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I was driving on a 10-lane freeway one evening and decided to change lane since I was close to the exit.
Your post is nearly free of detail, but from the underlined parts it appears that you were driving in one of the "fast" lanes and, realizing you were quickly approaching your exit, changed multiple lanes to get to the "slow" (right-most) lane. During your lane change, if you crossed over more than one white dashed line in a straight line, you violated the first part of 21658(a).

Contesting this ticket will most probably involve cross-examining the officer in court and getting him to "slip up." This is pretty much the hardest kind of defense for non-attorneys. You'll have to prepare by doing a "trial by written declaration" first. If you lose that, get a copy of the cop's declaration, and that way you know what he'll most probably say in court and how you can try to cross-examine him. The downside to this process, besides your time, is that if you are automatically eligible for traffic school now, you will not be after you begin contesting the ticket. If you lose, you can ask the judge, but they may or may not grant it.