Author Archives: Luke Nichols

About Luke Nichols

Luke Nichols practices almost exclusively traffic law in Northern Virginia. His primary practice areas include reckless driving, speeding, DUI/DWI, refusal, hit-and-run, driving on a suspended license, and driving on a revoked license. Mr. Nichols has represented hundreds of Virginia drivers. You can also connect with Luke on Google+

Virginia Texting While Driving Laws

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Luke Nichols

Here is a fun little video we made about Virginia texting while driving laws. It answers some questions you may have about what kind of texting is allowed while driving in Virginia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGszoT2YBkk Surprisingly, there is a lot of bad … Continue reading →

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Moving Radar Defenses: Shadowing Error

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Luke Nichols

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Common Speeding Ticket Defenses: Pacing on a Curve

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Luke Nichols

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Why do they call it Drunk Driving when you aren’t driving?

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Luke Nichols

In Virginia, you don’t have to be driving to get found guilty of DUI/DWI. DUI applies to “operating” a vehicle not just “driving”. Driving a vehicle requires motion. Operation just requires control. A person can be controlling or operating a … Continue reading →

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