downandoutNYC
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY, NY
What a day. I was taking the lady out for a nice dinner with friends on valentines evening. While making a turn I hit a pot hole and all of a sudden my exhaust became very loud. As I was two blocks from my destination, and with no reasonable (safe) place to pull over, i pressed on for the short remainder. I was pulled over 50 feet from my destination. The officer issued me a summons for Unnecessary Noise. I explained the situation to the officer, who's reply to my was "Yeah, I don't know that.". I parked the car 10 feet from the where I was pulled over, crawled under my car, and with the light of my cell phone noticed that my exhaust pipe broke in between the muffler and resonator. We took a taxi home and had the car sent for repairs the next morning. 400 bucks!!!!
Now i have to appear in court. Can I plead not guilty? I am not sure what to do. It seems reasonable to me that I was acting in the spirit of the law by trying to get to a safe location to leave the car.
Please help!!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
What a day. I was taking the lady out for a nice dinner with friends on valentines evening. While making a turn I hit a pot hole and all of a sudden my exhaust became very loud. As I was two blocks from my destination, and with no reasonable (safe) place to pull over, i pressed on for the short remainder. I was pulled over 50 feet from my destination. The officer issued me a summons for Unnecessary Noise. I explained the situation to the officer, who's reply to my was "Yeah, I don't know that.". I parked the car 10 feet from the where I was pulled over, crawled under my car, and with the light of my cell phone noticed that my exhaust pipe broke in between the muffler and resonator. We took a taxi home and had the car sent for repairs the next morning. 400 bucks!!!!
Now i have to appear in court. Can I plead not guilty? I am not sure what to do. It seems reasonable to me that I was acting in the spirit of the law by trying to get to a safe location to leave the car.
Please help!!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?