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it is also up to the prosecutor and judges if they will allow you to plead unsafe to this offense. the 8 points on your license will be reason enough for them to keep the ticket as it stands. also the unsafe statute used to be 1 time in 3 years, but iirc they chopped it down to a one time deal only...if that is correct then you might wanna save that for a larger offense (say a 15+ ticket or something).
if you do fight it the judge is going to look at your record and see that you have a history of motor vehicle violations. when it comes down to your word vs the cop, those 8 points will weigh heavily on him favoring the cop over you.
it sucks and sometimes seems unfair. also you said its a 4 lane road and he had to go over a few lanes to get up to you....which means you had to pass those cars too. the cop might have given you the ticket for carless for changing multiple lanes too quickly or something along the lines which would be covered in the umbrella of ''careless.''
either way i think you are gonna waste your time fighting it. if you can pay the ticket and not go to court it might just be worth it to do that and save yourself the hassle.
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