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Am I the only person who thinks it's totally messed up that defending yourself against the government is so much more tedious and expensive
than just sucking it up and accepting it that most people just do (and
advise) the latter?
The problem stems, in my experiences, from the fact that the majority of people don't actually understand what the law they are accused of violating states. As in this case the Transportation Code is available for free on the internet, as are all the others for Texas, and it doesn't take that much time or understanding to read the section. It does take a basic understanding on how law is written and defined, but that information is freely available as well.
Much of the grief that people experience stems from their misunderstanding of what is actually on the books and how it applies to them. They also don't understand how other documents like the CCP governs their contact with Law Enforcement. This is exasperated when they show up to defend themselves at trial for a traffic offense and they have no understanding on how the legal proceedings actually happen.
It isn't that the process is hard, it is just that most people don't take the time to understand it, after staring with assumptions that are often wrong about the violation in question.