DUMBEST TICKETEVER!!! Options

[mrgrape]

k so as u guys may know i was worried when a flash camera flashed when i turned right on red near my workplace ....
later finding out it wasnt a no turn on red sign and that i didnt get ticketed....
so later last week , knowing the camera is just bull****, i turned right on red again and i got flashed,,,driving home thinking that cameras retarded and doesnt work.
then i get a ticket for that ****! it says failure to stop at red light.
im going to contest this to see the video footage, as with pics i really cant tell but wow im just so appaled by how STUPID this ticket is....
later researching of the law , i found

Originally Posted by judib View Post
I got caught on the red light camera, turning right on a red, not making a full stop. Does anyone know
(1) if the fact that i was turning right on a red helps my case at all? it's not like i was plowing straight thru a light!
From what I understand, the sensor that is aimed at the right turn lane does not activate the camera if you had made a full stop before the limit line & then proceeded through the red light after checking for cross traffic. If you rolled through & over/past the limit line without a complete stop, then the is camera activated...

Originally Posted by judib View Post
the fine??? ugh! i am hearing ove $300
I know that in LA County, the fine is approximately $356. This might vary slightly by County.

just because CA is in a defecit doesnt mean i need to get a 400 DOLLAR TICKET for having to come to a COMPLETE stop in which in my head i STOPPED to check the intereserction
i stopped and saw that no car was going, so i went.
would i be able to sue the city back for wasting my time for a retarded ticket? i mean actually catch people that are speeding or driving drunk for christs sake!

my friend was also telling me that next time the camera flashes, i should crash the car right after so that i can sue the city that they gave me a seizure and made me lose control thus getting a new car.

i know some of u guys always joke just because of my username, let me know in an UNBIAS way please.
i mean ive been a law abiding drivier, sticking to the speed limit and then this ****!

This post has been edited by mrgrape: Dec 22, 2008 - 7:56 PM

[CelicaST_CALI]

Has no one here heard of a CALIFORNIA rolling stop??no possible way everyone stops completely every time they turn on red..give him ma break...SO u telling me...if ur driving down the road and tis a red light with traffic going across and u gun it and go right through it and cause ppl to crash is the same as slowing down for a turn and the turned WHEN YOU ARE SHIELDED.Mr grape wat u need to do is get teh video for like 2 hours prior to ur ticket..and count how many ppl dont stop at that light....But u do u need to be more careful whenever ur entering a crowded intersection..

my dad got the exact ticket a few months ago..he saw ppl were turning left so he slowed down the turned..the camera said he was going 17mph..when a prius can take a 90 degree turn at 17mph,celicas should be able to take it at about 60 hahahaha..


rjb whats the point of your post???

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Dec 22, 2008 - 9:58 PM

[Galcobar]

Has no one here heard of a CALIFORNIA rolling stop??

Yes, a California rolling stop is a common slang or shorthand term to refer to the failure to come to a complete stop at a stop sign, used to indicate the lazyness or stupidity of the driver.

Red means stop. Period.

Red lights mean stop. Stop signs mean stop. This is true even in California, as your ticket indicates.

And since I'm guessing you probably paid more attention to your friends than your written driving booklet, amber and yellow lights also mean stop if you safely can. If you have the option to stop on a yellow, do so.

Further advice: wear your seatbelt; signal your turns and lane changes before, not during; and keep in mind pedestrians have the right of way in crosswalks (this would be another reason why rolling through a stop sign is illegal).