What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY
Hi everyone! I'm sorry if I am completely ignorant of traffic tickets & etc but I really don't know anything.
What happened was, I accidentally rear-ended the car in front of me while driving through very heavy traffic. We were moving very slowly and his car was huge whereas mine is tiny, so there was barely any damage (to his car). I wasn't trying to change lanes or anything, just driving slowly through bad traffic on the highway. We both pulled over to the side of the road and I called the police. Anyways, to make a long story short, I now have a ticket for "Moved from Lane Unsafely" 1128A, charge based on the officer's direct observation. The police officer was very nice about it and specifically told me "Here, I gave you a ticket for following too closely. Well, no, it says Moved from Lane Unsafely, but that's the same thing". Also, when he handed me the ticket, he said "Well, here's the ticket and the fine, but don't worry about it, you can argue it down anyways."
I was trying to figure out what exactly is the same about them, but couldn't really find anything. And I am quite confused about this whole ordeal and unsure of what to do. Could someone give me some advice? How much of a fine am I looking at? Do I contest it? I am a medical school student with a good gpa and this is my first traffic violation.
Thank you so much in advance!
Hi everyone! I'm sorry if I am completely ignorant of traffic tickets & etc but I really don't know anything.
What happened was, I accidentally rear-ended the car in front of me while driving through very heavy traffic. We were moving very slowly and his car was huge whereas mine is tiny, so there was barely any damage (to his car). I wasn't trying to change lanes or anything, just driving slowly through bad traffic on the highway. We both pulled over to the side of the road and I called the police. Anyways, to make a long story short, I now have a ticket for "Moved from Lane Unsafely" 1128A, charge based on the officer's direct observation. The police officer was very nice about it and specifically told me "Here, I gave you a ticket for following too closely. Well, no, it says Moved from Lane Unsafely, but that's the same thing". Also, when he handed me the ticket, he said "Well, here's the ticket and the fine, but don't worry about it, you can argue it down anyways."
I was trying to figure out what exactly is the same about them, but couldn't really find anything. And I am quite confused about this whole ordeal and unsure of what to do. Could someone give me some advice? How much of a fine am I looking at? Do I contest it? I am a medical school student with a good gpa and this is my first traffic violation.
Thank you so much in advance!