Originally Posted by
n4zou
I'm in Alabama. Police don’t get paid to attend traffic court. All States have there own way of doing things. Alabama happens to be a state with low resources. Only Mississippi is lower on the economic list of states.
I guess I'm not surprised that it varies from state to state. It might even come down to the precinct or department you're working in.
Originally Posted by
notfred
That's inaccurate. I do it in front of police fairly often, they have never cared. ddaversa must have found the pickiest cop in the city, because none of them care about traffic regulations at all, except for parking.
It definitely could've been a cop having a crappy day (or just a general arsehole). It might have to do with the manner in which the OP ran the stop sign too. There's a big difference between slowing down and then cautiously proceeding when it's your turn (but not stopping and putting a foot down) and just blantantly blowing through with an "I'm not stoppining" attitude. Most cops would let the former go but many will give a citation for the latter.