Taking my lunch break and heading to Sonny's with my buddy today. Get into a two lane left turning area, and I'm behind about two cars. Light turns green, there is a RX 7 in front in the right lane. Well he stalls and by the time I get by him he has started to go again. I had to get over into the right lane, so I stepped on it in second gear to get around the cars in front of me and make my lane change before the rx7 gets up there. BTW this was an older rx7 so in no way was I trying to mess with him.
Cop pulls me over further down the road and told me I was being disrespectful to him since he was in "plain view" and I made the left turn "squeeled my tires and took off". Well, I know for a FACT that I didn't peel out, it was probably the rx7 but I didn't argue with him at all. And the only reason I accelerated quickly was to make the lane change, also I did NOT go above the speed limit. So he gives me a ticket under statute 316.191 Florida, and wrote "Racing on Roadway" on the ticket.
"No person "shall drive any vehicle in any race, speed competition or contest, drag race or acceleration contest, test of physical endurance, exhibition of speed or acceleration, or for the purpose of making a speed record" on a highway or street. §316.191(1)"
I think this is going a little overboard. Is there any way I can fight this and win? I don't care about the 80 bucks I just doin't want the points on my license. Thanks for the help.
Cop pulls me over further down the road and told me I was being disrespectful to him since he was in "plain view" and I made the left turn "squeeled my tires and took off". Well, I know for a FACT that I didn't peel out, it was probably the rx7 but I didn't argue with him at all. And the only reason I accelerated quickly was to make the lane change, also I did NOT go above the speed limit. So he gives me a ticket under statute 316.191 Florida, and wrote "Racing on Roadway" on the ticket.
"No person "shall drive any vehicle in any race, speed competition or contest, drag race or acceleration contest, test of physical endurance, exhibition of speed or acceleration, or for the purpose of making a speed record" on a highway or street. §316.191(1)"
I think this is going a little overboard. Is there any way I can fight this and win? I don't care about the 80 bucks I just doin't want the points on my license. Thanks for the help.
