I approach an interection with a red light. When I got close to the intersection I move toward the right to prepare a right turn. After I made a complete two second stop and process, the traffic photo took a picture of me. Is the traffic photo too sensitive that it might thought I ran a red light? I don't think I did anything wrong. And if I get a ticket, can I fight it?
2007-02-13 10:01:06 · 11 answers · asked by Tim V 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Was there a sign at the intersection that said, "No right turn on red?"
2007-02-13 10:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by Peanut Butter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can ALWAYS fight a ticket. Unless their is a sign ( or a law ) stating that you cannot make a right turn on a red light. Some places do not allow right turns on a red during certain hours. You can ask when the camera was last serviced - if it has been too long, you will most likely win. Do a trial by declaration so you can make a logical arguement. In the meantime, go get the book that is titled something like "How to get out of a traffic ticket" ... Good Luck ... it may be the law ... but the law isn't always right.
2007-02-13 10:06:24 · answer #2 · answered by neilmood 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HA! The EXACT same thing happened to me, too!
Where I live, a live person (traffic cop) has to review all the photos from the camera and make the final decision to mail out the citations. If your city's camera system is from the same company, then yours' will have to be reviewed, also, assuming the machine took your photo in the first place (which it shouldn't if it's set correctly).
The guy that read my photo was obviously an idiot, because I even had a green (right) arrow, that shows up in the photo.
I applied for an appeal, and never heard from the city, again, because 1000s of people applied for their own appeals and there wasn't any room in the court system for all the appeals. After 90 days the citations are automatically dropped (I had to hear about this on the radio).
One thing that "bought me time" was that I had to switch the citation from my wife's name to my name. That might not apply to you, but it bought me 40 days out of the 90.
If it ever happens again we'll be going that "delay" route.
I still wanted my day in court to find out who the idiot traffic cop was.
good luck!
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2007-02-13 10:08:54 · answer #3 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you know that you haven't done anything wrong, and that it might be a glitch or some sort, I say that you notify them.
The Traffic Photo could be you proof, saying if it's possible to turn this wide normally going fast enough to read as running a red light? There has to be something wrong then.
Anyway, I say you explore it more, and try to find out how it could have happen, and when you're positive of your final analysis, you should notify them about it.
2007-02-13 10:06:37 · answer #4 · answered by JJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Right on Red or No Right between 7 am and 9 am could be what you did wrong...you can always fight it. If you show up and the cop does not show up you have a good chance of having it thrown out
2007-02-13 10:05:05 · answer #5 · answered by dentalrep 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends if the intersection had a no turn on red sign. Usually they almost always take the shot either way. There is a spray out there you can by that makes your liscence plate to reflective for a camera or infra red camera to see it, its just a glare. I use that on my motor cycle, no snap shot tickets yet and plenty of offenses
2007-02-13 10:08:33 · answer #6 · answered by i am corban 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some intersections wont let you turn right if the light is red and they should have a sign saying it.
2007-02-13 10:17:22 · answer #7 · answered by marissa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can fight any ticket, doent mean you are going to win...
2007-02-13 10:03:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can fight it. I would request a jury trial. That way just one person has to agree with you.
2007-02-13 10:05:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Totally, if you know for sure that you did NOTHING wrong. Then why pay for something that you didn't do?????
2007-02-13 10:16:16 · answer #10 · answered by thislittlepiggie19 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