I have to go at the end of the month and I'm scared! I've never been before and have no idea what to expect.
A little background on why I'm going...I was driving Teagan to school one morning and we were on a busy road. It's got a ton of traffic in the morning with lots of big trucks. I was in the right hand land and there was a huge truck in front of me. I was a safe distance behind him, but still couldn't see the traffic light. The cars on the left hand side of the road continued to go through the light - no one was even slowing down. It wasn't until I was halfway through the light that I noticed it was yellow and turned red before I was all the way through. Now, as an aside, the car BEHIND me also went through and 2 cars next to me went through. One at the same time, the other pretty even with the car behind me.
I got pulled over and the a**hole cop tells me that I went through a steady right light - which I didn't. I watched it turn red. But, I've learned not to argue. It's not going to get me anywhere. Then he tells me "before you say anything, I know the other cars went through the light as well. But they went flying down 611. You were the easiest one to catch."
I was SO mad. Nothing only did I NOT go through a steady red light, this idiot cop came after me, who was diriving the speed limit, instead of going after the other cars who flew down the road swerving in and out of traffic.
So, I'm fighting the ticket on principle. I don't expect to win - I know it's my word against his, but I don't feel right just letting it go.
Any advice for me?
Amy
A little background on why I'm going...I was driving Teagan to school one morning and we were on a busy road. It's got a ton of traffic in the morning with lots of big trucks. I was in the right hand land and there was a huge truck in front of me. I was a safe distance behind him, but still couldn't see the traffic light. The cars on the left hand side of the road continued to go through the light - no one was even slowing down. It wasn't until I was halfway through the light that I noticed it was yellow and turned red before I was all the way through. Now, as an aside, the car BEHIND me also went through and 2 cars next to me went through. One at the same time, the other pretty even with the car behind me.
I got pulled over and the a**hole cop tells me that I went through a steady right light - which I didn't. I watched it turn red. But, I've learned not to argue. It's not going to get me anywhere. Then he tells me "before you say anything, I know the other cars went through the light as well. But they went flying down 611. You were the easiest one to catch."
I was SO mad. Nothing only did I NOT go through a steady red light, this idiot cop came after me, who was diriving the speed limit, instead of going after the other cars who flew down the road swerving in and out of traffic.
So, I'm fighting the ticket on principle. I don't expect to win - I know it's my word against his, but I don't feel right just letting it go.
Any advice for me?
Amy