06-21-2003, 03:02 AM
Hail all,
I just acquired my first ticket a short a while ago. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone can help me understand why I got this ticket. Here is what happened:
I'm sitting at a red light, waiting to make a left onto a street from a traffic light. I notice a cop pulls behind me and puts her blinker to also make a left. The light turns green. An old lady on the opposite side of the lane doesn't move, makes eye contact, and waves at me. I start to turn left, but when I'm in the midst of turning, she starts to move her car. Since I'm in the middle of the lane, I hit on the gas real quick so she doesn't hit me....
Since I accelerated quickly, and the street I was turning into was downhill; I was already a fair amount away from the light. I then notice the cop car turns on her lights and also makes a left. I stop, and the cop car catches up with me. She sits in her car for 4 minutes and talks on her radio. She then comes out, asks for my driverâs license, and asks if I knew why she pulled me over. I then told her what the lady did, and she agreed, but she still said I caused a dangerous situation. She then asks if my record is clean, which it is. Then she says " Ok, well you'll be getting your first few tickets today then". I then realized nothing I could say would be able to change her mind, and I was also really steamed at what she said.
I got two tickets, and as I told my dad and showed him the tickets; he got even angrier then I was. He just took them and is going to a friend cop, to see what can be done.
I've never done anything wrong. I'm a college student who just got off from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm work shift; trying to pay off my college loans and car. I've done tons of hours of community service. I told her that the tickets would affect me in a great deal. First, I'll lose my job since I drive around for a pool company. Second, my car insurance and ticket costs would be too much for me. She just said be lucky I didn't write you up for more... Wow, I've never felt so sad and so angry at the same time.
I just acquired my first ticket a short a while ago. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone can help me understand why I got this ticket. Here is what happened:
I'm sitting at a red light, waiting to make a left onto a street from a traffic light. I notice a cop pulls behind me and puts her blinker to also make a left. The light turns green. An old lady on the opposite side of the lane doesn't move, makes eye contact, and waves at me. I start to turn left, but when I'm in the midst of turning, she starts to move her car. Since I'm in the middle of the lane, I hit on the gas real quick so she doesn't hit me....
Since I accelerated quickly, and the street I was turning into was downhill; I was already a fair amount away from the light. I then notice the cop car turns on her lights and also makes a left. I stop, and the cop car catches up with me. She sits in her car for 4 minutes and talks on her radio. She then comes out, asks for my driverâs license, and asks if I knew why she pulled me over. I then told her what the lady did, and she agreed, but she still said I caused a dangerous situation. She then asks if my record is clean, which it is. Then she says " Ok, well you'll be getting your first few tickets today then". I then realized nothing I could say would be able to change her mind, and I was also really steamed at what she said.
I got two tickets, and as I told my dad and showed him the tickets; he got even angrier then I was. He just took them and is going to a friend cop, to see what can be done.
I've never done anything wrong. I'm a college student who just got off from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm work shift; trying to pay off my college loans and car. I've done tons of hours of community service. I told her that the tickets would affect me in a great deal. First, I'll lose my job since I drive around for a pool company. Second, my car insurance and ticket costs would be too much for me. She just said be lucky I didn't write you up for more... Wow, I've never felt so sad and so angry at the same time.