I was in the right hand turn lane and pulled up to the light. There was a motorbike cop sitting on the sidewalk off to the right of the right hand turn lane. Light was red so I signaled and made a complete stop, and then made my right turn pulling into the far right lane and immediately signaling and pulling into the middle lane. About half a mile down the road this motorbike comes riding up on my ass way too damn fast. He hits me with his lights and I pull over.
He comes up to the car and asked me for my proof of insurance and registration. I handed him that info and then he asked for my license. I informed him that I did not have my license or any tipe of ID on me as I was just going to the gym (yes I know it is illegal). The whole time I am being very polite with yes sir and no sir. He didnt even tell me why he had pulled me over.
He walks back to his patrol bike and radios to dispatch and checks my name and DOB. About 5 minutes later he comes back to my car window and hands me this ticket with 4 infractions on it and told me to sign it. I asked him what I was being ticketed for and he said that I made an improper turn by pulling directly into the middle lane instead of the far right hand lane. I was also cited for not having my license on me, not having an up to date address on my license, and for not wearing a seatbelt.
So I asked the officer if he happened to see the grey minivan in front of me at the light that had turned and pulled directly into the far left hand lane with no signal at all. He then snatched my ticket out of my hand and walked back to his bike with out saying a word. Comes back a few minutes later with yet another ticket with two more infractions on it! Improper lane change - no signal, and speeding! WTF? How can he nail me for making an improper turn AND an improper lane change?
So I just bit my lip and signed the damn thing and will be contesting it in court. I know I can petition to get his speedometer calibrations as well as his radar gun calibrations. The thing is...he didnt even have his radar gun out so how could he justify giving me a speeding ticket when he knew all too damn well I was not speeding?
Also where the officer was sitting on the sidewalk there was a huge gas station sign that advertises prices right to his right which blocked his view of me after I had turned. How could he prove that I turned directly into the middle lane? I actually turned into the right lane and then made a quick switch into the middle lane. I plan on taking my camera back to that intersection and taking pics of where the cop was sitting and also the huge sign that was blocking his view of me and will be taking those to court. Do you think it would be a wise move to contest these tickets?
He comes up to the car and asked me for my proof of insurance and registration. I handed him that info and then he asked for my license. I informed him that I did not have my license or any tipe of ID on me as I was just going to the gym (yes I know it is illegal). The whole time I am being very polite with yes sir and no sir. He didnt even tell me why he had pulled me over.
He walks back to his patrol bike and radios to dispatch and checks my name and DOB. About 5 minutes later he comes back to my car window and hands me this ticket with 4 infractions on it and told me to sign it. I asked him what I was being ticketed for and he said that I made an improper turn by pulling directly into the middle lane instead of the far right hand lane. I was also cited for not having my license on me, not having an up to date address on my license, and for not wearing a seatbelt.
So I asked the officer if he happened to see the grey minivan in front of me at the light that had turned and pulled directly into the far left hand lane with no signal at all. He then snatched my ticket out of my hand and walked back to his bike with out saying a word. Comes back a few minutes later with yet another ticket with two more infractions on it! Improper lane change - no signal, and speeding! WTF? How can he nail me for making an improper turn AND an improper lane change?
So I just bit my lip and signed the damn thing and will be contesting it in court. I know I can petition to get his speedometer calibrations as well as his radar gun calibrations. The thing is...he didnt even have his radar gun out so how could he justify giving me a speeding ticket when he knew all too damn well I was not speeding?
Also where the officer was sitting on the sidewalk there was a huge gas station sign that advertises prices right to his right which blocked his view of me after I had turned. How could he prove that I turned directly into the middle lane? I actually turned into the right lane and then made a quick switch into the middle lane. I plan on taking my camera back to that intersection and taking pics of where the cop was sitting and also the huge sign that was blocking his view of me and will be taking those to court. Do you think it would be a wise move to contest these tickets?
:lol1: I'm definitely not laughing at you, its just that this is something out of a dark comedy. If you do contest it I'd do so w/ a lawyer by my side. Good luck w/ everything.
