Do I really deserve this?
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From: San Diego, Wess-Side!!
Originally Posted by J'sBlackAP1' date='Jan 29 2009, 10:14 AM
Actually it IS the officers choice to make.
Officer discretion can be a good OR bad thing. In this case, being towards the end of the month... He just chose to be an ass about it.
Officer discretion can be a good OR bad thing. In this case, being towards the end of the month... He just chose to be an ass about it.
To the OP, you can fight the ticket just like you can fight a speeding ticket. Sometimes you can get away with it, sometimes you get caught. You got caught.
You are asking if you deserve it, the answer IMO is yes.
Just because you can do it a 100 times and never create an accident, what about the 1 time someone who is patiently waiting to move left turns out and hits you because they don't expect traffic coming up the center divide from so far back?
It will be your fault.
Pay your ticket.
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Originally Posted by mxt_77' date='Jan 29 2009, 07:56 PM
So, OP, where are you located? Here's the only relevant statute I could find for Texas:
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/tn.toc.htm
Doesn't look like you broke that law.
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/tn.toc.htm
Doesn't look like you broke that law.
WTF...I didn't know you could do that.
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From: Ventura, California, USA
Originally Posted by SIIK2NR' date='Jan 29 2009, 03:04 PM
My comment was for the OP and the one defending his position. I agree it's the Officer's choice to make. We are saying the same thing.
To the OP, you can fight the ticket just like you can fight a speeding ticket. Sometimes you can get away with it, sometimes you get caught. You got caught.
You are asking if you deserve it, the answer IMO is yes.
Just because you can do it a 100 times and never create an accident, what about the 1 time someone who is patiently waiting to move left turns out and hits you because they don't expect traffic coming up the center divide from so far back?
It will be your fault.
Pay your ticket.
To the OP, you can fight the ticket just like you can fight a speeding ticket. Sometimes you can get away with it, sometimes you get caught. You got caught.
You are asking if you deserve it, the answer IMO is yes.
Just because you can do it a 100 times and never create an accident, what about the 1 time someone who is patiently waiting to move left turns out and hits you because they don't expect traffic coming up the center divide from so far back?
It will be your fault.
Pay your ticket.
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From: Basking Ridge, New Jersey
not a passing lane dude... it's a turning lane...
so if traffic is backed up can anyone drive in that lane pass 50 cars in a mile and them make thier turn? no? 25 cars in a half mile? 10 cars in a quarter?
Pay your ticket...
so if traffic is backed up can anyone drive in that lane pass 50 cars in a mile and them make thier turn? no? 25 cars in a half mile? 10 cars in a quarter?
Pay your ticket...
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From: Mandeville, La
Originally Posted by Malloric' date='Jan 29 2009, 07:00 PM
Where do you live? In California you can drive in the center lane for up to 200 feet. Go find out what the law is in your state.