My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: PA
Hi everyone. I passed a commuter bus (NOT a school bus) from the city of Harrisburg, PA, on the left, as it was pulled over, either taking on or letting off passengers. My lane, then, was clear to continue forward. However, the commuter bus itself blocked a stop sign, so, I went through the stop sign. The officer who pulled me over said it was illegal to pass a commuter bus, but I cannot find that anywhere in PA law, other than if passengers are getting on or off on the same side on which I am passing, which was not the case, or if it caused me to cross a double yellow line, which it did not. The law does state that "You may not pass within 100 feet of or are crossing any intersection or railroad grade crossing, unless an official traffic control device says you may." Therefore, the officer gave me a ticket for going through a stop sign. While it is a lesser offense, he wants me to believe I am getting off easy, as a ticket for passing a bus is worse than for going through a stop sign. Do I have a defense if: A) The bus had its own lane for pulling over, and was in it, causing me to believe I wasn't "passing" it, negating the 100 foot intersection rule, B) no passengers were in the street in front of me, or to the left of the bus, and C) The bus itself blocked the stop sign?
I already pleaded not guilty, and am just trying to gather defense info for March 1, 2017.
Thanks,
Cathy
Hi everyone. I passed a commuter bus (NOT a school bus) from the city of Harrisburg, PA, on the left, as it was pulled over, either taking on or letting off passengers. My lane, then, was clear to continue forward. However, the commuter bus itself blocked a stop sign, so, I went through the stop sign. The officer who pulled me over said it was illegal to pass a commuter bus, but I cannot find that anywhere in PA law, other than if passengers are getting on or off on the same side on which I am passing, which was not the case, or if it caused me to cross a double yellow line, which it did not. The law does state that "You may not pass within 100 feet of or are crossing any intersection or railroad grade crossing, unless an official traffic control device says you may." Therefore, the officer gave me a ticket for going through a stop sign. While it is a lesser offense, he wants me to believe I am getting off easy, as a ticket for passing a bus is worse than for going through a stop sign. Do I have a defense if: A) The bus had its own lane for pulling over, and was in it, causing me to believe I wasn't "passing" it, negating the 100 foot intersection rule, B) no passengers were in the street in front of me, or to the left of the bus, and C) The bus itself blocked the stop sign?
I already pleaded not guilty, and am just trying to gather defense info for March 1, 2017.
Thanks,
Cathy
Traffic Lights, Signs and Controls: Passing a Commuter Bus
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