stevecross777
Junior Member
On tuesday evening I made a left out of a mid block parking garage on w 97th street. I drove to the end of the block and made a left. I then drove on more block and made a right onto 96th street when I saw flashing lights behind me. I had been in the car for less than two minutes.
I pulled over with no idea what I had done wrong. The cop said "do you have any reason for not wearing your seat belt?" I lifted up my arms (which had been on the wheel the whole stop) and showed him that I was wearing my seat belt. He looked very surprised.
He gave me a ticket anyway. I think the violation code number is 1229 C3A but the ticket is very hard to read. When I went to the eplead page on the NYDMV web site it could not find the ticket.
My question is this - am I wasting my time trying to fight this? I still can't believe he gave me the ticket. In court what could I say? He saw me wearing the seat belt (which he may not remember) and he still gave me the ticket. Could I have pulled out in front of him and still have been festening my seat belt? I am not sure.
I am interested in hearing opinions. The fine is $100 and I am not sure about points. I have had no tickets for 5 years, and very few lifetime, so I have little experience with this.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I pulled over with no idea what I had done wrong. The cop said "do you have any reason for not wearing your seat belt?" I lifted up my arms (which had been on the wheel the whole stop) and showed him that I was wearing my seat belt. He looked very surprised.
He gave me a ticket anyway. I think the violation code number is 1229 C3A but the ticket is very hard to read. When I went to the eplead page on the NYDMV web site it could not find the ticket.
My question is this - am I wasting my time trying to fight this? I still can't believe he gave me the ticket. In court what could I say? He saw me wearing the seat belt (which he may not remember) and he still gave me the ticket. Could I have pulled out in front of him and still have been festening my seat belt? I am not sure.
I am interested in hearing opinions. The fine is $100 and I am not sure about points. I have had no tickets for 5 years, and very few lifetime, so I have little experience with this.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?