Posted: 5/3/2006 6:37:42 PM EDT
| My buddy and I were driving back to school yesterday and got pulled over for speeding. Was going 9 over the speed limit (74 in a 65). The officer takes my license and registration and goes back in his cruiser and comes back with a ticket and said he lowered the offense so it wouldnt be as big of a fine. I got a citation for "Obedience to traffic control devices". Does anybody know what this violation means? How many points do I get on my license for this. I just do not want to loose my license. |
He did you a favor. This carries no points as it is similar in nature to a parking ticket, etc. It's like 84 dollars right or close? Pay it and don't speed. BTW was this a PA State Trooper or local guy? Locals are prohibited from using radar and have to rely on timing devices and being such the speed margin of error you are given is more. 11mph for timer devices and 6mph for radar. |
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"Obedience to traffic control devices" Basicaly the speed limit sign like a stop sign or yeild sign or no parking sign is considered a "traffic control device". Your ticket was for not adhearing to the posted sign or traffic control device. The cop definitly cut you a break. |
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§3111. Obedience to traffic-control devices. (a) General rule.—Unless otherwise directed by a uniformed police officer or any appropriately attired person authorized to direct, control or regulate traffic, the driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any applicable official traffic-control device placed or held in accordance with the provisions of this title, subject to the privileges granted the driver of an emergency vehicle in this title. (b) Proper position and legibility of device.— No provision of this title for which official traffic-control devices are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that official traffic-control devices are required, the section shall be effective even though no devices are erected or in place. (c) Presumption of authorized placement.— Whenever official traffic-control devices are placed or held in position approximately conforming to the requirements of this title, the devices shall be presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence. (d) Presumption of proper devices.—Any official traffic-control device placed or held pursuant to the provisions of this title and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this title, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence. (Chgd. by L.2001, Act 75(4), eff. 8/25/2001.) |