Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2184275)

It doesn't hurt to go to court and ask the judge to dismiss the charge.

Originally Posted by Babubhat (Post 2184264)

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Originally Posted by dianne.newhouse@gmail.com (Post 2184251)

I was stopped at a red light to do a U turn. After waiting awhile for the light to change, I saw that the oncoming three lanes were all empty, so I turned just before the arrow turned green. The cop cited me for failure to stop at a red light. I would like to fight this. I have a very good driving record.
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2184286)

Like it or not, there are attorneys who can fix a ticket like this in a minute, for a fee. I don't know any in Florida, but I'm sure they are here. That is the way the system operates.

When I lived in Georgia, I once got a speeding ticket in South Carolina. An attorney friend referred me to another attorney in Charleston, SC, I sent him $150, and the ticket was gone without even going to court. For the record, I don't speed anymore.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2184275)

I agree, but this thread reminds me of all of the thugs who get arrested for violent felony crimes, and their charge is reduced to a misdemeanor, and they are released without serving any jail time. It doesn't hurt to go to court and ask the judge to dismiss the charge.

Originally Posted by Marathon Man (Post 2184390)

Is the OP going to return and explain why she believes that proceeding through a red light to make a u-turn should not result in a ticket? I am all ears.

Originally Posted by altavia (Post 2184367)

"how it works
florida basic driver improvement, also known as traffic school or defensive driving, is a 4 hour course which motorist's can take when issued a traffic citation, when required by the courts, or to get an insurance discount (at the discretion of the insurance company). The course is delivered in 4 modules online and covers topics such as:

Upon completion of the traffic school course, you will receive an official florida traffic school certificate of completion. At the same time, the completion is filed with the florida department of highway safety and motor vehicles.

if your citation was the result of a moving violation, this completion will remove any points associated with the ticket, prevent insurance premium increases and possibly reduce the fine of the ticket."

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2184269)

in today's world, guilty doesn't mean guilty. The judge can dismiss the case, or reduce the charge. It happens very often.

Originally Posted by Altavia (Post 2184367)

"How it Works
Florida Basic Driver Improvement, also known as Traffic School or Defensive Driving, is a 4 hour course which motorist's can take when issued a traffic citation, when required by the courts, or to get an insurance discount (at the discretion of the insurance company). The course is delivered in 4 modules online and covers topics such as:

Upon completion of the traffic school course, you will receive an official Florida traffic school certificate of completion. At the same time, the completion is filed with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

If your citation was the result of a moving violation, this completion will remove any points associated with the ticket, prevent insurance premium increases and possibly reduce the fine of the ticket."

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2184309)

So let's level set the scenario:
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You were stopped at a red light.
You waited until everyone else was stopped.
You started driving while the light was red, and that's OK because everyone else is stopped for you?
And a cop saw you and gave you a ticket, and now your perfect record is broken?
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You can certainly try to fight it, or you can use it as a learning experience that you got caught like the rest of us in a country where you are free to do anything you want, but you have to pay a price if you get caught breaking any of the laws in the country. its kind of like the teenagers who don't understand why the red lights are for them. .

my perfect record went out the window with the first car purchased about a month after I purchased it. . that and I have so many speeding tickets, my dad almost didn't put me on his car insurance after he went blind. . .

And interesting, since you said the police cited you for running a red light, he must have seen you do it. . . so that's really entitlement that you can't be found guilty with a perfect driving record or not getting caught prior. . The first time is always a shock

I was driving across the Whitestone Bridge in NYC, on a Sunday morning with no one around, doing about 70, and got pulled over. My first reaction was: "What the h3ll is going on? The is New York City!!! No one gets speeding tickets here"

Another time it was 2 in the morning driving back from NYC, and i was making really good time with no one on the road, probably doing 75 in a 55 back then and all of a sudden the inside of my car lit up with daylight! I never saw him. . i swear he had his lights off to catch up to me without me seeing him. .

I got more tickets / stories, paid all but one,

race car driver guy

Originally Posted by mtdjed (Post 2184377)

So, by fighting this, you are in effect stating that what you did was correct and that the Law Enforcement Officer was wrong. Or perhaps you are saying that because you are a "good" driver, that you should be granted a special privilege to ignore traffic laws.

I have seen people going the wrong way on a one-way street when it was not busy. If a LEO didn't stop the driver, he would ne negligent. If the one-way street signs were deficient, there would be a reason to fight the charge.