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skatr109
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1) I was riding my bike at 6:30 in darkness on the sidewalk.
2) The pedestrian crossing turned white (OK To Walk)
3) After a few moments it turned flashing red (Use Caution)
4) I crossed while is was flashing red and made it across safely using the crosswalk.
5) I got pulled over and issued a citation for "No Bicycle Headlight."
This all happened on the same street as a "No On Proposition 8" protest. I feel like I have been targeted unfairly. I told the officer that I felt targeted and he said "you may very well have been." Any comments/suggestions? Or am I just screwed?
This happened in Orange County, CA in the city of Yorba Linda.
Oh yeah, and I got a Traffic "Notice to Appear" so I have to go to court within the next couple months.
Even though apparently I am guilty, should I plead guilty just to give the officer crap?
And have the possibility of him not showing?
It is crystal clear that he is directly targeting me due to the protest. I've been bicycling as a form of transportation since I was 10 (past 8 years) and have never had any trouble with traffic citations.
2) The pedestrian crossing turned white (OK To Walk)
3) After a few moments it turned flashing red (Use Caution)
4) I crossed while is was flashing red and made it across safely using the crosswalk.
5) I got pulled over and issued a citation for "No Bicycle Headlight."
This all happened on the same street as a "No On Proposition 8" protest. I feel like I have been targeted unfairly. I told the officer that I felt targeted and he said "you may very well have been." Any comments/suggestions? Or am I just screwed?
This happened in Orange County, CA in the city of Yorba Linda.
Oh yeah, and I got a Traffic "Notice to Appear" so I have to go to court within the next couple months.
Even though apparently I am guilty, should I plead guilty just to give the officer crap?
And have the possibility of him not showing?It is crystal clear that he is directly targeting me due to the protest. I've been bicycling as a form of transportation since I was 10 (past 8 years) and have never had any trouble with traffic citations.