Replying to So I got a ticket...

So I got a "failure to yield to pedestrian" ticket in CA earlier this week.

Not going to lie, I did cut in front of a pedestrian, a lady with a stroller. I had started making my turn, hit my brakes because i realized there was some people crossing. I also noticed that the nose of my car was in the oncoming traffics lane, and there were cars coming. I made a split second decision, and decided to go through the gap of people, the lady with the stroller had just stepped off the curb and i turned into the closest lane to me, so its not like she was in the middle of the road.


So obviously I did do what the cop cited me for. I have two questions.

Does anyone know what this ticket would cost to just straight up pay it? I cant really find anything online. I've found some around 200 but it was a few years old..

and second question. would it be worth it to go to the court date, explain what happen, in hopes of getting it off my record?

or do you think the judge wont care, and i'll have to pay the fine + court fees?

any suggestions?