I got a ticket today. Because I "didn't stop at a stop sign".
Except, that I did. I put my foot on the break, stopped. I looked left to to right and to left one more time. I saw the police car, noted that it was over half a block away and pressed on the gas. I easily made it to the other side of the street without speeding.
But the guy does a U-Turn, pulls me over, and writes me a ticket.
For stopping.
On a weekly average, I stop at the particular intersection 15 times a week. (3 times a day.) And I usually have to wait for a car or two to pass me before I can go because it's a two-way stop.
And, yes, it probably would have been prudent to let the police officer go first. But I really didn't think I'd get a ticket
for not doing anything wrong or illegal.Initially, I thought it was for my seat belt because I always wear it, but I wear the shoulder belt behind my head most of the time because it rubs my neck raw.
I live in Texas, so we either pay the ticket, go to court and fight it, or take a driver's safety course. I don't really want to pay 200 dollars for something I didn't do, so I called my mom to see if there was even a point in going to "court".
She said yes, that half the time the police officer doesn't even show up for a minor infraction and if that happens, they throw the ticket out. And she said even if they don't find you "not guilty" you don't have to pay any extra.
So I'm going to be doing that.
I'm so angry.