They will assign you a court date and you can decide to pay at anytime prior to the court date without penalty. It is also very important that you submit your citation requesting your day in court (Send it certified mail and make a copy of your completed form). I have fought this and I did win because the school bus did not follow proper procedure and I honestly did not have enough time to safely stop. Last Edit: do you have a link of the video in question? Those stop signs come out really fast and start recording. This video is uploaded to the vendor, and the vendor reviews the video to identify vehicles that have committed a violation.Īlso - get a dash cam as well so you have evidence of your own instead. The video also captures data on when the school bus driver activates the yellow flashing lights, and then the red flashing lights. ** Another argument**The reviewers failed to take into consideration of all the circumstances (25% of tickets are made in error - I'll find it again) "Except as otherwise provided in this section, every school vehicle driver shall put in operation alternately flashing amber lights not less than 100 feet before bringing the vehicle to a full stop for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers, and place into operation the alternately flashing red lights upon stopping." Section 22-228 of Maryland Code for Transportation states: Ask for leniency especially if you have no points on your license and a clean driving record. Additionally, that at the rate of speed I was going up the hill, it would have been more dangerous to slam on my brakes and cause another car to rear end me.Ĭontest the ticket - I know there is a statute regarding that buses coming to a stop will flash amber lights. My situation was similar to yours (side by side + going the speed limit) and that the bus didn't have amber lights warning that the bus was coming to a stop. I didn't pay the $250 and took it to court then Covid-19 happened so they threw it out this spring 2021 due to the ever increasing docket. Yep - I got a ticket for passing a school bus back in dec 2019. This is based on my experience, obviously things can change and I'm sure a lot depends on which judge you get. I tried for it, the judge was sympathetic after watching the video, but ultimately I couldn't get it lower than $100. You can try to get the fine waived completely but it didn't work for anyone in the time I was there. This is why I asked a very simple question about the video.Įdit 2: In case anyone stumbles on this thread, I did go in to contest it, turns out that anyone who shows up can get the fine reduced from $250 to $100. We were nearly side-by-side and I was three lanes to the left so there was no possible way for me to see the bus lights go on. Do I go to court to contest the ticket or will that just make me look like an ass? If anyone has gone through the process I'd love to know how it works.Įdit: I can't believe I have to say this, but I didn't intentionally pass the school bus. I received a notice in the mail with a link to the video of the incident and there were circumstances I have questions about. We welcome any suggestion and discussion regarding the way this community operates. Any attempts to dox anyone will result in an automatic ban. In order to protect the spirit of the community and its members, any violation of the aforementioned policies will result in removal of the offending content and/or a temporary or permanent banning, at the discretion of the moderators. All users are expected to abide by the Reddit Rules and reddiquette. We strive to allow this community to be as open as possible. Message the moderators to have a subreddit added to this list.Ĭontent must be Montgomery County, Maryland-related unless otherwise approved by someone on the moderation team! Check out some of the Hidden Gems in our county!
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