What is the name of your state? NJ
I was driving in the left lane passing traffic on a 4 lane high way. I saw a cop and slowed down to 70 in a 65. I was still passing traffic, and there were no cars behind me. 2 Exits later, (about 2 miles), he pulls me over.
First he tries to tell me that I was speeding, because he paced me(75 in a 65). I replied to that with "I wasn't speeding, I know that I was doing the speedlimit". Then he tells me that I'm guilty of being in a left lane, I'm 50/50 on this, because there was never an opportunity to merge, and I did eventually merge into the middle lane, WAY before he flipped on his lights, and was in the the right lane when his lights went on.
The thing that does piss me off, is that when he came back he gave me a ticket for careless driving. He said and I quote "I'm going to give you a break, so I'll cite you with careless driving."
Now last I checked, Careless driving is much worse to have on your record than being a left lane hog. Even though they are both 2 points, careless driving also carries a harsher fine($50 more or so).
Now I'm definetly taking this to court, I don't want to be extorted, by a cop who decided to single me out, and I have a ton of free time. What should my plan of attack be?
My guess is that he won't even show up to court, since its peanuts(happened with my last ticket 62 in a 40). Also he was a state trooper, and its going to be in a municipal court
I was driving in the left lane passing traffic on a 4 lane high way. I saw a cop and slowed down to 70 in a 65. I was still passing traffic, and there were no cars behind me. 2 Exits later, (about 2 miles), he pulls me over.
First he tries to tell me that I was speeding, because he paced me(75 in a 65). I replied to that with "I wasn't speeding, I know that I was doing the speedlimit". Then he tells me that I'm guilty of being in a left lane, I'm 50/50 on this, because there was never an opportunity to merge, and I did eventually merge into the middle lane, WAY before he flipped on his lights, and was in the the right lane when his lights went on.
The thing that does piss me off, is that when he came back he gave me a ticket for careless driving. He said and I quote "I'm going to give you a break, so I'll cite you with careless driving."
Now last I checked, Careless driving is much worse to have on your record than being a left lane hog. Even though they are both 2 points, careless driving also carries a harsher fine($50 more or so).
Now I'm definetly taking this to court, I don't want to be extorted, by a cop who decided to single me out, and I have a ton of free time. What should my plan of attack be?
My guess is that he won't even show up to court, since its peanuts(happened with my last ticket 62 in a 40). Also he was a state trooper, and its going to be in a municipal court
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