07-24-2006, 10:24 AM
good luck to you sir, the last time I tried to used "math" a few years ago, they found me guilty for failure to yeild when I got squarly and very lightly rear ended. I hope you don't get a judge like I got. :?
The facts I presented to him:
I made a u-turn, legally, at an intersection with a light, accelerating hard and had just shifted to 2nd, so I was going ~30MPH.
Woman who rear ended me, from the lack of much damage was probably going 5-10MPH faster than me at impact. So 35-40MPH.
It's a 45MPH zone and there's a huge black skidmark from her braking down from god knows what speed. And the skidmark even changes lanes into mine.
Speeding forfeits right of way (I looked it up). A tap of the brakes would slow you from 45MPH to 35MPH. She HAD to be doing over 45MPH sir.
Him: (with the I made up my mind before you came in here look) Doesn't sound like you have much of a case there.
Me: Well I'm not a lawyer, I'm just trying to show that there is at least a lot of doubt that I was in the wrong here. And I being the only witness here, since she didn't even have to show up, and the cop didn't see the accident happen, am just trying to convey to you what happened.
Him: (in so many words) Guilty, GTFO
I love traffic court. :roll:
The facts I presented to him:
I made a u-turn, legally, at an intersection with a light, accelerating hard and had just shifted to 2nd, so I was going ~30MPH.
Woman who rear ended me, from the lack of much damage was probably going 5-10MPH faster than me at impact. So 35-40MPH.
It's a 45MPH zone and there's a huge black skidmark from her braking down from god knows what speed. And the skidmark even changes lanes into mine.
Speeding forfeits right of way (I looked it up). A tap of the brakes would slow you from 45MPH to 35MPH. She HAD to be doing over 45MPH sir.
Him: (with the I made up my mind before you came in here look) Doesn't sound like you have much of a case there.
Me: Well I'm not a lawyer, I'm just trying to show that there is at least a lot of doubt that I was in the wrong here. And I being the only witness here, since she didn't even have to show up, and the cop didn't see the accident happen, am just trying to convey to you what happened.
Him: (in so many words) Guilty, GTFO
I love traffic court. :roll:
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a van is a good guy with a van