Comments on: Reckless Driving

By: Jason Witt

Jason Witt — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:21:43 +0000

What are your thoughts on officers and ADA’s who believe that traveling more than 15 mph over the speed limit is automatically reckless driving? Seems to me that if no other cars are around it can’t be reckless driving.

By: linda

linda — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:21:56 +0000

I was coming home today and a semi ws topped at red light and I was also to take a left he to take a right. there was no traffice in my lane behind me nor on the road next to me (empty strret) I jestured let me take left and you can have the whole street.. so he pulls up in front of my car .. rudley to make me back up .. hence causing all traffice to start to fill up and making himself struggle .. as i had delayed in backing up thinking he was trying to get his truck straightened out to make the turn .. plate /tag LR5692 .. needs safety class’s or get off the road ..

By: JayM

JayM — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:55:17 +0000

Can an ordinary citizen file a criminal complaint against a law enforcement officer (NCHP) for his clear violation of reckless/aggressive driving statutes by engaging in so-called “hot pursuit” of a traffic violator which endangers others on the highway? Under what circumstances?

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:57:04 +0000

Hi, One of my friend got (G.S.20-140(A)) and NO SPEEDING what could be the worst consequences, please suggest as soon as possible.

By: Gwendolyn Carr

Gwendolyn Carr — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:25:29 +0000

Sorry, but you just need to stop talking and pay the fine! You switched lanes at the wrong darn time; conviencing yourself, which almost caused a pile-up! ..Then, you actually argued with and challenged the Police Officer! Now, you’re throwing in your far-gone pregnant wife’s “could-be” observations (like, what else would she say, duh)! In other words, you made an improper move; like all of us sometimes do. Just stop whining, stop arguing with Police Officers, stop soliciting others’ opinions to match yours. Just scrape up the money, pay the fine, and try to drive more responsibly from now on! I’m sorry, but, I’ve been there too.. It was my mother who told me to “shut up lying and making up stuff! And don’t you ever sass out not nay-nutha cop. Go pay that Ticket, then put your Driver License on my dresser!”. I didn’t get my D.L. Back for a whole month; I was 17, and I’ve never forgotten! Okay, your reaction probably isn’t as bad as mine was, but, still, think about it! Pay that Fine, then let it go!

By: AnOp

AnOp — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:08:06 +0000

Three days back, I have been issued a citation for driving my car on a highway @84mph in 65mph zone G.S.20-141 in Charlotte and have a court date in about 3 weeks.

I have a clean driving record and have NC driving license.

What are the options available to me for minimizing my possibly resultant difficulties?

Please advise. Thanks.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:28:50 +0000

A NC State trooper pulled up to me in Goldsboro when i was going 30 mph coming up to stop light. He said I was going 80mph in a 55 zone. I asked where I was speeding , he said “You were speeding way back in New Bern. That was 62 miles away from where he puled me over?????? I got a court date tomorow for speeding and reckless dring since I apparently was going over 79 mph?
Can he do that? If I am reclessly endangering the public, isnt the officer liable for letting to continue to do so for 62 miles?

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:08:49 +0000

I was accused of reckless driving the other day. I was driving in the straight lane at 35mph and when the turning lane light turned green traffic began to go forward. One vehicle was not paying attention, so the vehicles ahead drove ahead leaving a substantial gap. I then put my turn signal on and changed lanes into the turning lane and then continued into the far left turning lane, which there was no vehicles around. I had my 8 month pregnant wife in the vehicle and she was also able to look at the lanes and see that no vehicles were at an unsafe distance. After I got into the far left lane, I went throught the light and the cop pulled me over. The officer stated that he was in the straight lane and through his rearview saw me change lanes causing vehicles in the left lane to slam on brakes and almost hitting a vehicle in the far left lane. I told the officer that I had enough time to put on my turn signal and look for any traffic before switching lanes and that there was no way anyone had slam their brake due to the fact that I was doing the speed limit and the other vehicles had just begun to go forward and did not have to apply my brake until I was pulled over. I asked him how he Could of seen all of this through his rearview mirror and I asked to explain the charges. He got defensive and state that in his opinion it was reckless driving and im lucky to not have cause an accident, if I had a a problem to take it up in court. Ive talked to all the supervisers after the citation and they said it was out of there hands and there was nothing they could. It was the officers word against mine. I feel that I obeyed every law and see no reason to pay hundreds of dollars for nothing. any suggestions?

By: Amy Platt

Amy Platt — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:02:17 +0000

Recently a registered sex offender was involved in an automobile collision which resulted in the death of my 16 year old daughter, a passenger in the car he hit head on. His over sized 4×4 truck smashed the front of his ex-girlfriends car on the passengers side where my daughter was sitting it then flipped over and landed on top of her car in the same direction of travel and then the truck caught on fire. He was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle. He was never charged with probation violation and no one ever really investigated the fact that he had been stalking and harassing the driver of the car . He told the police he swirved to miss a cat but there were no skid marks and her car was completely mangled. The Highway Patrol said he did not put that in his report because he did not believe there was ever a cat in the road. Now my husband and I have to figure out to pay 200,000.00 dollars in hospital bills because he is 20 yrs old and had minimal insurance and can’t keep a job . We were told he would probably get community service and may be loose his license for a year. I continuously receive emails from people telling me this guy is a ” MONSTER” he has harassed there daughters and they are sorry for our lose, they cannot understand why such a minimal charge.

By: Shea Denning

Shea Denning — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:58:30 +0000

Impaired driving and reckless driving are not as closely linked as they once were under North Carolina law. Before enactment of the Safe Roads Act of 1983, reckless driving was a lesser included offense of DWI. That is no longer the case. In In re Martin, 333 N.C. 242 (1993), a judge was censured for the improper practice of convicting defendants of reckless driving when they were charged with impaired driving.