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My husband recently received a traffic ticket for rolling through a stop sign in our subdivision. He was driving at an incredibly slow speed and there were no other cars present at the time. The police officer told my husband that the Homeowner's association had complained that people were running the stop sign. She also told him that he should file a petition with the Homeowner's association to have the stop sign removed and a yield sign put in it's place.
He does not deny that he did not come to a complete stop but argues that it is on private property and the stop sign is definitely out of place. It is positioned as soon as you turn into our subdivision. To the right of the stop sign is a cul-de-sac with 6 houses and to the left is a long straight street with about 30 or so houses. A house is directly in front of the stop.
He is not trying to be disrespectful but he feels that it is unfair to receive a ticket especially on private property. It would have been different if he pulled out of the subdivision onto the county road and didn't stop.
We also found out that the police officer that ticketed my husband is a friend of a lady on the Homeowner's association. We think that it is ironic that he gets a ticket 2 or 3 days after having to deal with this woman over supposed deliquent HO dues. I handled it through the atty that did our closing and I am sure that it ticked her off. I honestly believe that it is an act of retribution.
Sorry to ramble but I need advice. My husband wants to fight this in court but I am not sure of how to handle with it. Anyone with knowledge of Georgia, Gwinnett Co., traffic laws, please post.
My husband recently received a traffic ticket for rolling through a stop sign in our subdivision. He was driving at an incredibly slow speed and there were no other cars present at the time. The police officer told my husband that the Homeowner's association had complained that people were running the stop sign. She also told him that he should file a petition with the Homeowner's association to have the stop sign removed and a yield sign put in it's place.
He does not deny that he did not come to a complete stop but argues that it is on private property and the stop sign is definitely out of place. It is positioned as soon as you turn into our subdivision. To the right of the stop sign is a cul-de-sac with 6 houses and to the left is a long straight street with about 30 or so houses. A house is directly in front of the stop.
He is not trying to be disrespectful but he feels that it is unfair to receive a ticket especially on private property. It would have been different if he pulled out of the subdivision onto the county road and didn't stop.
We also found out that the police officer that ticketed my husband is a friend of a lady on the Homeowner's association. We think that it is ironic that he gets a ticket 2 or 3 days after having to deal with this woman over supposed deliquent HO dues. I handled it through the atty that did our closing and I am sure that it ticked her off. I honestly believe that it is an act of retribution.
Sorry to ramble but I need advice. My husband wants to fight this in court but I am not sure of how to handle with it. Anyone with knowledge of Georgia, Gwinnett Co., traffic laws, please post.