running a red light

[Christiaan]

Well guys here's the letter im drafting in response to the infrignement.

Let me know what I should change by Sunday night so i can post it on Monday.


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Monday, September 17, 2007

Chris *
Address
Australia




To whom it may concern,

My name is Chris * and I am writing to you in regards to traffic infringement number: **********.

I would like to apply to have the Traffic Infringement Notice reviewed internally by the enforcement agency, as I believe the infringement to be invalid.

The alleged incident took place at the intersection of Punt road and Domain road, South Yarra, and the following is my defense in relation to the matter.

At the time of the alleged offence, the roads were extremely wet and slippery, and visibility was severely reduced as it was raining heavily. I had slowed my speed to compensate for the reduced visibility and slippery conditions.

As you can see from the image taken by camera, my brake lights were on at the time the photo was taken. I was trying to stop (evident by my stop-lights), but in the wet conditions I was unable to do so, and therefore went "over the line" and committed to traveling through the intersection. To come to a halt mid-intersection would have been even more dangerous for not only me, but also other road users on the cross road.

This specific intersection in question also has no overhead traffic light on the inbound side of the cross road. It is very hard to see what colour the traffic lights are at the best of times, but at the time of my alleged offence, it was raining heavily and very slippery, which impaired that view even further. To add to this, when travelling city bound towards this cross road, the left hand side traffic light is actually obscured from view by the two red light cameras.

This is why I believe the infringement to be invalid.


Regards,






Chris