Walk It Through: The Interstate Ticket
A few miles over on the interstate, a close merge in front of a truck, and an insurance card a month out of date.
On the interstate, a driver is clocked a few miles per hour over the posted limit and pulled over.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Three stops on one road trip. Points on the license, a commercial driver, speeding in a work zone and a third conviction are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Certificate of insuranceThe certificate of insurance or other proof of security, which the insured carries in the vehicle and presents at inspection.
- School zoneAll school property, including the grounds and any abutting street, extending 125 feet along the road from the school grounds, where the limit is fifteen miles per hour during recess or while children are arriving or leaving.