So I got pulled over today....
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Sounds like Mr off duty did not follow the yield sign (quoted below) and as a result left you in an unsafe situation.
How were the roads that day, were they wet? Covered in rock salt? If so, you can add to your defense, that if you had chosen to apply the brakes (with excessive force) your braking distance would have been increase due to the reduced friction caused by the wet roads or rock salt/sand. In the limited time you had to react to the jeep, you chose the evasive action that provided the highest probability of avoiding an accident.
From Chapter 33 of PA vehicle code.
Section 3323. Stop signs and yield signs.
How were the roads that day, were they wet? Covered in rock salt? If so, you can add to your defense, that if you had chosen to apply the brakes (with excessive force) your braking distance would have been increase due to the reduced friction caused by the wet roads or rock salt/sand. In the limited time you had to react to the jeep, you chose the evasive action that provided the highest probability of avoiding an accident.
From Chapter 33 of PA vehicle code.
Section 3323. Stop signs and yield signs.
c) Duties at yield signs.--The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to the sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall stop before entering a crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering. After slowing down or stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute a hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection of roadways. If a driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection or junction of roadways after driving past a yield sign, the collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of failure of the driver to yield the right-of-way.
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Sounds like Mr off duty did not follow the yield sign (quoted below) and as a result left you in an unsafe situation.
How were the roads that day, were they wet? Covered in rock salt? If so, you can add to your defense, that if you had chosen to apply the brakes (with excessive force) your braking distance would have been increase due to the reduced friction caused by the wet roads or rock salt/sand. In the limited time you had to react to the jeep, you chose the evasive action that provided the highest probability of avoiding an accident.
From Chapter 33 of PA vehicle code.
Section 3323. Stop signs and yield signs.
How were the roads that day, were they wet? Covered in rock salt? If so, you can add to your defense, that if you had chosen to apply the brakes (with excessive force) your braking distance would have been increase due to the reduced friction caused by the wet roads or rock salt/sand. In the limited time you had to react to the jeep, you chose the evasive action that provided the highest probability of avoiding an accident.
From Chapter 33 of PA vehicle code.
Section 3323. Stop signs and yield signs.
c) Duties at yield signs.--The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to the sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall stop before entering a crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering. After slowing down or stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute a hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection of roadways. If a driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection or junction of roadways after driving past a yield sign, the collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of failure of the driver to yield the right-of-way.
Are you a lawyer? Or did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express?
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Originally Posted by 2klesswrx' timestamp='1388016679' post='22937983
Sounds like Mr off duty did not follow the yield sign (quoted below) and as a result left you in an unsafe situation.
How were the roads that day, were they wet? Covered in rock salt? If so, you can add to your defense, that if you had chosen to apply the brakes (with excessive force) your braking distance would have been increase due to the reduced friction caused by the wet roads or rock salt/sand. In the limited time you had to react to the jeep, you chose the evasive action that provided the highest probability of avoiding an accident.
From Chapter 33 of PA vehicle code.
Section 3323. Stop signs and yield signs.
How were the roads that day, were they wet? Covered in rock salt? If so, you can add to your defense, that if you had chosen to apply the brakes (with excessive force) your braking distance would have been increase due to the reduced friction caused by the wet roads or rock salt/sand. In the limited time you had to react to the jeep, you chose the evasive action that provided the highest probability of avoiding an accident.
From Chapter 33 of PA vehicle code.
Section 3323. Stop signs and yield signs.
c) Duties at yield signs.--The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to the sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall stop before entering a crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering. After slowing down or stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute a hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection of roadways. If a driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection or junction of roadways after driving past a yield sign, the collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of failure of the driver to yield the right-of-way.
Are you a lawyer? Or did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express?
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When i lived in FL, I used a company called Ticket Clinic, they were amazing. Its all traffic lawyers and they go to court for you, without you even being present. They only serve FL, but they have a section on their site about affiliates in other states. Check it out: Here Hope they can point you in the right direction.
I was accused of running a redlight and I didnt. (Turned red above me as I was halfway through, no cameras, just an officer waiting at a red to my left). Anyway it would have been 4 points and 200 dollars. They got it thrown out no questions asked, cost me 90 bucks thats it.
I was accused of running a redlight and I didnt. (Turned red above me as I was halfway through, no cameras, just an officer waiting at a red to my left). Anyway it would have been 4 points and 200 dollars. They got it thrown out no questions asked, cost me 90 bucks thats it.
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So i was found guilty lol... most ridiculous thing i've ever had to sit through. Officer went through the spiel about how he was teaching his daughter how to drive and how he was extra careful around the time of the incident. Judge said that he failed to yield to me, but since i accelerated faster than i should have at the traffic light i was found guilty. Which has nothing to do with the incident prior, but hey i'm only a citizen that the officers swore to protect and serve.
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So i was found guilty lol... most ridiculous thing i've ever had to sit through. Officer went through the spiel about how he was teaching his daughter how to drive and how he was extra careful around the time of the incident. Judge said that he failed to yield to me, but since i accelerated faster than i should have at the traffic light i was found guilty. Which has nothing to do with the incident prior, but hey i'm only a citizen that the officers swore to protect and serve.
