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by dom
Sat May 26, 2012 12:01 pm
Forum: Failing to yield the right-of-way
Topic: Charged with fail to yield from private drive
Replies: 4
Views: 4073

Re: Charged with fail to yield from private drive

Stanton, Thank you for posting your comment, it made me think. My first response may mean nothing in the court by itself, but together with your comment it helped me consider the following: once I am on the roadway and have a possession then others must yield to me. If I am deemed to be entering, th...
by dom
Sat May 26, 2012 9:27 am
Forum: Failing to yield the right-of-way
Topic: Charged with fail to yield from private drive
Replies: 4
Views: 4073

Re: Charged with fail to yield from private drive

Thank you for your opinion. Your opinion closely matches the one of the police officer. I absolutely understand my duty to yield right of way to the traffic on the highway. However once I was waved in and allowed onto the roadway that changes things, I think. Now that vehicles stopped, I entered wit...
by dom
Fri May 25, 2012 6:38 pm
Forum: Courts and Procedure
Topic: Filing 11b
Replies: 0
Views: 1529

Filing 11b

Charged with fail to yield. Pleaded not guilty. Had my trial date set exactly 9.5 months after the accident. At the trial I was represented by my parents (I authorized them) and was not present (had to stay in school). The JP adjourned the trial and wanted me being present. New court date was set an...
by dom
Fri May 25, 2012 1:20 pm
Forum: Failing to yield the right-of-way
Topic: Charged with fail to yield from private drive
Replies: 4
Views: 4073

Charged with fail to yield from private drive

When entering a 7 lane road consisting of 3 northbound and 3 southbound lanes with one turning lane between them from a private driveway I got charged with fail to yield from private drive S139(1) Private driveway is located 145 ft from pedestrian corossing with traffic lights. I yielded traffic on ...

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