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Whitesmokeyzf · 08-02-2007, 01:04 PM

So. I go to court in ten minutes for disobeying a traffic signal. The light was yellow when I made the right hand turn onto VanBuren. I see the cop sitting there scopeing me out before I make the turn. I have a car about 10' behind me. I slow down but keep going so not to be run over by the cager behind me. I make the turn and hear the siren. Im thinking, right on get the cager for following to close. Look in the mirror and there he is. You would have thought I robbed a bank. I pull into a parking lot and the officer approaches, first words out of his mouth "was the light yellow"? I said (very nicely) yes it was officer. I gave him my papers and he went back to his car. Im thinking , he'll see that I haven't had a ticket in 17 years and that will be that. NOPE.... the AHole comes back with a ticket and I said "I can't believe that your going to me a ticket" he said have a nice day. Ill see you in court so here I go. wish me luck.... I will update tonight.

clinty poo · 08-02-2007, 01:30 PM

HE got beat up in highschool...

Rev · 08-02-2007, 01:38 PM

Did it turn red before you completed your turn? If not then you hope for a judge who also isn't on a powertrip. Did the car that was tailgating you turn also?

R6Limited · 08-02-2007, 01:56 PM

I saw one of those stupid court shows on TV that had to do with a yellow light. The judge clearly stated that if you enter an intersection with a yellow light, you are still legal to cross the intersection even if it turns red while you are in it.

BeaverFan · 08-02-2007, 02:50 PM

If you didn't accelerate through the yellow, you should be fine.

Whitesmokeyzf · 08-04-2007, 01:34 AM

Well, I didn't do to good. He had me on film that didn't show the car behind me until it stopped IN the crosswalk. I was in the cross walk when the light turned red. The video was time lapsed and I was in the cross walk 1 second after the light turned red. Tech. they are right, if you disgard the car that was behind me. The fat head judge had the nerve to tell me that he found it more dangerous for me to proceed thru a yellow light than grabbing a hand full of brake with a car behind me. This was completly a pathitic stop. $182. I read that Traffic control in Corvallis is the 4th biggest business in the City. The day I got the ticket was a day after a front page artical in the Lebanon paper said that they were going to crack down on Bikes and speeding. We are stereo typed guys and its just getting worse. They need to start paying attention to the dumb asses on 34 with a cell phone stuck to their ear while putting on their makeup instead of giving tickets for 1 second right turns. Thanks for listening.

MCA8690 · 11-03-2007, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by R6Limited

I saw one of those stupid court shows on TV that had to do with a yellow light. The judge clearly stated that if you enter an intersection with a yellow light, you are still legal to cross the intersection even if it turns red while you are in it.

Sorry, this is wrong. Court TV judges don't even need to have passed the state bar, much less have any experience as a judge. All the cases you see on TV are decided BEFORE the show, in a REAL court with a real judge, that's why Judge Judy and the like can espouse whatever the f*ck they feel like saying with absolutely no responsibility in regards to the law.
[This isn't to say that some of these TV judges used to be judges, they may well have been.]
It sucks, and it always causes me to panic (esp. in bad weather, i.e. do i risk it to just grenade my brakes in the rain to just avoid the possibility of my tail being in the intersection when it turns red, or do i increase speed a little and give LEO suspicion....), but the bottom line is if any part of your vehicle is in the intersection when the light is red, even if some dumbass in front of you has decided to stop in the middle as well and you're stuck, it's illegal and grounds for some good revenue in eyes of LEO. Although, admittedly, most cops i've seen will look at context and are pretty chill if its obvious you've been "boxed" into the intersection w no options...
***Oh btw sorry to hear about the ticket man. Talk about a great example for LEO to look at context of situation and let you off with a warning after seeing your record, or lack thereof!!

AnubisSeig · 08-15-2008, 12:58 PM

Thats some mo bullshit!

BGL · 08-15-2008, 01:05 PM

In front of any decent judge, just repeat what he said to you (which he's likely to admit &/or have documentation of) -> "Was that light yellow" (which you both then confirmed) - Thank you, that will be all.

I once prevailed on a ticket via repeating the LEOs own words. Sometimes it's that simple.

Edit: To me this sounds like he shot himself in the foot. Right away none the less.

Edit x2: Oh i see you already lost, and he had some type of video. Well that sucks. Yeah... gawd.

starkmojo · 08-18-2008, 04:38 AM

I spent ten years living in OlyWa- small town, state college. usually means lots of cops with little to to but hassle folks. The best offense is a good defense- so drive defensively in town. That means slow down when you have a ass muncher, let them pass, always assume the light will turn yellow at the worst possible moment, etc.

