California, Orange County.
My wife was recently pulled over by a CHP officer for following too close. He stated that she was less than 10' feet away from the car in front of her. (Which she denies. She thought she was a little over a carlength, at minimum.) Here are the details:
Time: about 8:00 P.M. The 405 freeway was fairly busy, and she was boxed in the #1 lane, trying to move to her exit, about a mile up the road. She accelerated and was slowly approaching the car in front of her, watching the #2 lane for an opening, and was just about to hit her blinker, when she got popped. (Ironically, she was pulled off onto her exit!) She was also given a warning for speeding (no radar, warning for about 80 in a 65.) and a fix-it for the lack of a front license plate (new car, hadn't gotten the front plate mounting on yet.)
The question is, is this a fightable ticket, and if we do decide to fight it, does she wave her right to go to traffic school? Personally, I think this was a rather unjust ticket, and she just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. She hasn't gotten a ticket in about 6 years. He also mentioned that we wouldn't get a courtesy mailer, that she would have to appear in court. I figured that was because of the fix-it portion of the ticket, yes?
Thanks,
-Pat
My wife was recently pulled over by a CHP officer for following too close. He stated that she was less than 10' feet away from the car in front of her. (Which she denies. She thought she was a little over a carlength, at minimum.) Here are the details:
Time: about 8:00 P.M. The 405 freeway was fairly busy, and she was boxed in the #1 lane, trying to move to her exit, about a mile up the road. She accelerated and was slowly approaching the car in front of her, watching the #2 lane for an opening, and was just about to hit her blinker, when she got popped. (Ironically, she was pulled off onto her exit!) She was also given a warning for speeding (no radar, warning for about 80 in a 65.) and a fix-it for the lack of a front license plate (new car, hadn't gotten the front plate mounting on yet.)
The question is, is this a fightable ticket, and if we do decide to fight it, does she wave her right to go to traffic school? Personally, I think this was a rather unjust ticket, and she just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. She hasn't gotten a ticket in about 6 years. He also mentioned that we wouldn't get a courtesy mailer, that she would have to appear in court. I figured that was because of the fix-it portion of the ticket, yes?
Thanks,
-Pat