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I did use my turn signal, and I was not at all close to cutting anyone off. If I had, I am sure the officer should and would have written that on the ticket. He had nothing to pin on me at all. Today on my way home I took pictures of the exact spot where I changed lanes to bring into court. That way I can show them that I did indeed change lanes where I was allowed to do so.
One of my friends posed another relevant question: At what point after entering such an exit only lane are you no longer allowed to change lanes out of it? The answer, of course cannot be anything other than at the point where the line between the lanes becomes solid, since prior to that there is no other indicator of such a point. The police officer seemed to think that I had crossed some invisible and undetermined point where I could no longer switch lanes, even though I was still in the dashed line section. I wonder what he would of said had I asked him about it.
So far people seem to agree with me that I will likely be able to get it dismissed, but we shall see. My court date is July 7th. If I do get the ticket dismissed I plan on exhibiting the same driving behavior as often as I can, but until such a time I shall employ a different route home.
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