An officer pulled me over for an “illegal U-turn” and confidently told me the restriction had been in place since 2011. He didn’t know I’d taught traffic law for 30 years—and had personally written the DMV curriculum after that exact restriction was repealed. At my hearing, I brought the ordinance, repeal record, and my own curriculum. When the judge asked how I pleaded, I said, “Not guilty—and I’d like to know why I’m being cited under a law that hasn’t existed for nearly eight years.”
The officer pulled me over on Third and Maple. “Do you know why I stopped you?” I rolled down my window. “No, officer.” “You made an illegal U-turn.” He wrote …
An officer pulled me over for an “illegal U-turn” and confidently told me the restriction had been in place since 2011. He didn’t know I’d taught traffic law for 30 years—and had personally written the DMV curriculum after that exact restriction was repealed. At my hearing, I brought the ordinance, repeal record, and my own curriculum. When the judge asked how I pleaded, I said, “Not guilty—and I’d like to know why I’m being cited under a law that hasn’t existed for nearly eight years.” Read More
