For The Geeks On Here: Physics and Stop Sign Citation

[tranny]

Traffic court isn't Science - it's hardly even Law. It all depends on the judge and his or her mood that day.

I made a really good case for the same exact citation in FL, only I proved with photos that a high hedge prevented the officer from seeing my low sports car from his position when I was stopped behind the stop line, compounded by the fact that it was after dark. The judge didn't care, quickly shut me up, and fined me anyway.

I was sure I'd win that case. even the officer was about to concede after I presented, but the judge shut him up too (lol). I guess he was having a bad day. It happens.

And then I've had other judges who have dismissed charges with little proof or contention from my side.

If you fight a citation expecting to win, you'll likely be disappointed. Go into it assuming you lost already and have fun trying to work the system. If it's not fun for you, just hire a $60 lawyer, who will get better results than you will due to his relationship with the judge.

In the case of the above, the judge was probably having a good day, and was amused to see something new and different in his courtroom, and rewarded the defendant for the effort. A different judge may have been annoyed, disallowed the graphs, shut the guy up, and quickly ushered him out to hear the next case.