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Thanks for the advice everyone. I do not know about points, the fine is $50.
The truth is that taking the exit is the way I go home if the highway is too slow. In that case as I approached the exit, the highway was clearing up so I decided to stay on it instead of getting off. I'm definitely going to court, and right now the plan is to plead not guilty and at the trial show them pictures of the exit and the location that I changed lanes, where the line is not solid. My focus will not be on the reason that I changed lanes, instead I will argue that I did not commit a traffic violation.
I think a relevant question is whether the police officer would give me a ticket had I done the exact same thing in the middle of the night rather than at rush hour. If the answer is no then clearly I did nothing wrong, given that I did not cut anyone off or anything like that. If the answer is yes then clearly I am missing something important.
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