Blakeh1301
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)- Michigan
I was recently given a ticket for "failure to obey traffic signal"
1. it was extremely snowy outside
2. i was goin 27 in a 45 coming down a hill
When approaching the light i see two things.
1. a police officer to the left of me waiting to go Southbound (i was going eastbound).
2. the light was green.
Upon coming to the light it turned yellow when i was about 50 yards away from the white line i was to stop at.
I applied my breaks but considering the slant i was coming down as well as the conditions of the road my vehicles breaks locked up and started to slide.
I let off the break and continued through the traffic light.
When i was half way through the intersection(was a pretty large intersection) the light turned red.
1. there is no way i could have stopped without being in the middle of the intersection
2. proceeding through the light was yellow up until the point where i was about to pass under the light(already passed the white line and in the middle of the intersection)
This ticket will give me 2 points as well as cost me 140 dollars.
I DO NOT think it is deserved but considering you are the experts i figured i would ask you guys instead
i plan on taking this to a magistrate and pleading my case with her/him.
Thank you in advance!
-Blake
Edit: considering i was recently diagnosed with PTSD im not sure if i could bring that up as another reason other then the fact that what i did was a safer bet then stopping in the middle of oncoming traffic as to why i proceeded through the yellow light.
I really just cant afford this ticket nor the points that come along with it.
I was recently given a ticket for "failure to obey traffic signal"
1. it was extremely snowy outside
2. i was goin 27 in a 45 coming down a hill
When approaching the light i see two things.
1. a police officer to the left of me waiting to go Southbound (i was going eastbound).
2. the light was green.
Upon coming to the light it turned yellow when i was about 50 yards away from the white line i was to stop at.
I applied my breaks but considering the slant i was coming down as well as the conditions of the road my vehicles breaks locked up and started to slide.
I let off the break and continued through the traffic light.
When i was half way through the intersection(was a pretty large intersection) the light turned red.
1. there is no way i could have stopped without being in the middle of the intersection
2. proceeding through the light was yellow up until the point where i was about to pass under the light(already passed the white line and in the middle of the intersection)
This ticket will give me 2 points as well as cost me 140 dollars.
I DO NOT think it is deserved but considering you are the experts i figured i would ask you guys instead
i plan on taking this to a magistrate and pleading my case with her/him.
Thank you in advance!
-Blake
Edit: considering i was recently diagnosed with PTSD im not sure if i could bring that up as another reason other then the fact that what i did was a safer bet then stopping in the middle of oncoming traffic as to why i proceeded through the yellow light.
I really just cant afford this ticket nor the points that come along with it.
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