My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: NY
I was pulled over by a patrol after making a left turn at an intersection which was marked "No left turn". I was traveling down an one way street following instructions from GPS (and yahoo map). There was a SUV in front of me so I didn't see the "no left turn" sign on the left side of the roads. After I made the left turn and got on a two way street, I was pulled over by the police and he gave me a ticket for "failure to obey traffic device".
I am not familiar with this area, I had no idea how I missed the road sign, and I had no intention to make the wrong turn. Is it possible to dismiss the ticket or lessen to a parking ticket?
I am a good student, I really hope I can get the ticket out of my record. Shall I go to the court and how can I defend my self?
Thanks for any suggestions.

