SanAntonioHuh
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas -
In San Antonio, I was on loop 410 where it was four lanes wide. I was not speeding, I was in the third of four lanes, and my wife and I were talking. When I used my turn signal and got into the far right lane for my exit, lights came on behind me from a police car who was going full legal speed, 60mph. He ticketed me for passing him without slowing down 20 miles per hour below the speed limit. Here's the thing. I wasn't in the far lane. His lights weren't on. The first I noticed any lights was the moment when he was less than ten feet behind me signaling to pull over.
I am all for protecting emergency vehicles and the brave men and women who serve in them - and i would gladly have slowed down or changed lanes if a) his lights were on to begin with, and b) if I were in the far lane where I might have posed a danger to him. Neither of these were the case. I wasn't in the far lane until I exited, and even after I asked him "what emergency vehicle did I pass?" he said "Mine. You can't do that." But he wasn't pulled over and his lights weren't on. This is clearly a me-and-my-wife versus an officer issue. Is it even worth fighting? I know and understand the law and why it's required. I just feel that in this case, it was an excuse to draw revenue from a law-abiding driver, and that angers me. I come from a family of cops. And we don't do this crap. Should I just bend over and take it, or is it worth fighting in the experience of the readers of this blog?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
In San Antonio, I was on loop 410 where it was four lanes wide. I was not speeding, I was in the third of four lanes, and my wife and I were talking. When I used my turn signal and got into the far right lane for my exit, lights came on behind me from a police car who was going full legal speed, 60mph. He ticketed me for passing him without slowing down 20 miles per hour below the speed limit. Here's the thing. I wasn't in the far lane. His lights weren't on. The first I noticed any lights was the moment when he was less than ten feet behind me signaling to pull over.
I am all for protecting emergency vehicles and the brave men and women who serve in them - and i would gladly have slowed down or changed lanes if a) his lights were on to begin with, and b) if I were in the far lane where I might have posed a danger to him. Neither of these were the case. I wasn't in the far lane until I exited, and even after I asked him "what emergency vehicle did I pass?" he said "Mine. You can't do that." But he wasn't pulled over and his lights weren't on. This is clearly a me-and-my-wife versus an officer issue. Is it even worth fighting? I know and understand the law and why it's required. I just feel that in this case, it was an excuse to draw revenue from a law-abiding driver, and that angers me. I come from a family of cops. And we don't do this crap. Should I just bend over and take it, or is it worth fighting in the experience of the readers of this blog?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?