NYC Crit Mass -- Failure to Keep Right
07-24-06 | 03:38 PM
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NYC Crit Mass -- Failure to Keep Right
***Cross-posted in A&S***
I just went in to traffic court for my "failure to keep right" ticket, that I got in march or april's critical mass.
Like I had read on freewheels' website, the relevant statute (VTL 1234 -- which requires you to ride on the right side of the road) is not valid in NYC, because of rule number RCNY 4-02.
The judge tried me last, and since the cop didn't show, I had a minute to ask him to confirm the above interpretation. He confirmed it after som hemming and hawing.
Message: unless you can't spare a nice day off from work, don't plead guilty for fear of having a worse penaly after being found guilty. Your case will be dismissed.
I just went in to traffic court for my "failure to keep right" ticket, that I got in march or april's critical mass.
Like I had read on freewheels' website, the relevant statute (VTL 1234 -- which requires you to ride on the right side of the road) is not valid in NYC, because of rule number RCNY 4-02.
The judge tried me last, and since the cop didn't show, I had a minute to ask him to confirm the above interpretation. He confirmed it after som hemming and hawing.
Message: unless you can't spare a nice day off from work, don't plead guilty for fear of having a worse penaly after being found guilty. Your case will be dismissed.
07-24-06 | 06:28 PM
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Way to go! I only wish everybody who gets bogus tickets could take the time to get them cleared up.
07-24-06 | 06:34 PM
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thats ****ing crazy. i got the exact same charge (well actually it was failure to keep left), and the cop did show up (with a detailed discription of what happened nonetheless), and the judge found me guilty. It was 40 bucks, so it was not that big of a deal and i was thinking of appealing it, but i got in a bike accident on the way back home, so i got other **** to worry about now.
07-24-06 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by doublethink
thats ****ing crazy. i got the exact same charge (well actually it was failure to keep left), and the cop did show up (with a detailed discription of what happened nonetheless), and the judge found me guilty. It was 40 bucks, so it was not that big of a deal and i was thinking of appealing it, but i got in a bike accident on the way back home, so i got other **** to worry about now.
07-24-06 | 09:41 PM
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That's awesome. Good job GBD!
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07-25-06 | 12:44 AM
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