Traffic Tickets Driving Car States People Drivers Meaning

In the United States, police officers give drivers traffic tickets for many different kinds of "traffic offenses" or violations of driving rules. Before you begin driving in the States, it is very important to learn the "rules of the road," or the rules and laws that tell people what is and what is not allowed while driving.

Getting traffic tickets is very expensive because you have to pay fines. Also, when you get a traffic ticket, your "auto insurance" (the service that pays you money if your car is stolen or in an accident) usually becomes more expensive. If you get many traffic tickets, you might even "lose your license," meaning that the government takes away your driver's license.

Probably the most common traffic tickets are for speeding, running red lights, and not stopping at a stop sign. But there are many other types of traffic offenses. For example, you can get a ticket for "failing" (not doing something) to "yield (to let pass) to a pedestrian (a person who is walking)," which means that you should have stopped your car so that someone could walk, but you didn't.

You can get a ticket for driving without your license, registration, or proof of insurance. In many states, drivers can get traffic tickets for driving without wearing their seat belts, or for letting "passengers" (other people who are in the car but not driving) ride in the car without wearing their seat belts. People also get tickets for "driving under the influence," meaning that they were drinking alcohol before or while they were driving, which impaired their "judgment," or their ability to make decisions.