Legal Questions

If you get a traffic ticket, traffic school may end up being just a small part of what you may have to face.

Some traffic tickets can come along with some pretty surprising fines, and you might soon discover that what you don’t know can cost you.

Feeling a little powerless in your current job? Become a crossing guard! If drivers disobey you, they will be facing a fine of nearly $200.00. This offense can be masked on a driving record with traffic school, however.

Do you have difficulty hanging a picture straight? Then you better let someone else put on your new registration tag. The fine for improperly attaching a current registration tab will set you back nearly $100.00.

Don’t even think about hopping on junior’s motor scooter and driving it while under the influence. Your fine? Nearly $300.00.

And just in case it was on your ‘To Do’ list, you better cross off knowingly transporting radioactive materials without a required license. If you are apprehended for this violation, your wallet will be just shy of $20,000. You can always to ask if you can attend traffic school for this violation from your prison cell, but don’t hold your breath.

In an effort to help you avoid future citations, I asked officer Stan Sokolis of the LAPD which traffic offense bothers him most.

“It really bothers me when people go straight through an intersection from a right-turn lane. Everyone else sits at the red light like they are supposed to and then when the light turns green, someone cuts out in front from the lane that is supposed to be turning right.”

This violation is referred to as ‘improper passing on the right’, you would be able to attend traffic school for it, and you will get a fine that is well over $100.

I then asked officer Sokolis, what annoys him most AFTER he pulls people over.

“I don’t like it when people question my integrity. I say I saw one thing and they insist that I didn’t see it. I mean, I know what I saw. Then they will say something like, ‘I will see you in court’. And I think-no problem!”

After Stan gets through with them in court, then they can spend some quality time participating in traffic school online.