In Georgia, one of the most common reasons an officer pulls a vehicle over is for not maintaining your lane. They do this because often not maintaining a lane is an indicator of intoxication. However, if you are sober and you are pulled over for this offense, you are still at risk of getting a ticket—and subsequently points on your license and higher insurance costs.
Georgia law states that “when a road has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, a vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety.” Basically, the law says that you just stay in your marked lane until it is safe to move from your lane. Failure to comply with this is reason enough to be pulled over by an officer of the law and is reason to be issued a Georgia traffic violation ticket for failure to maintain lane.
The key word in this law is “safe.” The police officer must prove that it was not safe for you to move from your lane. However, if you moved from your lane and you did not hit another car and there was no accident then how can the ticketing officer say that it was unsafe for you to move? These are the types of questions that an experienced Alpharetta defense attorney knows to ask when fighting a ticket for failure to maintain lane.
If you have been unfairly accused of not maintaining a lane in Fulton County, Cobb County, DeKalb County, or any other surrounding community you should contact the Law Offices of Scott Miller. Scott Miller is an experienced defense attorney in Alpharetta, Georgia, who knows what it takes to win traffic violation cases. There is never a reason that you should plead guilty to a traffic violation ticket and accept the consequences without fighting first. If you are in need of legal assistance regarding a failure to maintain lane or any other traffic violation in Georgia, contact the Law Offices of Scott Miller at 770-408-1001 today.
