Fight traffic ticket or not?

[Anonymous]

How did you see the video???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were there two lanes heading the same direction - you were in one lane and the bus was in another? Or did you actually pass the bus as in you were two tailing it and went around it on a single lane road?

There were three lanes with the bus in the far right lane and my car in the far left lane.

Since I first posted, we have since learned that the ticket website says the ticket happens when the red lights on the outside of the bus come on and not when the stop sign arm swings out. However, there is no proof that these lights went on in the video provided to us.

So, my take is that there's no proof we could have seen the lights and no proof that the lights went on as they should have. Plus, I wonder if the 2-3 other cars that passed by before and after also received tickets.

Can they enforce a ticket when they are not 100% sure the warning lights on the bus functioned properly?

OP

I hope you honestly don't believe you may be wrongly ticketed. Did you not see the yellow lights either?

I'm not the OP, but the buses in neighborhood often flash their yellows and let the drivers pass before they flash the red.

[Anonymous]

I’d fight it. If there is even a semblance of gray area, just fight it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How did you see the video???

Not OP, but the companies that install the cameras send a letter in the mail with a link to view video.

[Anonymous]

Pay the ticket and pay attention.

[Anonymous]

This thread is Deja vu. One just like it a few months back.

The video proves you passed bus 1 second after lights turned red. Thats actually a decent amount of time. Plus the yellow lights gave you a warning.

[Anonymous]

That stop sign flips out pretty slowly and after the bus has stopped. I can't see how someone didn’t see that happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband is a LEO. He says he can tell you what the judge is going to say: “Prior to the stop sign being activated, there are yellow lights warning you that you should be preparing to stop. You should have been prepared to stop.”

However, with that being said, if you have an immaculate driving record, you may be able to plea down to something without points.

This is helpful.

Thanks. I do have an immaculate driving record.

OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Should I take personal responsibility for my traffic violation, or frivolously consume taxpayer resources when there is literal video evidence, that I have reviewed, of my wrongdoing?”

There is no evidence in the video that the bus lights were functional.

Since other cars also passed through, I wonder if the lights worked.

OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Should I take personal responsibility for my traffic violation, or frivolously consume taxpayer resources when there is literal video evidence, that I have reviewed, of my wrongdoing?”

There is no evidence in the video that the bus lights were functional.

Since other cars also passed through, I wonder if the lights worked.

OP

This is quite the cope and not likely to play well in court.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is Deja vu. One just like it a few months back.

The video proves you passed bus 1 second after lights turned red. Thats actually a decent amount of time. Plus the yellow lights gave you a warning.

The video does no such thing. All you can see is the arm of the bus stop sign.

OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pay the ticket and pay attention.

I should invest in these camera companies that are making bank.

OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is Deja vu. One just like it a few months back.

The video proves you passed bus 1 second after lights turned red. Thats actually a decent amount of time. Plus the yellow lights gave you a warning.

The video does no such thing. All you can see is the arm of the bus stop sign.

OP

Did you see the yellow and then red bus lights when you were driving behind bus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pay the ticket and pay attention.

I should invest in these camera companies that are making bank.

OP

Look, gently, don't try this in court. Judges get this kind of stuff all the time and being combative in court won't go well for you.

[Anonymous]

You didn’t stop for a school bus?! That is terrible. Do better!