Town of Amherst, New York
Amherst is a town in Erie County, New York. It is located just northeast of the City of Buffalo. The town is mostly composed of residential communities and serves as a suburb of Buffalo., the estimated population was 129,000. It is the most populated town in upstate New York. The town encompasses the Village of Williamsville.
Traffic Tickets in the Town of Amherst
Interstate 90 (New York State Thruway) runs east-west across the southern town line. Also going through Amherst are the spur routes of Interstate 290 (Youngman Expressway) and Interstate 390 (Lockport Expressway). The speed limit through Amherst is reduced to 55 mph as compared to the higher 65 mph speed limit. Many motorists do not notice the reduced speed limit and end up with a speeding ticket. Numerous traffic stops are of Canadian motorists. When crossing the border into the US, Canadian motorists very often do not adjust properly between kilometers per hour in Canada and miles per hour in the United States. Traffic stops on the interstate highways are almost always conducted by New York State Police.
Traffic tickets are also issued on local town roads. The busiest of them are US-62, NYS-5 (Main Street), NYS- 78 (Transit Road), NYS- 240 (Harlem Road), NYS- 263 (Grover Cleveland Highway, Millersport Highway), NYS- 270 (Campbell Boulevard), NYS- 277 (North Forest Road, Union Road) (NY 324), and NYS- 324 (Sheridan Drive). The local roads are usually handled by the Amherst Police Department. In addition, SUNY Buffalo has their own police force that conducts traffic patrols around the campus. Traffic related charges are scheduled in the Town of Amherst Justice Court (Amherst Town Court). The only exceptions are for violations originating from the Village of Williamsville. The village has its own justice court.
If you were charged with VTL 1180B “speeding in a 55 mph zone”, or any other moving violation, you have options. It is not required that you plead guilty, even if you committed the alleged offense. A good traffic ticket lawyer should be able to get your charges reduced or dismissed regardless of the circumstances leading up to the ticket. You can contact the Benjamin Goldman Law Office for more information.
The Benjamin Goldman Law Office
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