 2 civilian passengers in the cruiser, probably his wife and kid. There's light traffic and I'm following him about 5 car lengths back and he's doing 90. He pulls me over and bitches me out for speeding saying the he sped up to see how fast i would go...wtf? Then lets me go telling me to slow down. So the question is was it even legal for him to pull me over with 2 civilians in the car? Could he issue a ticket/arrest? this was in Maryland more

Resolved Question: What do U think of these lastest arrests & the amount of fruad involved Illegals try to bribe DMV?

Three Hispanics believed to be here illegally face charges of bribing a Gaston County driver license examiner with $300 to get a driver’s license, according to arrest warrants and affidavits. DMV inspectors arrested Claudia Morales Rodriguez, 29, and Alfredo Lopez Hernandez, 29, both of Gastonia, and Juan Alberto Goddy Vasquez, 37, of Kings Mountain on charges of attempting to bribe a state driver license examiner to obtain a driver’s license. All three are believed to be in the country illegally, according to the DMV. They were placed in Gaston County Jail under $10,000 bonds Monday. Their release remains on hold by Immigration and Customs Enforcement pending a review of their immigration status, according to Gaston County Sheriff's Office. The arrests stem from an investigation of a document lab that had equipment and materials to manufacture counterfeit resident alien cards, Social Security cards, birth certificates and driver licenses from six states, according to a release from the Department of Motor Vehicles. DMV inspectors arrested Mario Ziranda, 35, and Elvis Sanchez, 28, at their residence at 272 Roberson Lane, Forest City. They face charges of common law forgery, manufacturing North Carolina driver licenses, felony trafficking of identification documents, possession and delivery of cocaine and misuse of vital records. Searching the Forest City residence revealed ledgers showing hundreds of fake document sales weekly, according to the release. Driver licenses from California, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Ohio and North Carolina were found at the location, along with Social Security cards and a Maryland birth certificate. Investigators also seized $8,000 in cash and 15 grams of cocaine. Sanchez has no legal United States documentation, according to the release. Both are being held on $75,000 secured bond in Rutherford County Jail. DMV spokeswoman Marge Howell said she didn’t know how the three suspects in Gaston County were connected to the Rutherford County suspects, but all were part of the same investigation. “We have had a lot of these things happen, pop up all over the state,” Howell said. The License and Theft Bureau performs more than 3,600 fraud investigations annually, Howell said. “A lot of them are fraudulent document cases,” Howell said. License and theft inspectors from Gaston, Burke, Lincoln, Catawba and Cleveland counties conducted the investigations and made the arrests, according to the release. Law enforcement officials from the Gastonia Police Department, Forest City Police Department and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the arrests. Gastonia Police Sgt. Jimmy West said none of the trio arrested in Gaston County spoke English. One had been here 15 years, another had been here for nine years and the third had been here for six years, he said. “We’ve always had issues with fake driver’s licenses, fake ID cards,” West said. This isn’t the first investigation like this in the county and it won’t be the last, West said. In July, two Hispanic men offered $400 each to a local DMV license examiner to get N.C. driver’s licenses while a third tried to use the identity of someone else to obtain one for him. They, too, were believed to be in the country illegally. “When they come out here they’re looking for a better life. You can’t fault them for that,” West said. “But they don’t do it the right way.” http://www.gastongazette.com/news/bribes-37934-offering-office.html more

Resolved Question: Which State of Traffic Laywer should I consult?

I just moved to California few days ago and still have my Maryland driver's license. I got a speeding ticket yesterday and would like to hire a traffic lawyer to help me. Should I consult one in MD or CA? Thank you very much in advance. more

Resolved Question: I just wrote my first brief for Con Law. Did I do it right?

