Need advice on ticket I got. I was in the left lane going from W

Pay your fine. Move on.

Traffic laws are written in blood. Pay it, go to traffic school and learn from it.

You broke the law, pay the fine. Get in the habit of always using your directionals like I did 50 years ago and you won't ever have to worry.

If you go to court with the defense that it's obvious you're turning left, you'll be found guilty.
If your driving record is clean, you can tell the judge that you usually use your signal as indicated by your clean driving record and ask him to give you a break. If he's in a good mood and didn't have a fight with his wife, he just might do it.
Good Luck.

Ensure you always have a fresh jug of automatic blinker fluid so you dont have to stop texting to flip that turn signal

Orangeapple :
Nothing is 'obvious'; even if you are in a turn lane only, many of accidents have occurred when a driver changed their mind, forgot and left a blinker On for turning the wrong way, etc. No one can 'tell' what you mean, when you, a stranger, are sitting in your car. You can fight the ticket, if you like; always your prerogative. Just remember to be honest about whether your blinker Was, or was Not, on.

Sunnycl :
lol...or, "..fight with Her husband" !

I didn't even know it was required by law. That's good to know.

They are really doing the turn signal tickets right now. I guess it's easy money.....

MrsC67: a refresh on the law…

Sick of slamming on my brakes for idiots who do not think laws apply to them with turn signals.

Orangeapple : It looks like you are out of luck. When you turn it is mandatory you use your blinker. Just because it is obvious to you does not mean it is obvious to all the drivers around you. Blinkers are not optional! Pay your ticket and make an effort to use your blinker from now on.

Gotta pay the tax, if you need me to teach you how to use your blinker going forward I would be happy to help

Go to court. Theres a good chance the officer won't show. If he/she doesn't show, the ticket will be dismissed.