[Elfer]

Does anyone have a lawyer who charges a reasonable rate for reckless driving?

81 in a 50 on GW parkway. federal court alexandria.

thanks..

[BlackTalon]

Used Dan Morrisette for one on 95 a few years ago. He was a Dorki in the early years; still jetting around in his 80s 911. Office is out in Manassas area.

BTW, that's an extra-tough one since reckless on Parkway is only 15 mph over the limit.

Not sure what 'reasonable rate' is for you, but you may be in the $1k range for representation.

[911lnv87]

I have used Andrew Simpson, in the past for a reckless driving in Arlington, he was pretty good.

But let black talon says there is no cheap for a reckless driving.

[BikePump]

The way the title of your post read I was hoping for a good story about a lawyer driving his car in an irresponsible manner.

kind of like the headline "Eats Shoots and Leaves". Is it about a robbery or pandas?

[Elfer]

Originally Posted by BikePump

The way the title of your post read I was hoping for a good story about a lawyer driving his car in an irresponsible manner.

kind of like the headline "Eats Shoots and Leaves". Is it about a robbery or pandas?

Yes! This was my exact intention! Good catch by you. You've raised the entire IQ of Dorkiphus, especially when grading on a curve..

[BikePump]

Originally Posted by Elfer

Yes! This was my exact intention! Good catch by you. You've raised the entire IQ of Dorkiphus, especially when grading on a curve..

I try to do my part

[HoodPin]

Elfer, good luck with the defense. AFAIK, the GW Parkway is enforced by US Park Police, and last I was aware the Park Police weren't hooked into the traffic record database with the States, so the points may not appear on your record (unless something's changed in the past several years....).

As for the "up to 10mph over" leeway, I think that averts wasted time in court for speedometer error claims. Slap a set of taller sized tires on the car, and you can get a dyno to misread by quite a bit. Although I understand that in parts of Europe, auto manufacturers are very liable for a big fine, if any of their cars, which is otherwise OEM equipped, proves to have a speedo that's reading less than the actual speed. I think that's why many Porsches seem to read a bit high (2-4mph over) on the OEM speedo.

[Robert in Potomac]

Originally Posted by HoodPin

Elfer, good luck with the defense. AFAIK, the GW Parkway is enforced by US Park Police, and last I was aware the Park Police weren't hooked into the traffic record database with the States, so the points may not appear on your record (unless something's changed in the past several years....).

As for the "up to 10mph over" leeway, I think that averts wasted time in court for speedometer error claims. Slap a set of taller sized tires on the car, and you can get a dyno to misread by quite a bit. Although I understand that in parts of Europe, auto manufacturers are very liable for a big fine, if any of their cars, which is otherwise OEM equipped, proves to have a speedo that's reading less than the actual speed. I think that's why many Porsches seem to read a bit high (2-4mph over) on the OEM speedo.

GW Parkway tickets are adjudicated in the Federal Court in Alexandria (or at least they used to be). Ask me how I know. The magistrate judges tend to be more equitable in their decisions, so good chance of having fine and points reduced somewhat, but that is a generalization. Good luck.

All of my cars' speedometers read over actual speed, some more than others.

[Dr K]

Koalas.

Elfer - sorry for your misfortune. There but for the grace of God...

[Lupin..the..3rd]

GW Pkwy is a moneymaker, no doubt. IME, 30+ over on the parkway costs $1k for the attorney, followed by a $1k fine. The whole "reckless driving" thing is a racket.