Author: /u/misanthropicbob

I was on W. Alabama, going towards Buffalo Speedway going out of town, which is two lanes with a yellow on the left for turns and what not after Shepherd. I was in the middle lane, which is only a straight lane. I live a few more streets down Alabama and I was going home. The light is red, the left turn lane is clear, and the green arrow left goes, and the dude in front of me, crosses two lanes of traffic and takes a left. I wasn’t paying attention to the lights at that point but, I see the guy in front of me move forward, so I left off the brake, and look up to see red lights. So I stop.

There is a cop behind me, his left turn blinker is on, and he is honking at me but he doesn’t have his lights running. I don’t have the light to go straight so I didn’t feel comfortable going forward immediately. The left lane is completely clear which is the turn only lane left onto Buffalo Speedway. The light in front turns green, I move through it and he pulls me over and gives me a ticket for going straight through a left turn, despite the middle lane of W. Alabama having to go straight. Its literally on the sign above the intersection.

Anyway. I got a ticket. He gave me advice on what kind of pictures to bring to court if I was going to fight it. He seemed almost eager. It was weird.

So does anyone have any advice?

My first ticket in like a decade.