How can I fight a failure to single intention (failure to use directional/blinker ticket) ?

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UCANTCME	SINCE THIS IS YOUR FIRST OFFENSE I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU TRY AND ASK FOR A DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE. YOU WILL STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TICKET BUT YOU WOULD NOT HAVE ANY POINTS AGAINST YOU AND IF YOU GET IT JUST STAY CLEAN FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS AND EVERYTHING WILL BE ERASED. GOOD LUCK Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tiny truck driver	Kevin, while I sympathize that you don't want the points against you license, if the officer shows you are going to take the points.... But I want to be clear about something else.. you come into my house break the rules and believe you are not responsible for the consequences of your actions? Do you believe other people can read your mind and know your intentions or are you afraid that if you turn the signal on you might be committed to that maneuver? Lets put this another way... at Kevins office there are rules, one of the rules is don't sit in Kevins chair. But TTD comes in and sits in Kevins chair . The rules were explained in the Interveiw to get into the office and are posted but TTD did it anyway am I not responsible? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Bonnie C	To me it doesn't sound like you have much of an argument. You can only hope the officer is not in court, then it should get dismissed (in my county anyway...). If you say your signals were out, there's hand signals, so that won't work. Generally here, if you plead guilty and have a clean record, they give you a couple months supervision and it doesn't go on your driving record, plus a fine. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Anastasia Beaverhousen	You probably won't win if you fight it, but if you want to try, try. As for the points on your record, do they have traffic school where you live? If they do, you can pay a fee to attend traffic school and the violation will not go on your record. Next time, just signal. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jblu	I know it sucks *** - but you will lose your freakin mind if you try and fight it, only to lose. Plus you will lose more time and it probably is not even a very costly ticket. Just pay and get it out of your mind. You can't win 'em all. Sometimes they just get ya. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ronnie j	Depending on what you told the officer, tell the court, the signal wasn't working, and you had your arm out to signal your intention. If it works, then it's just a non working light, but not a moving violation. If he was looking at your light, and it being dark, he would not have noticed an arm sticking out. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

samsoomathemadruba	YOU MUST USE A DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL ANY TIME AND ANY WERE BEFORE AND DURING THE TURN !!!! I guess that by the same logic you don't stop at a stop sign if you drive on a country road and there is no one driving around these offense are absolute offenses there can be no defense if its in the book the cop may write a ticket but maybe you'll get lucky sorry Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Rich Z	Why fight this when you know you are guilty? The cop saw you were not blinking and the law says you must signal. You could try pleading nolo and tell the judge you thought signaling from a dedicated turn lane was not required. Maybe he will take that plea and it will not turn up on your record. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Cecil n	You have better things to do with your time also my friend, I suggest just pay the fine and don't go to court. You won't win. Sorry. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

done wrenching	You didn't signal, period, and you turned, another period. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Just Me	You were a 100 per cent in the wrong.Don't waste your time.It could end up costing you more money.Such as contempt of court charges,which could turn in to jail time. Next time use the turn signal.There is no defense. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Brisch70	1=Take a few pictures of the area pointing out the signage and how its clearly marked as a turn lane. 2=Hire a lawyer to get the the ticket moved to a non moving violation.= = probably $250.+the fine 3=Officer might not show but is likely they will. 4=Did the lever not engage all the way and you thought it was blinking when it really wasnt blinking. (ie: You slightly turned your wheel and the blinker popped right back into resting position. But the easiest is to pay the lawyer or ask the judge for community service in place of the points. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Fred C	Sorry, but you didn't use your signal. I really don't know what kind of defence there could possibly be for ignoring such a basic thing, something that should be such habit you do it in parking lots, and on deserted country roads. All you can do is plead guilty, apologize for your momentary bout of stupidity, and hope the court takes mercy and mitigates the punishment. In Manitoba, for instance, we can be punished, at the discretion of the magistrate, with a reprimand, pay the court costs, and have no points. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

silver lining	Thank god that cop was their and busted you. how hard is it to flip that handle and let others know what your intentions are. If you had developed good driving habits you would have signaled reguardless of the situation, you dont signal, and you got caught.......... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No