'biking off lane' in NYC
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'biking off lane' in NYC
yesterday i attended traffic court with the hopes that my ticket for 'biking off lane' during critical mass would be dissmissed. Not only did the cop show up, he also had a detailed description of what happened (4 months later). The fine was 40 dollars which is not terrible, but i'd still like to appeal. Do I have any grounds for appeal, cosidering that a. I was making a turn; b. the cop grabbed my bag and literally pulled me off the road.
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I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on tv.
You can appeal whatever you want... For a $40 charge I would say you will be giving up more of your time than it is worth to go any further.
As far as the cop's actions, they are irrelevant to your legal status.
If you wish to file a complaint against the officer, that is your right, but it would not impact your citation if I were the judge. I can't think of a way to logically use another's misconduct after the fact to excuse your actions.
EDIT: Did the fact that you were turning left have any impact with this judge? If not, what would make you think that another judge would rule any differently?
You can appeal whatever you want... For a $40 charge I would say you will be giving up more of your time than it is worth to go any further.
As far as the cop's actions, they are irrelevant to your legal status.
If you wish to file a complaint against the officer, that is your right, but it would not impact your citation if I were the judge. I can't think of a way to logically use another's misconduct after the fact to excuse your actions.
EDIT: Did the fact that you were turning left have any impact with this judge? If not, what would make you think that another judge would rule any differently?
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This is just another reason I will NEVER attend a critical mass ride.
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And what, exactly, is the "principle" at stake here? Riding a bike unsafely in city traffic? Not obeying city and state traffic laws? Making a general nuissance out of oneself? Help me out here.
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Originally Posted by dubes
And what, exactly, is the "principle" at stake here? Riding a bike unsafely in city traffic? Not obeying city and state traffic laws? Making a general nuissance out of oneself? Help me out here.
I think it is kind of cute to see this fledgling non-organization trying to exist without existing... And if they evolve into a movement with worthwhile goals (which I hope they do), then I will worry more about one of them getting a ticket, and maybe even ride with them... until that hapens, I just enjoy the naive "We are taking a stand, but we won't say what we stand for or against" threads...
BTW - doublethink, I am just curious. What are your current thoughts on appealing?
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Originally Posted by baj32161
This is just another reason I will NEVER attend a critical mass ride.
Why can't we have one city in this country that is free from car traffic? Right... all the car people would complain that we are taking away their god given right to drive. But I guess there is no right to ride a bike free of morons talking on cell phones and driving 2 ton killing machines, polluting the air we breathe and killing some 40,000 people a year in the USA alone (not to mention all the road kill animals).
Okay, I'm stepping down off my soap box. Which is made of sustainably harvested timber and used to contain handmade organic soap locally made and not tested on animals, but damn, the water I used with the soap came from the evil Hetch Hetchy dam... Ah, it's so nice to live on the Left Coast instead of in the Big Fascist Apple.