So yesterday morning it happened again. It seems that i'm getting the dumbest tickets and i'm not even driving recklessly. I make full stops, and don't speed excessively (60-70).
I was on papineau, 2 lights before entering on the 19 to go to laval. It is a downward slope road and it was raining (enough to affect performance). I'm currently rebuilding my cylinder head on my integra so i borrowed my fathers van.
so i'm heading down papineau at about 55-60km/h. I reached a distance from the intersection where the light turned yellow. Immediately i pushed on the brakes as hard as i could and instantly i realized that the car would not be capable of stopping in time. So i quickly viewed my options and realized that the safest option for me and everyone around me is to let go of the brakes (which otherwise i would have stopped half way into the intersection) and cross the yellow light. Unfortunatly i held the brakes for too long as just as i crossed the white line, it turned red (therefore i went through a red). Cop comes, cherries go on and that's the end of that. my ticket says i was travelling 60 because when he accused me of speeding i told him i was only going 55-60.
so i tell him the situation and he asks me why i didn't lock my front tires, i told him that if i did, i would have skidded to the center of the intersection causing greater danger...than says that since i didnt' have winter tires on i wasn't prepared, and then i was speeding 10km/h more... to me it's all bull.
do u think i can win if i contest it? or do i not even bother.
sorry for the long message, just venting
I was on papineau, 2 lights before entering on the 19 to go to laval. It is a downward slope road and it was raining (enough to affect performance). I'm currently rebuilding my cylinder head on my integra so i borrowed my fathers van.
so i'm heading down papineau at about 55-60km/h. I reached a distance from the intersection where the light turned yellow. Immediately i pushed on the brakes as hard as i could and instantly i realized that the car would not be capable of stopping in time. So i quickly viewed my options and realized that the safest option for me and everyone around me is to let go of the brakes (which otherwise i would have stopped half way into the intersection) and cross the yellow light. Unfortunatly i held the brakes for too long as just as i crossed the white line, it turned red (therefore i went through a red). Cop comes, cherries go on and that's the end of that. my ticket says i was travelling 60 because when he accused me of speeding i told him i was only going 55-60.
so i tell him the situation and he asks me why i didn't lock my front tires, i told him that if i did, i would have skidded to the center of the intersection causing greater danger...than says that since i didnt' have winter tires on i wasn't prepared, and then i was speeding 10km/h more... to me it's all bull.
do u think i can win if i contest it? or do i not even bother.
sorry for the long message, just venting