New York State
I was up in Ithaca, NY over the weekend and rolled through a four-way stop sign (with flashing red lights) and made a right turn. It was early in the morning, there was no other traffic, and normally I would have completely stopped, but for some reason, I just didn't.
And, as I made the turn, on the right was a Cornell policeman, who was hidden from view as I approached the light. I knew immediately that he would pull me over, tried to reason with him, but he issued me a NY State uniform traffic ticket for a violation of NYZ V&T Law Sec. 1172 Sub. A.
I have a pretty spotless driving record (29 yrs old, one ticket for speeding back in 1997), but I've heard that if you go to court, sometimes the officer doesn't show up and you can get out of the ticket, or get the penalty reduced. Since I'm from out of state, there's a chance that the officer will assume that I won't show up, but I have no idea how to argue my way out of the ticket.
An out-of-state moving violation is 2 points in NJ, which I don't think will affect my insurance, but I'd rather not have a moving violation on my record.
I basically just wasn't paying attention and got caught. Do I have any chance if I go to court? Could I get the violation reduced to something without points.
Please help.
Thanks,
Mike
I was up in Ithaca, NY over the weekend and rolled through a four-way stop sign (with flashing red lights) and made a right turn. It was early in the morning, there was no other traffic, and normally I would have completely stopped, but for some reason, I just didn't.
And, as I made the turn, on the right was a Cornell policeman, who was hidden from view as I approached the light. I knew immediately that he would pull me over, tried to reason with him, but he issued me a NY State uniform traffic ticket for a violation of NYZ V&T Law Sec. 1172 Sub. A.
I have a pretty spotless driving record (29 yrs old, one ticket for speeding back in 1997), but I've heard that if you go to court, sometimes the officer doesn't show up and you can get out of the ticket, or get the penalty reduced. Since I'm from out of state, there's a chance that the officer will assume that I won't show up, but I have no idea how to argue my way out of the ticket.
An out-of-state moving violation is 2 points in NJ, which I don't think will affect my insurance, but I'd rather not have a moving violation on my record.
I basically just wasn't paying attention and got caught. Do I have any chance if I go to court? Could I get the violation reduced to something without points.
Please help.
Thanks,
Mike