Failure to Yield to a Yield Sign
This basically states that you must yield to the vehicle
that has the right of way. There will be yield sign wherever such a location
calls for you to yield – all of which will be at intersections of course. If
you did not yield to the other vehicle, you may get ticketed by a nearby
officer. The main defenses in which you can make are as follows:
- The
driver of other vehicle unnecessarily sped up as you entered the
intersection. This created an unnecessary dangerous situation that should
not have happened otherwise. Believe it or not, some drivers do actually
behave this way in such a situation.
- The
other vehicle seemed to be turning or making a stop, which justifies your
action because you entering the intersection would not have created a
dangerous situation for the other vehicle.After making a full stop, you
properly entered the intersection before the other vehicle came up to you
and made a sharp brake because of his slow reaction. Again, this puts the
blame upon the other driver – which is the main point of argument you want
to make.Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian
This one is simple to understand. You are required to yield
to a pedestrian who is in a crosswalk. If you did not, you may receive a ticket
and the good defense in which you can make is as follows:
1. The pedestrian
seemed to have stood in the crosswalk, and not moving. If this is the case, you
can also claim that the pedestrian had signaled you to go first. You can also
make the claim that the officer is not in the position to see the pedestrian as
clearly as you do. A diagram of the incident is important.
Driving too Slowly
Not only can you be ticketed for driving too fast, you can
also be ticketed for driving too slowly. If you drive slowly on a highway, you
should stay on the right lane of the road. If you drive slower than the flow of
traffic, you may get ticketed by a nearby officer. The good defenses in which
you can make are as follows:
1. You were
preparing your vehicle to make a turn, which required you to slow down. Make a
diagram, detailing where you were preparing to turn to, and bring it to court.
2. (If on a highway)
You temporarily changed to the left lane in order to pass slower traffic in the
right lane, and you are arranging to come back to the slow moving right lane as
soon as it was safe to do so.