libertysquare
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Georgia
According to Georgia Traffic Code, "Except when directed to proceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line or, if there is no stop line, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is no crosswalk, at the point nearest the intersecting roadway wehre the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering it."
We have a stop sign in my neighborhood that does not have a stop line or crosswalk, and if you stop right at the point of the stop sign, you can't see oncoming traffic from the road to the left and the road to the right due to obstructions of the view by shrubs in the neighborhood. The stop sign is about five or six feet from the intersection curb. Therefore, in order to safely see that traffic you need to move up to the curb (not in intersection) to see the traffic on either side. However, I was ticketed for Failure to Stop...do I have a case to dispute this ticket by showing pictures of the area with the bushes? I have almost been hit by some of my speeding neighbors numerous times and have written e-mails to the HOA board to get them trimmed and even spoken to them in board meetings, yet I always get the diplomatic response, "We will look into it."
Any advice would be appreciated!
According to Georgia Traffic Code, "Except when directed to proceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line or, if there is no stop line, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is no crosswalk, at the point nearest the intersecting roadway wehre the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering it."
We have a stop sign in my neighborhood that does not have a stop line or crosswalk, and if you stop right at the point of the stop sign, you can't see oncoming traffic from the road to the left and the road to the right due to obstructions of the view by shrubs in the neighborhood. The stop sign is about five or six feet from the intersection curb. Therefore, in order to safely see that traffic you need to move up to the curb (not in intersection) to see the traffic on either side. However, I was ticketed for Failure to Stop...do I have a case to dispute this ticket by showing pictures of the area with the bushes? I have almost been hit by some of my speeding neighbors numerous times and have written e-mails to the HOA board to get them trimmed and even spoken to them in board meetings, yet I always get the diplomatic response, "We will look into it."
Any advice would be appreciated!