Stop sign ticket?

Question

Today I was pulled over for running a stop sign. The cop said that I had run 2 stop sign's and I was over the speed limit.

It was a 1 lane road and I was following a Uhaul type van infront of me. He didnt stop and i was looking at him and didnt see the signs , i didnt even kknow till i was pulled over.

Anyhow the officer was nice and just gave me a ticket for running 1 sign and a *warning* for speeding (30 in a 25) he did write the warning and the speed in the ticket.

I am young and my insurance rates will spike with the point.I was wondering if i do go to court and explain my case and offer to pay the ticket if they will remove the moving violation for me.

Answer 1

If you have no previous tickets, you may be able to get the ticket off your record if you take a defensive driving course ( 8 hrs). You will learn in that class not to tailgate. This is a frequent cause of accidents and tickets in your case. If you had been further back, you would have seen the stop signs. Check with your local police station for the course. I learned a lot more than I thought I would. Good luck.

Answer 2

It sounds like a strange case. I would go back to the scene and make sure that the STOP signs are there and that they're clearly visible.

The judge won't buy the whole "I was doing what everyone else was doing" argument so your best chance is to question the cop's version. How does he know you were going 30 and not 25 (was he following you or did he have a radar gun)? And, why didn't he pull you over after the first STOP sign?

If you get lucky, the cop may not even show, or even better, try to cast enough doubt on his version that the judge won't have a choice but to throw out the violation. If you lose, depending on your state you can ask for traffic school and that should keep your record clean.

Answer 3

A defensive driving coarse may get the POINTS off your record. It will NOT remove the ticket. Blindly following a Uhaul is not an excuse. It sounds to me that the officer has already given you more leniency that I would expect from a judge.

Answer 4

i decide to be attentive to why cops think of they are able to internet site a motor vehicle working a quit sign with out somebody to corroborate their tale. In a civil case, somebody can't be got here upon accountable with out evidence. This officer can't even get the colour or physique variety maximum appropriate.

Answer 5

Definitely go to court and explain the situation. Make sure that you look and dress the part of an innocent teenager. The judge can't increase the points, only lower them. I would plead guilty with an explanation. The police officer might not even show up.

Answer 6

Let me see if I got this straight. You are going to explain to the judge, that the officer failed to do his job properly, to get out of a "failure to obey street sign" ticket. By admitting that you were following to close???

Sounds like plan...go for it.

Answer 7

Give it a try!
I would have written you a ticket for following too closely because for you to miss two stop signs is not excusable.

Answer 8

in texas we have defensive driving to take care of that type of thing. see if your state has it.

Answer 9

Except personal responsibility, and pay attention next time before you kill someone and spend the next seven years + in prison for homicide.

Answer 10

Go to court.
Fine and any points might be cut in half.
Always say "yes sir, no sir"
"yes your honer, no your honer"
Good luck!