North Carolina Traffic Tickets

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This is the beginning of my second year blogging about North Carolina Traffic Tickets.  I want to thank the almost 3,000 people who have viewed this blog over the past year.  When I started it, I was just trying to keep people more informed about issues involving traffic tickets.  I hope it has helped.

As you are aware, there have been several political races for District Attorney in several judicial districts.We can expect a lot of change in several counties as sitting district attorneys have either left or have been voted out in the primary elections.  I believe voters are looking for a change from the hard nosed positions some district attorneys have been taking on simple traffic violations. In addition to Wake County, I believe that there are three. (1) Ron Moore, the long-time district attorney in Buncombe County, was defeated in the Democratic primary by defense attorney Todd Williams. No Republican is running so Williams will be the next district attorney in Asheville. (2) Melissa Pelfrey, the district attorney in district 6A, lost to Valerie Asbell, the district attorney in district 6B, in the Democratic primary for district attorney in the new consolidated district 6.  This district now covers Halifax and North Hampton Counties (3) In district 25 – Caldwell, Burke, and Catawba Counties – sitting district attorney Jay Gaither trailed David Learner in the Republican primary, but Learner fell just short of the needed 40% and Gaither has called for a runoff. No Democrat is running in the district so the runoff will decide the position.

In Wake County, Lorrin Freeman won the Democratic primary and there will be a runoff between long-time Assistant District Attorney Jeff Cruden leads John Bryant in the Republican primary for district attorney.

No sitting judges have been voted out yet, but there will be several contested seats in November.  One will be in Wake County where Judge Meyer is being challenged.  Judge Meyer has never run for a seat.  He was appointed to replace Judge Ruth when she left her seat after the issued with back dated judgments.

The State Troopers have been stepping up their efforts toward speeders the last few weeks and it is expected to continue until the end of the month.  We have seen a big increase in the number of tickets written.  In addition, the Click it or Ticket campaign has started again.  Make sure you are wearing your seat belt in the proper manner.  North Carolina Law requires that the seat belt be worn properly.  So make sure you are wearing your shoulder strap the correct way and not under your arm.

Finally, although school is getting out for most traditional calendars at the end of this month or the beginning of next month, there are still a lot of year round schools.  As a results, please make sure you keep an eye out for school buses and school zones.  These tickets are much more difficult to keep off your insurance and in the case of passing a school bus, you cannot get a Prayer for Judgment.