1.   You did indeed give the other driver enough space. A diagram is a must if you are to present this defense. Also, some mathematics as discussed in the previous section will help as well.

 

2.   The other vehicle did not have to brake sharply to avoid any accident. And if the other vehicle did so, it was due to overreaction by the driver, as there was not

a need to brake sharply to avoid collision. Some mathematics as discussed in the previous section will help here as well.

 

3.   The other vehicle did not brake sharply, and no accidents took place. This means that you did not dangerously pulled in front of another vehicle.

 

4.   The other vehicle broke the law by going above the speed limit, resulting in a sharp brake. Here, the blame is put on the other vehicle for exceeding the speed limit rather than you dangerously pulling in front of the vehicle.

 

5.   The officer did not have a good view of what happened. This is especially true if the officer was going behind the vehicle that braked sharply. This may have made the officer to brake sharply as well. However, what’s also true is that if he is behind that vehicle, he is unable to witness how close you were to collide with the other vehicle. The other driver may have just overreacted and hit the brake too hard. A diagram will be important.

 

 

Failure to Yield to another Vehicle at a Four-Way Stop Intersection.

 

At a Four-Way Stop, you must yield to the vehicle which makes the stop first. You may get ticketed if otherwise. The two main defenses that you can make in this case are:

 

1.   The other vehicle had rolled through the stop sign, making it appear as if he had stopped, but that was not the case. The best way to back this up is if you

can bring a witness with you to court.

 

2.   You did make a stop before the other vehicle, although it was a little further below the limit line, which the officer was unable to clearly see. There is a possibility that you had stopped further down the limit line before the other vehicle, and the officer wasn’t able to see it. It really helps your defense if there is an object in the way of the officer’s view. For example, there may be a bush which obstructs the view of the officer to see that you actually stopped before the limit line before the other vehicle stopped. What you must do in this situation is go back to the spot of the incident with a camera, and take snapshots of the view in the officer’s position, identifying any object in the way and the officer did not have a clear view to see that you had stopped further down the limit line.