What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
I recently got a ticket for disregarding a traffic control device. It was a barrier closing a lane. I did not see the barrier until I was on top of it, as the police had set the barrier back about 15 yards from the traffic light, and there was a car stopped coming from the opposite direction blocking my entire view. I was unable to go anywhere, and I could not back out onto the road I turned from, as it is very busy, and traffic was coming in both directions. I could see ahead about 50 yards, that there was another barrier blocking the entire road off. I had no intention of driving down the road, but I did pull around the barrier in an effort to have room to turn around. I was stuck there for about 30 secs. Once I moved around the barrier, a cop came out of nowhere. I almost felt like he was hiding to see who he could catch. He must've seen me stopped and the predicament I was in, but just sat waiting to see what I would do. (Entrapment??) I got a ticket for $108, and I want to go to Magistrate's court to plead not guilty. I've lived in my Twsp. for 28 years and have never had a prior violation. What are my chances, and on what basis can I defend?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I recently got a ticket for disregarding a traffic control device. It was a barrier closing a lane. I did not see the barrier until I was on top of it, as the police had set the barrier back about 15 yards from the traffic light, and there was a car stopped coming from the opposite direction blocking my entire view. I was unable to go anywhere, and I could not back out onto the road I turned from, as it is very busy, and traffic was coming in both directions. I could see ahead about 50 yards, that there was another barrier blocking the entire road off. I had no intention of driving down the road, but I did pull around the barrier in an effort to have room to turn around. I was stuck there for about 30 secs. Once I moved around the barrier, a cop came out of nowhere. I almost felt like he was hiding to see who he could catch. He must've seen me stopped and the predicament I was in, but just sat waiting to see what I would do. (Entrapment??) I got a ticket for $108, and I want to go to Magistrate's court to plead not guilty. I've lived in my Twsp. for 28 years and have never had a prior violation. What are my chances, and on what basis can I defend?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?