Jenks, Oklahoma
I got a ticket for not coming to a complete stop.
This interestion is a four-way stop, and there was plenty of traffic at 4:00 in the afternoon. When I arrived at the intersection, there were two or three cars ahead of me - and several at the other three corners. One at a time, each car ahead of me waited their turn then proceeded. When it was my turn, I safely made a right turn. I may not have come to a complete stop at the sign, but I had already stopped several times before getting to the sign. Like I said, traffic was busy (irrelivant, I know), and this is just the way traffic flows at a busy four way. When you are at the front of the line, GO! I did nothing dangerous or unusual in any way at all.
Since I stopped more than once while waiting my turn, do I have a defense?
Furthermore, about 100 yards after the right at the stop sign, I had to stop at a traffic light. I waited for the green arrow then turned left. I drove one mile across a bridge to another red traffic light. Waited for that light to turn green and then proceeded with another left turn. At this point I have entered a different city, but this is when po-po hit the lights for the stop sign violation a mile-and-a-half back. So, he was out of his jurisdiction when he issued the citation. Does this have any relevance? He said his lights were on as he followed me across the bridge, but that is total bull. I saw the cop, I thought nothing of any of it until he actually did hit the lights.
Thanks,
I got a ticket for not coming to a complete stop.
This interestion is a four-way stop, and there was plenty of traffic at 4:00 in the afternoon. When I arrived at the intersection, there were two or three cars ahead of me - and several at the other three corners. One at a time, each car ahead of me waited their turn then proceeded. When it was my turn, I safely made a right turn. I may not have come to a complete stop at the sign, but I had already stopped several times before getting to the sign. Like I said, traffic was busy (irrelivant, I know), and this is just the way traffic flows at a busy four way. When you are at the front of the line, GO! I did nothing dangerous or unusual in any way at all.
Since I stopped more than once while waiting my turn, do I have a defense?
Furthermore, about 100 yards after the right at the stop sign, I had to stop at a traffic light. I waited for the green arrow then turned left. I drove one mile across a bridge to another red traffic light. Waited for that light to turn green and then proceeded with another left turn. At this point I have entered a different city, but this is when po-po hit the lights for the stop sign violation a mile-and-a-half back. So, he was out of his jurisdiction when he issued the citation. Does this have any relevance? He said his lights were on as he followed me across the bridge, but that is total bull. I saw the cop, I thought nothing of any of it until he actually did hit the lights.
Thanks,
