My 1st ticket

Fight every ticket. Always worth the effort. Look online and find an attorrney. Odds are you will be glad you did.

 

Problem is the judge is probably in with the mayor and police i had that problem in mansfield pa fought a ticket with an attorney and still lost now i will say i was totally guilty for speeding but i only wanted it reduced to 69 in a 55 judge wouldnt budge but these redneck towns you gotta be careful cause their looking for the money grab.

 

Oh yea if you do fight it try to get some pics at the intersection showing there was no signs until after you made your turn.

 

You don't need to have a dashcam for documentation, pictures will do in these type instances, and they'll certainly do better than nothing.

I carried a little 3MB Point & Shoot, and I used it. I shot wacky loads I'd secured the best I could in case they tumbled, freight damage, trailer damage, etc.

Today, the typical phone camera is better than that.

 

the op says he turned down the road with no signs. but once he turned down the road he immediately saw billions of signs.

did the road curve that blocked the signs till you went through the curve?

course, it's BS that signs can't be out ON THE ROAD so trucks don't turn in the first place.

 

Verging OT here, but .... Reduced to 69 in a 55?! In Mansfield PA? I sure hope you were on US-15.

OP: If you're going to fight it, you've gotta do some legwork. Pictures of the whole situation, as well as a good reason for being on that road in the first place. I used to pick up apples a lot down in Marlboro (off 9W) which put me onto some tiny little roads that I'm pretty sure were never intended to carry a 53'.

 

Whatever you do, don't let your defense be "my GPS ROUTED ME THAT WAY"...if you have turn by turn directions on your Qualcomm or directions from the company putting you on that road make sure you use that in your defense.

 

I am finding myself getting more and more worked up about this thread. The cop does not understand the law. Local doesn't mean you live there. It means you can't go through there to get someone where else. What you did was legal, period. I have decided to take your case for free. But I am only good for Federal Court right now so we have to take it there. So plead not guilty and we will start working on the appeals.