too fast means someone was traveling too fast to avoid the collision. That encompasses a ton of incidents. Basically for me it was the lowest summons we could issue.
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Discussion in 'Trucker Legal Advice' started by Starboyjim, Jun 17, 2016.
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Um, yer honor. I deliberately nailed the stop sign to avoid hitting the driver who was texting while driving. I just came to thank your city for the safe driving award. I'll be signing autographs in the lobby after this ceremony. Thanks
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The signs are deceivingly large, covered in expensive conspicuity material (a roll of mass-produced trailer tape goes for ~$100), made by government contractors making prevailing wages, and installed by government workers who have to drive out to the location, do the manual installation, and drive back.NavigatorWife and johnboy023 Thank this. -
My experience has shown me that every state/county in the country has different sets of rules (written and unwritten) when it comes to accidents. An example is those that deal with "no fault" situations, and many jurisdictions address them more like a civil situation if it is minor and there is no injury. What I have seen in my neck of the woods is that citations/tickets are mostly used by the courts to make sure that an aggrieved party (as in this case, the gov't is completely reimbursed for the cost of the sign) is made whole. When all parties are satisfied, I have seen the cases routinely dropped.
And of course, it never hurts to seek the advice of a local lawyer that specializes in traffic court.NavigatorWife and Starboyjim Thank this. -
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Johnboy, I will call the Vermillion County people and attempt to make a deal. Thanks.
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No, I didn't wait. I didn't even know I'd done anything, not a scratch on the trailer, no sound in the cab. Well, none louder than the Johnny Dollar episode I was enjoying.NavigatorWife Thanks this. -
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