Advice for speeding ticket

yup, again , 76/65. I'm going to fight it though, and i'd like to hear some suggestions that i could use while trying to prove my innocence. I'm going to ask for proof of gun calibration, as well as proof that the officer is certified. This will be my 3rd ticket in 2 years, so im on the edge right now, i dont want to lose my license :( Thanks in advance to all!


gotta love my Grand Am though, shes super sexy.

High insurance rates aren't super sexy :disappoin

haha, very true. Im paying 300+ right now for insurance (monthly) for my 2001 Grand Am, sucks

Hope it turns out good for you. Just don't be a smart ass they will be easier on you if your nice.

i was talking with a fellow officer about fighting laser tickets, he said no one ever wins, heh, but i mean, pleading not guilty is the right way to go, theres always a chance, small if any, that the officer doesnt show, and if you lose, you dont pay more than what the ticket shows. Hrmph

ya I got a advice, if you were speeding in a populated area, and you got caught.... shut up and fork your money over. It's the same for me, if I get caught speeding, too bad.

you pay 300 a month and you still have a need to speed? I hope your not paying for the car still too sounds like a raw insurance deal. When I was 23 I was paying 100 a month on my grand am ins., 200 less than I was quoted on my escort se. I was getting a raw insurance deal on the escort.

3rd ticket in 2 years. Maybe you should try not speeding for a change. As far as your ticket your on the right foot asking for calibration certs n stuff but I'm pretty sure unless the police there are broke that they are going to be up on that stuff cuse it is the tool they make money with. Basically you can just hope the cop doesn't show because when it comes down to his word vs yours, the judge typically sides with the officer. Good Luck on that and stop speeding

i hate the government, why do they enforce speeding limits but make cars that go way faster? its all a conspiracy if you ask me :)

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pay the $30...it works

http://www.speedingticketcentral.com
http://www.speedtrap.org/index.html

These helped my get my 42/25 ticket deferred. It of course was my first so if I were you, I would try to get it totally dismissed.

i appreciate all your help, in the next week or so i gotta go to the library to look up my local code, request a discovery, and so much to learn and how to talk, this is going to be fun.

while trying to prove my innocence. I'm going to ask for proof of gun calibration, as well as proof that the officer is certified. This will be my 3rd ticket in 2 years, so im on the edge right now, i dont want to lose my license :( Thanks in advance to all!

The first question is, were you speeding?? You can't prove your innocence if you're not innocent to begin with. Judges aren't stupid, if he knows you were speeding, he's not going to let you off on a technicality. Yeah, tickets suck, but if you speed, that's the price you have to pay. I've been to traffic school for tickets more times than I can count.

speeding or not, the prosecution has to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, and if they dont i get off the hook. Innocent until proven guilty..we're not in china guys :-P besides EVERYONE speeds, and people do get caught, but its better to fight than to just let them take your money, right?

No offense, but all of what you said is a pretty ignorant statement. You're responsible for your own action, so reap/suffer the consequences. You're right, it's not China, otherwise you'd probably be in jail by now. you can fight all you want, but it was under your discretion to begin with. it's not like the patrol officer decided to "pick" on you.

for future referrence:

keep your eyes and ears alert all the time if you're knowingly speeding. if 4/5 cars around you aren't speeding above the posted limit, don't bother speeding. it makes your car VERY CONSPICUOUS. if you're the fastest of the 4, reduce your speed, again, it makes you VERY CONSPICUOUS if you don't. again, keep your senses alert all the time for the cops. if you don't want to, then just lay back and cruise within the given limit. and sometimes, it completely depends on luck. but I can say with certainty, 90% of the time people who get caught speeding, were putting their attention on something else while dodging cars.

speeding or not, the prosecution has to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, and if they dont i get off the hook. Innocent until proven guilty..we're not in china guys :-P besides EVERYONE speeds, and people do get caught, but its better to fight than to just let them take your money, right?

I agree that you should contest every speeding ticket. I also agree that if you have received this many tickets in two years then you need to slow down or your insurance will cost more than your car is worth.

It sounds like the officer has already given you a "roadside reduction". If this is the case I would rethink fighting the ticket. He just might reissue it for the original speed. A lot of officers will do this and then the judge will really stick it to you.

One possible ploy may be to try to put off the case until one of the other tickets goes off or to try to get the officer to change it to a nonmoving violation like a seatbelt. Sometimes you can catch him at the beginning of his shift and plead your case. Every area is different so this might not work in your jurisdiction but it can't hurt to try.

ignorance and america go hand in han, but i appreciate your advice.

Frank

I wont argue with your convictions and perceptions, but as an American, I disagree.

good quote Z. Do the radar detectors work?