Cartersville Law Blog

Going out for a few drinks with your friends is a common activity you enjoy. A night out with friends is a fun way to unwind. But after you have had a drink or two, you might not know if you should drive home. You do not feel drunk but you do not want to risk getting charged with a DUI. Can a police officer arrest you for driving while under the influence even if you are not drunk?

If you are not drunk can you still be charged?

Plate spinning is an art that started in the circus and has now been mastered by nearly every parent in the U.S.

Each spinning plate on a pole represents one critical priority in your life. Those priorities, spinning at a dizzying speed, include: children, marriages, work, chores, relationships with friends, relationships with family, financial planning, self-care, pets, etc.

Whether you are driving through town or cruising on the interstate, you share the road with other motorists. When you travel I-75 you certainly see plenty of semi-trucks hauling along. When you got your license, you learned the basics of being a safe driver. Today, you continue to use these skills and other tips you’ve picked up along the way.

Now that your teen is eager to get behind the wheel, you want to make sure that you pass on the best knowledge you can. Driving alongside tractor-trailers can be intimidating for both new and seasoned drivers. A crash with a truck may result in serious injuries. Help eliminate some of your child’s fear by talking to them about sharing the road with trucks.

Disobeying the speed limit is not a rare crime. The truth is, many Georgia drivers do it every day for a multitude of reasons—some perhaps justifiable, and many others not. Regardless, for lead-footed motorists, when an officer pulls them over, they can usually expect a costly ticket. This can bring negative consequences to an individual’s insurance rates, and for commercial drivers, possibly detrimental effects to their career.

To be sure, speeding puts many other people at risk besides the driver who’s doing it, which is logically why penalties exist. Still, what if a driver was going over the limit because of an emergency? What if the officer’s speed determination was wrong? These are just a couple grounds for fighting a ticket, and for drivers who feel they’ve been wrongly accused, such defenses could save them from an expensive burden.