Driving tickets with US residents

[Wuozopo 4,293]

1 hour ago, corvusheart said:

So if he got a ticket before interview and when he disclosed it would it delay things? Would it complicate things?

I had a speeding ticket. I was approved on the spot at my citizenship interview and was scheduled for the next ceremony about three weeks off.

[Alema_2011 33]

9 hours ago, Diane and Chris said:

Or maybe middle of the road?  Nope, don’t do that!  🚔🏼

Who drives in the middle of the road . Not even cyclists. Is he blind or something? I’m confused now 

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

If his rOC and N400 are both pending you will probably get an approval soon. My advice is to apply for the driving license.. it sounds like he doesn’t have my kind of driving experience...he may not even pass the permit test, written test or driving test by then but at least he can start the process. 

[JFH 12,191]

He will also need to look into the requirements regarding his medical condition. I have epilepsy and I have to submit certain medical documents regarding my fitness to drive and date of my last seizure, etc. 

 

If he has a condition that could cause him to speed or read-end someone, tickets and potential problems with citizenship are the least of his worries. He could seriously injure or kill himself or others. 

[Dashinka 24,793]

My wife was in the same boat when she came over,but in our case she had to learn to drive (she hadn’t driven a car in over 20 years) since we really do not have public transportation in our area.  Fast forward 3 years and she did have one traffic citation for supposedly Turing left on a red light (it was yellow when she started her turn, but there really is no arguing with the police at least during the stop).  Anyway, she filed her N400, and honestly we completely forgot about the ticket when she filed, but remembered it later.  She did disclose it at the interview and it had no impact on her naturalization.

 

Good Luck!

[Wuozopo 4,293]

1 hour ago, Alema_2011 said:

Who drives in the middle of the road . Not even cyclists. Is he blind or something? I’m confused now 

Forget it. It was an off topic bit of wit that went over your head. 

[Boiler 46,107]

There are quite a few of MoR types down in the CEHST forum btw.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

13 hours ago, corvusheart said:

He's never driven ever in his life and has attention problems.

My wife had never driven a car a day before in her life before she got here. She was trying to treat the car like a scooter and I had to correct her style of driving. Now she is more cautious than I am in regards to driving. 

 

Attention problems? 

[kemm360 144]

17 hours ago, corvusheart said:

He's never driven ever in his life and has attention problems.

Then let him stay on foot 😊

Edited September 2, 2018 by kemm360

[bakphx1 789]

Well I will be a minority voice here.  I don’t think anyone not comfortable driving should be doing so.  If he wants to practice until then or just not drive and he’s able to get around that way, there’s no harm in letting sleeping dogs lie.

 

My husband never drove and found big city traffic terrifying and got disoriented as to location easily (one street corner in Phoenix looks much like the last).  He’s just now (10 months later)  feeling like he could start learning.  I would never rush anyone to drive if they didn’t feel comfortable with it.  

Edited September 2, 2018 by bakphx1

[Wuozopo 4,293]

7 minutes ago, bakphx1 said:

Well I will be a minority voice here.  I don’t think anyone not comfortable driving should be doing so.  If he wants to practice until then or just not drive and he’s able to get around that way, there’s no harm in letting sleeping dogs lie.

The OP said her husband wants to get his license. He's been here over four years.

The question she poses is-- if he gets a traffic ticket, will he be denied citizenship. 

 

[EM_Vandaveer 2,417]

9 hours ago, Alema_2011 said:

Who drives in the middle of the road . Not even cyclists. Is he blind or something? I’m confused now 

Many people especially on rural roads.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

1 hour ago, bakphx1 said:

Well I will be a minority voice here.  I don’t think anyone not comfortable driving should be doing so.  If he wants to practice until then or just not drive and he’s able to get around that way, there’s no harm in letting sleeping dogs lie.

 

My husband never drove and found big city traffic terrifying and got disoriented as to location easily (one street corner in Phoenix looks much like the last).  He’s just now (10 months later)  feeling like he could start learning.  I would never rush anyone to drive if they didn’t feel comfortable with it.  

My wife was the same way and it took a good year for her to get the nerve up to get a DL. Even then she avoided the CA freeways like the plague and stuck primarily to surface streets.

[bakphx1 789]

7 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

The OP said her husband wants to get his license. He's been here over four years.

The question she poses is-- if he gets a traffic ticket, will he be denied citizenship. 

 

True, I got away from the question as I scrolled through the replies and generally remembered he wasn’t comfortable about driving.  It just sounds like he’s trying to avoid any potential problem.  

[2018JNJ 141]

On 9/1/2018 at 8:55 PM, Boiler said:

What if he drives liberally?

 

 

 

 

He'll go broke..😄

 

jj