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Old 10-10-2008, 09:31 AM
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Failure to Yield

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio

My fiance was involved in a traffic stop which ended up getting her a ticket for failure to yield from a driveway or non roadway. She was leaving work at 1:00am and there was minimal traffic at that time. There was no accident or risk of an accident.

We feel that she was being profiled for a DUI but when she was found to not be intoxicated, that she was given a bogus citation.

Is the failure to yield used primarily for traffic accidents, and at what point is it a viable ticketing situation?
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Old 10-10-2008, 10:07 AM
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What EXACTLY was she charged with?
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Old 10-10-2008, 07:55 PM
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If she caused any traffic to have to take evasive action (hitting the brakes, swerving, etc.), even if it did not result in an accident, she failed to yield entering the roadway. It sounds like the officer felt she made an unsafe move.
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