Florida,
I got pulled over after school, the cop was in the lane to the left of me, I was on the outside lane of a two lane road. Getting to the crosswalk the kids we're 5 feet from the road, and not ready to cross yet. I kept going while about 2 seconds afterwards the cop stopped and let the students cross, 30 seconds later she pulls me over, and wants to give me a ticket FOR this..
Not Yielding to a Pedestrian "IN" Crosswalk.
Stature #
316.122 Vehicle turning left.--The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, or vehicles lawfully passing on the left of the turning vehicle, which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
OBVIOUSLY this is the INCORRECT stature that she wrote on the ticket!!
The one that she SHOULD have but DID NOT write is this,
316.130 Pedestrian obedience to traffic control devices and traffic regulations.--
(7) When traffic control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger. Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
NOW with this even being, even if she had wrote this down, the students we're not ready to cross, nor had the begun to cross, and I have TWO witnesses to say so on my behalf. I can also prove that her vision must have been distorted from the position of har car on the round-about.
Should I fight this guys!?
It's a $115.50 ticket and she said 3 points on my licenses! I cannot take this big of a blow right now, and I think I have the chance in court, Opinions?
I got pulled over after school, the cop was in the lane to the left of me, I was on the outside lane of a two lane road. Getting to the crosswalk the kids we're 5 feet from the road, and not ready to cross yet. I kept going while about 2 seconds afterwards the cop stopped and let the students cross, 30 seconds later she pulls me over, and wants to give me a ticket FOR this..
Not Yielding to a Pedestrian "IN" Crosswalk.
Stature #
316.122 Vehicle turning left.--The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, or vehicles lawfully passing on the left of the turning vehicle, which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
OBVIOUSLY this is the INCORRECT stature that she wrote on the ticket!!
The one that she SHOULD have but DID NOT write is this,
316.130 Pedestrian obedience to traffic control devices and traffic regulations.--
(7) When traffic control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger. Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
NOW with this even being, even if she had wrote this down, the students we're not ready to cross, nor had the begun to cross, and I have TWO witnesses to say so on my behalf. I can also prove that her vision must have been distorted from the position of har car on the round-about.
Should I fight this guys!?
It's a $115.50 ticket and she said 3 points on my licenses! I cannot take this big of a blow right now, and I think I have the chance in court, Opinions?