 Is this lawful?, In regards to police issuing a traffic citation |
 Dec 13, 2006 - 5:27 PM
|
 
|
 Enthusiast  Joined Sep 4, '03 From Twin Cities MN Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%)  |
This happened to one of my best friends a few months back, and she has court tomorrow... Long story short, she was rear ended by a car that did not notice her slowing to make a left turn, and the girl freaked out on her. The girl who rear ended her said that my friend did not use her turn signal, and the officer who responded to the scene issued my friend a ticket for this. Now I may be wrong, but in traffic offenses like that, dosen't the officer have to witness the violation to issue the citation? Also, this may or may not be important, but my friend said she did use her signal, and I have no reason to believe otherwise (she always does when i'm in the car with her), but there is no mention in the police report of my friend stating that she did use her signal... I'm just looking for the wisest course of action to help her out, because, realistically, the girl who hit her was paying enough attention to know that she didden't use her signal, but not enough attention to slow in time to avoid rear ending her? Dosen't make sense to me.... To spice things up, the girl's insurance company has agreed to pay for the damages...
This post has been edited by saleeka: Dec 13, 2006 - 5:28 PM -------------------- Car #3: 98 Accord LX- purchased 5/06, totaled 8/06
Car #2: 95 Celica GT- purchased 8/03, current daily driver Car #1: 01 Focus ZX3- purchased 5/01, sold 8/03 |
 |
Replies
|
Dec 14, 2006 - 11:57 PM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Sep 4, '03 From Twin Cities MN Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
That's what I figured... So considering the situation, it really comes down to a "he said, she said" situation, and with that in place, should my friend just stand her ground and say that she did use her signal (she did), and that should hopefully eliminate her ticket, or is that unwise? I'm curious becuase honestly, it sounds like such a weak defense to say "I really did use my signal"...
-------------------- Car #3: 98 Accord LX- purchased 5/06, totaled 8/06
Car #2: 95 Celica GT- purchased 8/03, current daily driver Car #1: 01 Focus ZX3- purchased 5/01, sold 8/03 |
|
Dec 17, 2006 - 11:13 PM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '04 From Illinois Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(saleeka @ Dec 14, 2006 - 10:57 PM) [snapback]510592[/snapback] That's what I figured... So considering the situation, it really comes down to a "he said, she said" situation, and with that in place, should my friend just stand her ground and say that she did use her signal (she did), and that should hopefully eliminate her ticket, or is that unwise? I'm curious becuase honestly, it sounds like such a weak defense to say "I really did use my signal"... Let the truth set her free. If its true, she should say it with conviction. Its really immaterial to the issue who pays for damages because even if she didn't use her signal, the other driver is more than 50% at fault. You just can't rear end someone (period). -------------------- QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 10, 2006 - 1:55 PM) [snapback]454118[/snapback] i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this. |
Posts in this topic
saleeka Is this lawful? Dec 13, 2006 - 5:27 PM
OrbitalGT95 QUOTE(saleeka @ Dec 13, 2006 - 10:27... Dec 13, 2006 - 6:39 PM creis turn signal or not makes no diff, she slowed down ... Dec 14, 2006 - 6:39 AM tomazws The main point is, the person rear ended your frie... Dec 14, 2006 - 1:30 PM saleeka the accident isnt her concern- she isnt going to c... Dec 14, 2006 - 7:13 PM jgreening QUOTE(saleeka @ Dec 13, 2006 - 4:27 ... Dec 14, 2006 - 11:00 PM shin your friend needs a lawyer. sue the girl and the c... Dec 15, 2006 - 3:27 PM amysmojo Thats dumb! I hope the judge will be like the ... Dec 16, 2006 - 5:20 PM shin QUOTE(amysmojo @ Dec 16, 2006 - 10:2... Dec 17, 2006 - 11:15 AM
amysmojo QUOTE(shin @ Dec 17, 2006 - 8:15 AM)... Dec 17, 2006 - 7:55 PM saleeka Court was pushed back to a later date ... I... Dec 17, 2006 - 10:12 PM |
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
| Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: March 22nd, 2026 - 1:08 PM |