o mannn
WHHHEEWW thats a tough one. Pugilist pretty much nailed it. Written declaration, then proceed to court if you loose (given he writes back). IN the declaration make it simple and sweet, your just looking for hte officer not to reply. Say something like, o... the sign was blocked by a .... flying kite, whatever, just make it so the officer does have to refute your statement, but dont like by saying there was no sign etc. You could try alittle white lie and say it had hours of crossing, and you were within the hours now that would really be annoying to go back and see. Basically just try to hope he doesnt respond. O yeah, check out if the sign was accross the traffic or before. Most no turn signs need to be placed abudding to the drivers side so they can see it in case there is traffic or something obstructing the view of it. SOOOOOOO if it was accross the street where they were driving, take a look at the cal trans engineering handbook and makes ure they followed the guidelines for posting that sign int he right place. all right turn signs i have seen are in direct visible view, about 8-12 feet before the intersection. Or if it is accross the intersection it is pposted very high, so you can see above standard moving vehicles. Good luck. Although your guilty as hell and it wreeks, i suggest this advice because in CA the insurance rates that are given to drivers are incredibly high and obsurd. Get 2 points and kiss your arse goodbye. Thats why you m ust try to contest as much as possible and use your traffic schools approriatly. 1 $200 citation for the court makes a $300+ EXTRA fee annually to you.
