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Old 11-02-2009, 11:10 AM
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Anyone Contest a Traffic Ticket?

I got a ticket for going though a red traffic light. Actually, it was yellow when I entered the intersection, but it did turn red while I was in the intersection. I did think about stopping but was right there in front of intersection when light turned yellow. I was driving in a unfamiliar part of a nearby town, and I had never been through that intersection before. What I noticed and thought about later was the intersection was a lot larger than most intersections, and right after the lights were railroad tracks, which were part of the intersection. I also noticed the yellow light was shorter than usual and you would think that a larger intersection would have a much longer yellow light. I always thought the larger intersections had a longer caution light anyway. If they don't, they really should.

Is there anyway this ticket is contestable or don't even bother?

Of course my daughter thinks I should go back and measure the intersection and time the lights.
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