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To: kidd
A few years ago, I was involved in an accident when I hit a pickup truck who had made a left turn on a straight green light. I was coming from the north and had the green light. The other vehicle was coming from the South and was in the turning lane. The let turn arrow on the turning lane was already turned off, hence my green light. As I proceeded through the green light the other vehicle did too, and wham. This happend early in the morning and the driver of the Truck had turned of his headlights, because he was going in to Ft. Campbell where it is required to turn of the lights when going through the gates.

To make the stor short, the police officer gave me a ticket for failing to yield. I went to court and the Judge didmissed the case when I proved that I had the green light.

The bad thing about your friend is that he might not can prove that the vehicle in front of him made an illegal U turn in front of him. As far as I know it is illegal to make a U torn across the median on a Interstate.

5 posted on 05/09/2003 10:12:19 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
didmissed = dismissed sheesh
6 posted on 05/09/2003 10:13:15 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
Kaslin has a point.....not only its illegal to make a U-Turn (in most cases) on the Interstate.....I-95 in DE, if I am not mistaken, is a toll-road (DEL Tpk)......and U-Turn's on Toll Roads are usually illegal (because it is implied that the U-Turn was made to avoid paying a toll)

The question is: Is it worth the money spent to fight it worth the cost of the fine?

If it is not too much of a drive to go to DE and challenge it...I would give it a shot...especially if it means points on your driving record
7 posted on 05/09/2003 11:05:44 AM PDT by UCFRoadWarrior (We Buy No French Wine Because Of French Whine)
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To: Kaslin
Yikes, I just read my post again and noticed several typos. I should have checked closer before hitting the post button.
8 posted on 05/09/2003 2:19:02 PM PDT by Kaslin
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