Ignorance IS NEVER EVER AN EXCUSE! EVER! Now if said ignorance is because of the State or Local Government's failure to communicate then that ignorance is not the driver's fault and any such case made should be dismissed!. I actually watched a Judge dismiss a case years ago simply because he knew by his own personal experience a road did not have visible signs.
As a side note on communicating this condition. I have always wondered why the States can't adopt a road lane marker system that incorporates color markings and pavement edge lines that stands out when a road has any form of a CMV restriction. It seems dumb in my opinion to rely on some sign that can sit for years or get knocked down to communicate these restrictions. Or even the words Restricted Road painted every 200 or so feet. This can be handled better IMHO!
Overweight Ticket
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Ruben C, Dec 21, 2019.
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As for your side note, The Federal Highway Department portion of the United States Department of Transportation regulates all signs (traffic control devices) in all 50 states with variations granted only after engineering data supports a variation. The MUTCD is the bible of signs, it's worth getting familiar with. The states and localities are responsible for sign installation and maintenance. The misplaced, ill maintained, signs are easy money for states and localities, especially for commercial vehicles... who wants to travel 1,000 miles to go to court when the first court date is probably only to enter a plea? If I think I have a case, I'll fight it and make them earn their money... when they see you sit down with 6 stacks of papers and they have a courtroom FULL of "possession of a controlled substance" or "failure to appear for the 5th time" or "failure to make time payments"... The judge does NOT want to waste 30 minutes on a traffic ticket.SmallPackage and Long FLD Thank this. -
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When a driver by happenstance is faced with being stopped for being on a load or size restricted road they have violated some form of a law. Ignorance can not excuse the reason for this. There is a reason for the restrictions, to just allow heavy trucks to operate will cause expensive damage. If the government agency responsible for communicating this restriction fails to properly mark the road it is THEY, not the driver that is at fault. The driver's ignorance can be explained by this. Therefore the driver should walk away from the charge. However, because someone did not do their job THAT person should face sanctions. I will go back to my original point. You should never excuse ignorance like this, somebody should pay for it. I think it is sad that government paid civil servants are just allowed to skate when through their negligence roads and road infrastructure is damaged.I hope you now see my point, I did a bad job with this today.
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Whats the address in Yorba Linda ?
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Good luck with a lawyer trying to get the fine reduced. You can many times pay the fine and even more and get the charge reduced, but rarely get the fine itself reduced.
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The problem is that the OP did not get the normal overweight ticket from the load having a problem, He violated the weight limit on a street. There is no way out, unless yu can show the court the signage was either not visible or missing, you know another reason for a personal drivecam. Other than that paying is the option. Consult with a local attourney Plenty of them in that area.
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First, does this ticket generate points on your license?
Second, will it cost you more to fight it, or just pay it?
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