I have used the admit responsibility with an explanation option before. If you have that. You get a court date, and admit you ran the stop sign, but explain why. I have gotten off every time. Last time was a parking ticket tho. I parked next to a yellow line at the curb in the winter. Snow was covering the curb so I didn't know it was yellow. (um yeah, thats it lol) I went to court, admiting responsibility with that explantion as I did park there, I just didn't know there was a yellow line due to the snow covering it. Judge dismissed it, no fine. good luck.