denvertourist
Junior Member
Hi,
I recently visited Denver and was making a left turn at a junction. I went to make the turn but at the last minute saw a car and immediately braked. No contact was made (it was a sort of "near miss"). The problem is that the other car was a police car. :-(.
The police officer pulled over and stopped as I also remained stopped in the middle of the junction. I gestured to him to say I was sorry. As I was blocking the junction I then made my turn onto the road I was turning onto and pulled over (so that the police officer could talk to me if he wanted to). The police car moved away and I sat for a few minutes to calm down before driving off.
I am obviously very glad that there was no accident and that at the last minute i did see the guy but I'm now worried that I will get a ticket. Is it likely that i will get a ticket? How long will it be before i know if i have one? Can the police here issue tickets even if they do not talk to the person? Did I actually committ any offence given that at the last minute I did see the guy and averted an accident? Normally in my country if the police wished to talk a driver (but were in the wrong position) they would put their sirens and lights on, do a U-turn and pull the driver over (at least this is what i believe happens since I've never actually been pulled over myself but my mate has).
Just looking for some local advice.
... a worried tourist.
ps. Denver is a very nice city!
I recently visited Denver and was making a left turn at a junction. I went to make the turn but at the last minute saw a car and immediately braked. No contact was made (it was a sort of "near miss"). The problem is that the other car was a police car. :-(.
The police officer pulled over and stopped as I also remained stopped in the middle of the junction. I gestured to him to say I was sorry. As I was blocking the junction I then made my turn onto the road I was turning onto and pulled over (so that the police officer could talk to me if he wanted to). The police car moved away and I sat for a few minutes to calm down before driving off.
I am obviously very glad that there was no accident and that at the last minute i did see the guy but I'm now worried that I will get a ticket. Is it likely that i will get a ticket? How long will it be before i know if i have one? Can the police here issue tickets even if they do not talk to the person? Did I actually committ any offence given that at the last minute I did see the guy and averted an accident? Normally in my country if the police wished to talk a driver (but were in the wrong position) they would put their sirens and lights on, do a U-turn and pull the driver over (at least this is what i believe happens since I've never actually been pulled over myself but my mate has).
Just looking for some local advice.
... a worried tourist.
ps. Denver is a very nice city!
