Written by Gregory Monte.
Last week I published two blog posts dealing with state inspections of motor vehicles:
Well, they were pretty timely, because my son returned from his PA inspection the other day and guess what?
He failed to pass.
Were his brakes bad? No.
Did he have pieces of metal hanging off his car ready to fall off and endanger other drivers? No.
How about his tires – were they worn to the point of baldness? No, although we did order four new ones because one was flat and he wanted them to have equal wear.
It turns out that he failed, not for any real safety reason, but because there was a small chip in his windshield which “obstructed” his view. I will let you judge for yourself how dangerous this “obstruction” actually is …
Here is a picture looking into the car from the front. Do you see the “obstruction?”
When I blow up the area, it is more obvious:
How about a perspective from inside the car? This next picture is looking out from the driver’s seat:
Do you see anything there that would block your driving view?
But, of course, inspections are all about safety, right?
I think not. That small chip is going to cost me a small fortune.
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Coming Soon – Using the Traffic Defense Method to Beat a Speeding Ticket
Applying the Traffic Ticket Defense Method to Challenge a Citation.
This is a seven-page, detailed explanation of my three-step method for challenging any traffic ticket. I use the “Driving at a Safe Speed” statute from Pennsylvania to illustrate this method, but it can be applied to any other statute that you might be cited for in the vehicle code.
In addition, no matter what state you live in, the procedure is the same: you need to understand the statute you allegedly violated, look for technicalities in that statute and (most importantly) find case law to support/reveal those technicalities.
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The Pennsylvania Stop Sign Defense Strategy in a Nutshell.
This is a one-page, eight-point summary of the strategy I discovered while researching ways of beating unfair stop sign tickets. It is specifically geared to Pennsylvania but can also be applied to most other states.
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My Son’s Opening Trial Statement at the Court of Common Pleas.
This is an elegant, one-page, powerfully concise expression of my defense strategy.
The Brief – My Son’s Case Brief for the Court of Common Pleas
- An eighteen-page argument for why an illegal stop sign is not enforceable.
- Requested by the President Judge at Wayne County, PA, Court of Common Pleas.
- A highly distilled application of the Pennsylvania Stop Sign Ticket Defense.
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