nothing serious, but would like some input.
so i'm driving down the highway today and I end up getting a blowout...on a 4 lane highway, i'm all the way in the left hand lane. so I put my hazards on slow down and try to pull over but theres a ton of traffic meanwhile these cars are going about 60-70 and im going slower and slower, theres a u turn right to the left of me thats not supposed to be used by the public, police sit there to radar and u-turn themselves . There was no on coming traffic on the opposite side of the highway so instead of trying to cut across 4 lanes with loads off traffic behind me I used the u turn than pulled over. Well there was a police officer in the area who saw and pulled behind me. long story short he saw the flat and saw me make the "illegal" u turn and ticketed me for it. I tried explaining to him that it was the safer decision but he still proceeded to give me the ticket. does anyone know what type of fine this is or any points? He used a pencil I believe and I cannot make out anything he wrote on the ticket except that I am required to go to court. Still really can't believe he gave me the ticket. To make matters worse, after he summonsed me he said a tow truck would be in route and got in his car and drove off, leaving me there. I waited about 2 hours and no1 ever came, I was forced to drive on the flat to the nearest exit and leave my car in a parking lot, probably screwing the alignment up. (if i left it on the side of the road on the highway and a cop saw I would have been hit with a huge fine). Do you guys think I can get this dropped? I don't see why an illegal u turn ticket is required a court appearance so I must be missing something here...
forgot to mention that I did not have a spare..
so i'm driving down the highway today and I end up getting a blowout...on a 4 lane highway, i'm all the way in the left hand lane. so I put my hazards on slow down and try to pull over but theres a ton of traffic meanwhile these cars are going about 60-70 and im going slower and slower, theres a u turn right to the left of me thats not supposed to be used by the public, police sit there to radar and u-turn themselves . There was no on coming traffic on the opposite side of the highway so instead of trying to cut across 4 lanes with loads off traffic behind me I used the u turn than pulled over. Well there was a police officer in the area who saw and pulled behind me. long story short he saw the flat and saw me make the "illegal" u turn and ticketed me for it. I tried explaining to him that it was the safer decision but he still proceeded to give me the ticket. does anyone know what type of fine this is or any points? He used a pencil I believe and I cannot make out anything he wrote on the ticket except that I am required to go to court. Still really can't believe he gave me the ticket. To make matters worse, after he summonsed me he said a tow truck would be in route and got in his car and drove off, leaving me there. I waited about 2 hours and no1 ever came, I was forced to drive on the flat to the nearest exit and leave my car in a parking lot, probably screwing the alignment up. (if i left it on the side of the road on the highway and a cop saw I would have been hit with a huge fine). Do you guys think I can get this dropped? I don't see why an illegal u turn ticket is required a court appearance so I must be missing something here...
forgot to mention that I did not have a spare..
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