Ticket for not stopping at the stop sign
February 18th, 2010The story of Maria concerns many of us… She got a ticket for not stopping at the stop sign…
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Hi! I read some of the stories that you post here.
I would like to contest the ticket that I received today for not stopping at the stop sign but I am not sure if it is worth it to contest.
Here is the story:
I was going to pick up my son from school. I always take the same street everyday and plus the fact that the street is just next street to my place Carlton avenue corner Lavoie in Montreal. When I stopped in the corner I saw a man putting some wiper fluid in his van. I even noticed the container because it has a green funnel.
The hood was up. Then I noticed the police van at the back of the van (of course hiding). So I continue driving after I stopped, when I saw the police van following me. I thought he was just going somewhere else. Then he turned on his lights and I asked…
“What seems to be the problem sir?”
Police said: You did not stop at the stop sign.
I said: I stopped sir, I even see you at the back of the van.
Police said: No, you did not stop you slow down. Can I have you driver’s license, registration and insurance paper.
I was so pissed off because If I slowed down, I wont be able to see him at the back of the van. I won’t noticed the man that putting a wiper fluid on his van with the hood of the van was up.
The truth is I was focused on what the man was doing that I did not noticed the color of the van.
I tried to go back on the same street to ask the man to be my witness..unfortunately, he was not there anymore nor the police van. tsk..tsk..
It was Feb 12 at 16:40 p.m., when the police stopped me and told me that I did not stop at the stop sign. He said that I was slowing down and not stopping.
I hope you could help me before I contest this ticket..
Thank you very much!
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My opinion :
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parking regulation.
50km/h zone and I was looking for the highway. I was on a three-lane road : the right one was for those who wanted to continue or turn right, the one in the middle was for those who wanted to continue or turn left and the left one was for turning left only. I was in the middle lane and one of my friends (we where 4 in the car) tell my “it’s right here!” So I quickly do my blind spots and I turn left (it was a bit quick but not excessive). I drive for about 1 minute and I get pulled over.





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