Fighting a traffic ticket

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From: Tom Malcolm
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:23

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I got a bogus traffic ticket for failing to 
yeild to an emergency vehicle - bogus as
it was not an emergency, and bogus because
I came to a full stop until the cop car stopped,
turned off their lights and went to talk to 
a maintence worker on the opposite side of
the road. When I saw they were just talking, I
drove again at 5, 10, then 15, then full speed
away, cop chased me and cited me for not
stopping for emergency - of course the cop
left the place of the emergency so again it
sure was not an emergency.  
My first ticket in 25 years.
Does an average shmoe have a shot in 
traffic court of convincing a judge - or
should I just forget it and go to traffic school?

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Subject: Fighting a traffic ticket
From: tom933@hotmail.com (Tom Malcolm)
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:23:44 -0700
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