| This situation sucks but it's a no brainer. No points on the ticket, just pay it. You sealed your fate when you said you didn't need an ambulance. Assuming running a red light is a only 2 points, you're looking at probably an extra $200 a year for min 3 years on your insurance. That's on top of the court fees and the original fine if youi lose.
Not worth it to me.
I feel for you though...I got stopped making a right on yellow yesterday. Cop tried to say I blew thru a red light. I nicely debated with him saying that the light was green as I approached, turned yellow as I neared the turn, and was still yellow as I was making the turn. In all fairness, it probably did turn red while I was under the light but that is completely different from what he accused me of. He let me off with a warning because (I'm speculating here) that it wasn't cut and dry that it was yellow or red and that I had no points.
Cops tend to be much more lenient if you have a history of no points. |