martys@ISM780.UUCP (01/30/85)
I received a ticket for "passing without sufficient clearence with oncoming traffic (CHP oncoming)" the other night. Now I plan to fight it and want some advise. The real story is that when I started passing a tow truck (doing 40 in a 50 mph zone), the cop was over a half mile away. The tow truck started speed- ing up as soon as my car became even with his. Meanwhile the ole cop decided to answer a call at what I guess was around 65 to 70 mph. This meant that he came up on the situation quite fast and couldn't have been looking because he never noticed until he was within a 100 yards of it. The tow truck finally let me in when the cop was close, but the cop did the "cop scene and spun around and came after me". He admitted to watching a car parked on the side of the road to me, but alas, it will be my word against his. I handled the situation as best as could be, didn't panic and managed to get in front of the truck without putting anyone in extreme danger, but there isn't much you can do with a jerk who thinks it fun, or whatever, by not letting you pass or slow back down to get behind again. I go to court in a month and just wanted to know if there is a chance of winning and opinions on this.
kalm@ihuxw.UUCP (James ) (02/19/85)
> > The real story is that when I started passing a tow truck (doing 40 in a > 50 mph zone), the cop was over a half mile away. The tow truck started > speeding up as soon as my car became even with his. > I handled the situation as best as could be, didn't panic and managed to > get in front of the truck without putting anyone in extreme danger, but there > isn't much you can do with a jerk who thinks it fun, or whatever, by not > letting you pass or slow back down to get behind again. > No advice in this case, but get a car with a big engine. You could be out in fromt of the next truck before his foot hits the floor. -- Jim Kalmadge - AT&T Bell Labs IX 1c415 8-367-0475 (312) 979-0475 ihuxw!kalm