MARYLAND STATE CONFERENCE OF NAACP BRANCHES v. MARYLAND STATE POLICE 1. The Maryland State Conference of the NAACP has brought charges against the Maryland State Police stating that they violated the plantiffs' Fourth and Fourteenth amendment rights during a traffic stop. 2. This case is being heard in the District Court of Maryland, as the charges are being brought against a State Agency. 3. The Plaintiffs were driving with the flow of traffic along I-95 in Maryland when a State Police Officer began to follow them. The Officer then stopped the plaintiffs several miles later. Upon approach of the vehicle, the officer made verbal acknowledgement of the plaintiffs' races, and harrassed them, calling them "Jamaicans" and stated that there had been problems with people of that race in the area, even though the plaintiffs were not Jamaican. The officer then proceeded to, without probable cause, remove the plaintiffs from the vehicle and search the vehicle thoroughly without consent. The initial reason for the traffic stop is stated by the Officer to have been "speeding." 4. The question is whether or not the 4th and 14th amendment rights of the Plaintiffs had been violated. If, in fact, the events happened as the Plaintiffs suggest, their 4th amendment rights would have been violated when the officer removed the Plaintiffs from the vehicle and thoroughly searched it, and their 14th amendment rights would have been violated when the officers did not provide them with due process in regards to the extensive search of the vehicle. 5. The two sides of the case are the State and the Plaintiffs, the NAACP members. The State contends that: the incident in question did not take place. The accused Officer states that the Plaintiffs were never removed from their vehicle and never searched. The Plaintiffs contend that: they were unlawfully and unconstitutionally racially profiled against in this stop and were, in fact, searched and constitutionally violated. 6. The Court finds that the conduct by the arresting Officer towards the Plaintiffs was a violation of the Plaintiffs constitutional rights to unreasonable search and seizure. more

Resolved Question: Working in Fairfax, possible to live in DC without car?

How is the public transportation? I will have a car but I would also like to gage the traffic from DC into VA. Also, what areas would an upper-20s female enjoy? I like dive bars, people watching, pretty environment, history, good food. I always envisioned myself living in DC, on the Maryland side, so now I am kinda thrown for a loop. I haven't explored VA much, are there active areas there for young professionals? Thank you! more

Voting Question: Should I get a lawyer? traffic violation in Maryland?

Back in early 2008 I was pull over and my tags were taken and I received tickets for driving with suspended registration due to MVA not having record of my Insurance. I was able to resolve the situation and get my insurance information to the MVA and I got my tags back. Apparently, the tickets were still there and becuase they werent paid my driver's license was suspended. I got pull over over the weekend and they took my driver's license and gave me two tickets for driving with a suspended license and got a citation to court... all of this because of something that was wrong in the first place with the MVA. Should I get a lawyer all explain all this and bring my proof to the court?my last question, I meant if I should get a lawyer or just represent myself since it all seems to be a problem with the system more

Resolved Question: if i take 'Traffic Law & Substance Abuse Education Course' in Maryland, are they gonna accept it in Florida?

i want to exchange my international driver's license for Florida one but i'm going to take 'Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education Course' in Maryland. is it going to be accepted in Florida or will i have to take it again? more

Resolved Question: Good last names for a story.?

There are actually a few names I need help with, but if you can only help with one of the names, that's fine. theses are the first names I need help with, I just need last names Keith, is in his late 20s, lives in a high rise apartment in downtown san diego, works as a Police officer. Jessica, the captain of the boating division of the Police Department Frank, captain of the patrol division of the police Kristin, the girlfriend Keith had in high school, before the two lost contact after going to college. Then keith meets up with her in a Traffic stop (lol kinda random). She is a Paramedic with the San Diego Fire Department. Greg, his friend, works at a brewery. Pat, best friend since elementary school, living in New Jersey, will come to San Diego to see Keith at some point in the book, they stay in contact by email, facebook, and text messaging Becky, Keith's cousin, lives in Maryland more

Resolved Question: I was given a ticket for driving a vehicle with suspended registration in New Jersey?

I was pullled over by a Police Officer In New Jersey, but I live in Maryland, the officer explained me that I have suspended tags, but I wasn't notified. He cited me to court. It' is a minor traffic violation? What are the reasons the Motor Vehicles of Maryland had suspended my tags and what I can do to reinstate them or turn them in? more