Re: Ticket help

["Bhutta, Mohammed" <MOHAMMEDB@iadb.org>]

>In a message dated 9/15/99 1:14:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>GatlanDanD@Dubuque.deere.com writes:

>> Jason,
>>  In Europe if do it, you loose your driver license for some time. What
you
>>  have done, I think, it IS VERY dangerous for you and other innocent
people
>>  and try to fight the ticket it wouldn't help you. By the way, when you
get
>>  close to a traffic sign it is always better to slow down, some
"friendly"
>>  cops may obey the traffic light !  
>>  Dan 
>>  

>Hey guys don't get me wrong, this was 2 o'clock in the morning and there 
>wasn't a soul in sight.  I just driving the speed limit going though the 
>yellow light.  The officer was telling me if I made the yellow then I 
>wouldn't get one for running the red light.  I knew i made it though the 
>yellow light though.  

>Jason
>> 

Similar thing happened to me in DC last year, around 1:00 AM.  Doing the
limit, get to intersection and turns yellow.  Got pulled over because in DC
you have to stop on yellow.  But's it's one of those situations where you're
so close to the intersection, you'd have to emergency brake to stop and
while you flip a coin in your head about stop/continuing, it's too late and
you've entered the intersection.

Anyway, happy ending to my story is, I went to court with my lawyer friend,
pleaded not guilty and explained that I had just entered the intersection as
the light turned yellow.  The officer maintained throughout that I had not.
Anyhow, it was the case of cutting the baby in half i.e. no points but a $75
fine.  My friend, who defended me, explained that the judge could'nt let me
off scott free since that would imply that the officer was lying and he
could'nt fine me and give me points since that would imply that I was lying,
so he came up with a middle-of-the-line judgement.

Prolly best to take a lawyer with you.

hth

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