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In article <1hn3mv9.10lcb3rujizfyN%tom933@hotmail.com>,
 tom933@hotmail.com (Tom Malcolm) wrote:

> 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?

Maybe you didn't pull as far into the shoulder as possible?  I dunno.  
It doesn't hurt to go to court.  It's a silly game that has almost 
nothing to do with justice.  I've gone a couple of times just to avoid 
Santa Clara County's bullshit bail limit exemptions.

The judges that I've seen will warn you if you're about to be found 
guilty so that you can withdraw your challenge and ask for traffic 
school.  The cop probably won't show up if he has no case.