[Shotimes] OT: Help! Unfair traffic ticket!

[Ron Childs]

Unfortunately, this case is your word vs. the cop's word. I don't know what 
kind of evidence you can present to prove that you did signal. You may want 
to contact (or join) NMA  http://www.motorists.com/ and see if they can 
offer any help. Perhaps this officer has a history of making these false 
charges.

Maybe an attorney in your area could advise you if testimony from somebody 
such as your AWA to the fact that you ALWAYS signal would carry any weight 
with the court.

As with any ticket, BS or not, you have to decide if one day in court for 
arraignment and another day for trial is worth it compared to the fine.

-Ron Childs  '91


>From: "Christian Kesselring" <ckesselring@sisna.com>
>To: "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [Shotimes] OT: Help!  Unfair traffic ticket!
>Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 13:57:44 -0700
>
>Today, I got a ticket in my SHO for an "improper lane change", and I am
>furious about it.  This cop in an unmarked, untagged CV pulled me over and
>accused me of making several lane changes without signalling.  The signal 
>is
>working...he checked.  What pisses me off is that I know I signalled, as I
>do every single time, so this a**hole had to be either mistaken or making 
>it
>up.  I admit, I was driving fairly aggressively, and that is probably why 
>he
>pulled me over.  For him to cite me for something I didn't even do, or
>rather not doing something I did do, is ludicrous.  Of course, I will go to
>court, but what approach should I take?  Obviously, I am going to plead 
>"Not
>Guilty", does that automatically disqualify me from any bargaining?  I am
>not going to plead "Guilty" to something I know I didn't do!  This isn't 
>one
>of those "Well, I'm not sure how fast I was going" things, I am dead sure.
>What I really want to happen is to walk into the courtroom, explain that I
>did not do what the officer said I did, and walk out with the ticket
>dismissed.  But how do I do that?  Geez, this sucks.  Oh, and by the way,
>this was in Midvale, UT.
>
>Christian Kesselring
>'92 SHO 119k
>'02 PT Cruiser 9k
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