Here in the big city it is different - the cops for the most part do not focus on vehicle stops.


08-02-2007, 01:04 PM	#1
Whitesmokeyzf Endorsed Joined: Nov 2006 From: Albany, Oregon I Ride: 06 VFR, 06 Roadking	Over Zelious cops in corvallis So. I go to court in ten minutes for disobeying a traffic signal. The light was yellow when I made the right hand turn onto VanBuren. I see the cop sitting there scopeing me out before I make the turn. I have a car about 10' behind me. I slow down but keep going so not to be run over by the cager behind me. I make the turn and hear the siren. Im thinking, right on get the cager for following to close. Look in the mirror and there he is. You would have thought I robbed a bank. I pull into a parking lot and the officer approaches, first words out of his mouth "was the light yellow"? I said (very nicely) yes it was officer. I gave him my papers and he went back to his car. Im thinking , he'll see that I haven't had a ticket in 17 years and that will be that. NOPE.... the AHole comes back with a ticket and I said "I can't believe that your going to me a ticket" he said have a nice day. Ill see you in court so here I go. wish me luck.... I will update tonight.


08-15-2008, 01:05 PM	#9
BGL MotoGP Contender Joined: Jul 2005 From: Olympia/Lacey WA I Ride: Conservatives	In front of any decent judge, just repeat what he said to you (which he's likely to admit &/or have documentation of) -> "Was that light yellow" (which you both then confirmed) - Thank you, that will be all. I once prevailed on a ticket via repeating the LEOs own words. Sometimes it's that simple. Edit: To me this sounds like he shot himself in the foot. Right away none the less. Edit x2: Oh i see you already lost, and he had some type of video. Well that sucks. Yeah... gawd. Last edited by BGL; 08-15-2008 at 01:21 PM..

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08-02-2007, 01:30 PM	#2
clinty poo vrrooom636 Joined: Jul 2005 From: Spokane Washington I Ride: 2006 Black Neenja 636, 2006 KTM 625 SMC	HE got beat up in highschool...


08-02-2007, 01:38 PM	#3
Rev Streetfighter Joined: Nov 2006 From: Olympia, WA I Ride: 1994 VFR	Did it turn red before you completed your turn? If not then you hope for a judge who also isn't on a powertrip. Did the car that was tailgating you turn also?


08-02-2007, 01:56 PM	#4
R6Limited MotoGP Contender Joined: Jun 2006 From: Tacoma I Ride: a fine line	I saw one of those stupid court shows on TV that had to do with a yellow light. The judge clearly stated that if you enter an intersection with a yellow light, you are still legal to cross the intersection even if it turns red while you are in it.


08-02-2007, 02:50 PM	#5
BeaverFan Newbie Joined: Jul 2007 From: Eugene, OR I Ride: 2005 HD Sportster 1200 Custom	If you didn't accelerate through the yellow, you should be fine.


08-04-2007, 01:34 AM	#6
Whitesmokeyzf Endorsed Joined: Nov 2006 From: Albany, Oregon I Ride: 06 VFR, 06 Roadking	Well, I didn't do to good. He had me on film that didn't show the car behind me until it stopped IN the crosswalk. I was in the cross walk when the light turned red. The video was time lapsed and I was in the cross walk 1 second after the light turned red. Tech. they are right, if you disgard the car that was behind me. The fat head judge had the nerve to tell me that he found it more dangerous for me to proceed thru a yellow light than grabbing a hand full of brake with a car behind me. This was completly a pathitic stop. $182. I read that Traffic control in Corvallis is the 4th biggest business in the City. The day I got the ticket was a day after a front page artical in the Lebanon paper said that they were going to crack down on Bikes and speeding. We are stereo typed guys and its just getting worse. They need to start paying attention to the dumb asses on 34 with a cell phone stuck to their ear while putting on their makeup instead of giving tickets for 1 second right turns. Thanks for listening.


08-15-2008, 12:58 PM	#8
AnubisSeig Training Wheels Joined: Jul 2008 From: Corvallis, Oregon I Ride: Ninja 250R 08	Thats some mo bullshit!


08-18-2008, 04:38 AM	#10
starkmojo Endorsed Joined: Aug 2008 From: PDX OR I Ride: 74 cb750 K4	I spent ten years living in OlyWa- small town, state college. usually means lots of cops with little to to but hassle folks. The best offense is a good defense- so drive defensively in town. That means slow down when you have a ass muncher, let them pass, always assume the light will turn yellow at the worst possible moment, etc. Here in the big city it is different - the cops for the most part do not focus on vehicle stops.