I'm glad it worked out for you, but it can really depend on the jury. Part of the law says "An operator on a roadway outside a business or residential district driving in a caravan of other vehicles...shall allow sufficient space between the operator and the vehicle preceding the operator so that another vehicle can safely enter and occupy the space." If the jury accepts Webster's view that caravan means "a group of vehicles traveling together, as in a file" the State can prevail.t_kopecky wrote:Take a close look at the law for "Following Too Closely" in Texas. It states that you must be able to stop without hitting the car in front of you or departing from your lane. Technically, if you are not part of a convoy, you cannot be cited for this unless you actually hit the vehicle in front of you.
I had the same situation happen to me in Montgomery County. Pulled over for 'following too close' after someone cut in front of me on Hwy 59 right in front of a Constable. I went to court, demanded trial by jury, had the wording of the law read aloud, and went home not guilty.
Either change the law to specify a prescribed following distance, or have LEO read & understand the laws.
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