Recent content by buddy1992

Stupidity? I think the stupid person here was the officer who thought I'd pay this ridiculous ticket. I would have fought this on principle had the cost been $1000 versus $300. The question one must ask here is stated in the Texas Transportation Code...was my driving reasonable and prudent...

Thanks for the replies...they were a lot of help. (NOT!) After the pretrial conference with the prosecutor, I hired a local attorney that specializes in traffic tickets. The cost was $300...a whopping $30 more than the $270 ticket. The ticket was dismissed yesterday at docket call (I was...

So from what you posted, I gather my problem is the acceleration. I'm quite sure I would have cleared the light without accelerating. Also, I'm quite sure that had I tried to stop by slamming on the brakes, I would have ended up stopped IN the intersection. So, the acceleration is the key...

What is the name of your state? TX In a couple of weeks, I have a pre-trial conference for a ticket for "Unsafe Speed." I was approaching an intersection driving 35 MPH when the light turned yellow. (There was an officer clearly visible setting in the median.) I sped up to 40 MPH and...