i got a careless driving ticket today:(

today i was driving on a 3 lane road heading home there was a truck towing a boat in front of me i went to turn off my cell phone looked back up, and the truck n boat hit there brakes sudden (just one trailer light working cant see truck lights) too turn right so it was a split decision slam on brakes cause crash or wut i did check my mirror quick seeing i had room cut over.. too bad i cut in front of a detective in a P.T. cruiser (ya that is what I was thinking P.T. cruiser) 2 min later i see his red n blues in my mirror got a $184 ticket for careless driving said it was for cutting off cars in traffic.. it sucks, just helping out the economy