iaminnocent
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
I recently got pulled over for two violations:
I was yielding to oncomming traffic at an intersection one night while trying to make a left turn. When I thought it was safe, I stepped on the gas but didn't see a pedestrian beginning to cross the street (coming from the opposite side of the street on the left crosswalk). I immediately stomped on the brakes but I had already startled the guy and he jumped back to the sidewalk. This was a large intersection so I still had some distance from him. I then waited for him to cross but he just stood there looking at me, so I proceeded to turn and sped away, apparantly going 52 in a 35 mph zone (actually, the speed limit was 40)
A cop following behind stopped me for "failure to yield to a pedestrian" and speeding.
1) Can the speeding violation be thrown out due to the cop writing the incorrect speed limit on the citation?
2) DMV Code 21950(a) states:
21950. (a) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
pretty vague ... I feel that I yielded by stopping and waiting. Do I have a case?
I recently got pulled over for two violations:
I was yielding to oncomming traffic at an intersection one night while trying to make a left turn. When I thought it was safe, I stepped on the gas but didn't see a pedestrian beginning to cross the street (coming from the opposite side of the street on the left crosswalk). I immediately stomped on the brakes but I had already startled the guy and he jumped back to the sidewalk. This was a large intersection so I still had some distance from him. I then waited for him to cross but he just stood there looking at me, so I proceeded to turn and sped away, apparantly going 52 in a 35 mph zone (actually, the speed limit was 40)
A cop following behind stopped me for "failure to yield to a pedestrian" and speeding.
1) Can the speeding violation be thrown out due to the cop writing the incorrect speed limit on the citation?
2) DMV Code 21950(a) states:
21950. (a) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
pretty vague ... I feel that I yielded by stopping and waiting. Do I have a case?