so.... yeah I'm going to fight this ticket. there is no basis behind it. my car drifted into the other lane, so I corrected it and my car spun. I corrected it again and it went forward into the snow bank. no damage done to anyone or anything. now into detail:

I'm an inexperienced driver. I have not have my license a year yet. and this is my first year driving during winter. on top of that, it was my first year on ice. it has been snowing for about a week now. it was warming up that day and the snow was melting. at night it started to freeze again. I wad already gone from my house, on my way to work, when the roads started to freeze. I figured that the snow plows had gone through and put de-ice on the roads during the day, knowing it was going to freeze at night. however, they did not. I was going between 40 and 45. my speedometer only marks every 10 mph, so I don't know my exact speed, but it was over 40, and under 45. I gave myself a half hour extra to get to work. so then it happened and there I was stuck in the snow, about 4 feet of it in the deepest part. I put my hazards on and tried to open the door... it wouldn't budge. so I got out the passenger side. I called my work, and my roommate. I walked around the car to see how bad it was, and there was no damage. at this time a car pulled up and made sure I was ok. at that point an ambulance came to see if I was ok. I stayed in there until the police showed up. I had to get my registration out of the car. at this point another ambulance came and the first one took off. I stayed in the second ambulance while they made sure I was fine.

so the cop comes in. he asks me how fast I was going. I told him I was going between 40 and 45 mph. He tells me that when there is an accident, that it's a ticket-able offense. he tells me that I was driving too fast for road conditions. so I asked him what speed would be ok, he tells me about 40 at best. My roommate shows up and makes sure I'm ok. later he told me that after he got there, he saw a truck putting de-icer down... great work there. wait until someone has an accident before doing your job that is supposed to keep people from dieing. we wait for the tow truck to come. druing this time I find out that the road that looked and felt clear of ice, was actually a thick layer of black ice. the tow truck pulled the car out. at this point the officer gives me back my driver's license and registration. he gives me the ticket. so, at this point I drive home.

in the morning I take a look at the ticket and I notice something. it says I was going 46 in a 45. I told the officer that I was going under 45. meaning that I did not commit what I am being charged with. I was going to take it to court anyway, but this makes it a cake walk. (btw, always challenge tickets. the state must prove you are guilty, thus you have an advantage.) if the judge wont dismiss the ticket because of this, I have a few other things to bring up, including that the police officer had a little trouble getting going once he was done. aka, the roads were worse then he thought.

some black friday, huh?

on a side note, why does spell check work on this text box, but not the title box?