Hey guys so I want to talk about this citation that I got front of Glendale community college and I would like to mention that I feel like this is a scam ticket and this are the reasons why:

  1. once you enter the only left lane, you cant go straight, you cant go left, you cant go right, and you cant go back, because there are other students behind you. So, this gives you no legal right of way whatsoever once your entered in that lane.
  2. officer in court stated if students go straight he wont give citation even if their breaking the law during the 6am to 9am during no left turn times. However if another officer catches you breaking the law and going straight, with his choice he may give a citation. So, we got one officer that wont give a citation and one that can so now what?
  3. officer in court stated that the first sign that you cant make a left turn is visible up to 250 feet, but I included a video of driving on that lane and that lane is a lane that curves and the first appearance of the sign is actually 15 to maybe 20 feet away.  this gives you 1 to 3 seconds to decide to go on that left lane or not.
  4. because you are at an only left turn lane you can only turn left you cant go straight no matter what. If you go straight and break the ground signal law you may put yourself in danger by going to a wrong lane since its not clear if that lane is for possible upcoming traffic for other side of the street.

Judge Gave me Guilty 

Okay so I would like to mention that the judge gave me guilty and stated I should have known ahead of time to not go in the left lane in the first place judging by cops ratio of 250 feet ahead of time. But changing my lane to the left is not why I received the citation I received the citation because of code 21461 a vc prohibited left turn. I received the citation for making a left turn on not for switching my lane.

The key point to this is why isn’t their a right of way? and why is it a trap zone? why cant the city add straight and a left turn arrow to indicate that the times you cant turn left you can go straight?

So I’m taking this as a scam ticket because once you enter the lane you pretty much have no choice but to get a ticket if you make that turn at the wrong time. this is a scam and a trap zone, but you guys be the judge and drop your open comments.