How have courts treated a claim of error in a motor vehicle case?

Even if the claim of error had been properly preserved, we would decline to address the merits of defendant's argument because any error was clearly harmless. (People v. Watson (1956) 46 Cal.2d 818, 836 (Watson).) One of the traffic violations included in Vehicle Code section 2800.2, subdivision (b) is driving under the influence of alcohol. Because this was a charged offense, the jury was instructed on its elements and found defendant guilty. As to the others, of which only two were required, the officer's testimony was unequivocal and undisputed that defendant reached speeds far in excess of posted speed limits and failed to stop at a stop sign and a red traffic signal. There was no room for doubt that defendant satisfied the statutory criteria.

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