What is the name of your state? California
I got on a freeway (speed limit 65mph) when there was a huge traffic and all lanes (except the HOV lane) were fully packed and all cars were moving very slowly at less than 10mph. I checked my rear-view mirror and looked over my shoulder and didn't find any car behind me on the HOV lane, so I flipped on my left turn signal and changed into the HOV lane. At that time, I found a police car parked on the road shoulder to my left. Without realizing anything wrong, I continued to follow the traffic on the HOV lane in front of me (which was also moving slowly) for another 10 seconds, when the police car started to follow me and signaled me to pull over. When the officer talked to me, he stated that he was moving on the HOV lane behind me and my changing lane almost made him crash into my car and he had to swerve into the road shoulder to avoid running into me. He said if the driver behind me had not been him but another regular driver, there could have been a crash accident. I asked how fast he was driving and was told probably 30-40mph, I then asked how fast I was driving and he said I was probably 10mph. I got a ticket for "unsafe lane change". However, I found that there is an inconsistency on the ticket, where it states my approximate speed was 40mph. Is there any chance I can win the case in court? Thanks.
I got on a freeway (speed limit 65mph) when there was a huge traffic and all lanes (except the HOV lane) were fully packed and all cars were moving very slowly at less than 10mph. I checked my rear-view mirror and looked over my shoulder and didn't find any car behind me on the HOV lane, so I flipped on my left turn signal and changed into the HOV lane. At that time, I found a police car parked on the road shoulder to my left. Without realizing anything wrong, I continued to follow the traffic on the HOV lane in front of me (which was also moving slowly) for another 10 seconds, when the police car started to follow me and signaled me to pull over. When the officer talked to me, he stated that he was moving on the HOV lane behind me and my changing lane almost made him crash into my car and he had to swerve into the road shoulder to avoid running into me. He said if the driver behind me had not been him but another regular driver, there could have been a crash accident. I asked how fast he was driving and was told probably 30-40mph, I then asked how fast I was driving and he said I was probably 10mph. I got a ticket for "unsafe lane change". However, I found that there is an inconsistency on the ticket, where it states my approximate speed was 40mph. Is there any chance I can win the case in court? Thanks.