National Motorist Association

Yeah, the book gave me a pretty solid way out of this. It makes it clear that when it comes to the court, it's about money. The local courts don't care about your driving record, and really don't like appeals. If it gets appealed, they have to share the penalty with a higher court. If they can get it off your driving record, and keep it in the local court, they are going to keep the entire penalty. I had a suspicion of the light being an illegal setup. The book made it very clear that traffic signals can not be confusing by law. I looked all over the internet for hours looking for some official document to verify my position. The book said I needed a document called the DUTCD. I looked it up, and bam, there it was, all the guidlines published by the state on signage. It also said that you need to decide what's an equitable solution for you. Even if you have a rock solid case, you'll have to go to trial to win. I'm pretty confident that with the evidence I have, I can schedule an appointment with the county solicitor, and get this knocked down to a cheap non moving violation. The solicitor gets to collect some money, and I don't have to waste time going to court.

Kurt