Questions from drivers about VTL 1151(a), Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian in a Crosswalk, answered by the Benjamin Goldman Law Office. For penalties, points, and defense options, read the VTL 1151(a), Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian in a Crosswalk.
The officer wrote the wrong color for my car on the ticket. Does that make a difference, and can I contest it? I was making a left turn and waited for a pedestrian to cross before I continued. About a block later, an officer pulled me over and repeatedly asked for my license but would not tell me why. He stayed in his car for around ten minutes, then returned my papers with a ticket for not yielding to a pedestrian. The vehicle color listed on it is wrong.
What does the prosecution need to show for a New York VTL 1151(a) ticket? I got a summons for supposedly not yielding to a pedestrian who was in a crosswalk. My first and middle names are switched on the ticket, my birth date is one day wrong, the sex listed is wrong, and it leaves out my car's color. Could those mistakes lead to a dismissal?
If so much of your personal information is wrong, then the ticket may not have been issued to “you” in the sense that even if you plead guilty, it may not appear on your driving record.
I received a ticket for not yielding to a pedestrian at a crosswalk. I was already in the intersection making a right turn when the pedestrian approached. I stopped, and the pedestrian also stopped and stepped back onto the sidewalk, away from the crosswalk, so I completed my turn. The officer still gave me a ticket. This is my first offense—can I avoid points on my license?
The facts as you describe them do not appear to constitute a violation of 1151(a), but the ticketing officer may have another narrative. To avoid the points, you would need to contest the ticket in court. An attorney can appear in court for you as needed.
Can I fight a failure to yield to pedestrian ticket if the pedestrian was an undercover cop? I was driving and came across a blinking yellow traffic light. I noticed a pedestrian and it looked like he was going to walk passed the crosswalk. I continued to drive and then he stepped into the crosswalk as I am crossing the line where traffic should stop at the intersection. I swerve wide so there's no chance of hitting him. Then I get pulled over by an undercover police car, who told me the pedestrian was an undercover cop and that the whole thing was because "grants" were given to help enact situations like this
You can definitely fight this ticket, but not on the grounds that the pedestrian was an undercover cop.
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It depends on how much the color written on the ticket differs from your vehicle’s actual color. If something like gray instead of silver it is not a big deal. If something like red instead of blue, then the grounds for dismissal are stronger.