El Dorado KS 54W/77N out of route ticket

Here’s the sign coming from the east about 2 blocks before you need to turn.



Here’s the sign at Vine St. It’s not obstructed by the pole of you move your street view out into the travel lane away from the curb.


This is the sign with truck route info when you’re coming from the north.


Truck route sign coming from the south.


Note at the bottom it says “Truck Route strictly enforced. Local deliveries only”. Just because there aren’t any “No Trucks” signs doesn’t mean you can stray off a marked truck route.

 

Not saying that you’re not cut out for it at all, I ran down that way a lot when I hauled cattle and the cops sort of have a reputation for waiting to catch trucks off the truck route. Next time you go through there it will be more clear.

 

Look dude, relax.

Explaining it to the cop is meaningless, once she issued the ticket she can't take it back. So thank her for her working an almost more dangerous job as you do and move along.

Get a traffic ticket lawyer and get it reduced or tossed.

 

The yellow truck route signs aren’t stating to take 54W/77N, they give the arrows for which way to turn onto the truck route. You were only going a block to 77 north but if you were going west on 54 you would’ve followed the truck route and made a loop around most of the town.

The signs say the truck route is strictly enforced and you were off the truck route. Now you have to decide if you want to spend the money to fight it.

 

could have gone 54/61/50 back to 35 at the j. i use to run that route all the way to I-10. take us 50 at the flying j. run it to ks 61 to us 54 to I-40 to us 54 to us 70 to I-10. thats living the dream right there. us 54 in the panhandle isnt for snow flakes durning the storm season js

 

should something similar happen in the future, just go along. don't agree that you've done anything but don't debate or argue. after it is over contact your attorney and give them all your information and evidence. Arguing with a LEO is like arguing with a stubborn ex, they come in believing they are right and you are wrong.

 

Waggledaddy said:
"However, my point is that the signs state that the road "Main St" is 54W/77N. As listed on maps of both GPS and Rand McNally Atlas. Even by their own signs it shows Main St as 54/77."

There are signs marked like this in a lot of towns.......FOR CARS!
Signs designated for trucks are marked......wait for it.......TRUCK ROUTE!