[Igovert500]

Dress nice, bring a parent, be polite, plead not guilty and go to court. Chances are they will offer you a plea bargain. Try negotiating to see what your options are, ie, community service, traffic school, defensive driving. Basically settle for anything that is not points. A fine is a one time thing. Points will be a PITA and cost you hudreds if not thousands more for your insurance for the next 3 years at least.

Any ticket with points on it, is worth fighting. I don't care what anybody else says. 99% of the time you are offered a bargain before you ever even enter court. Also keep in mind, many judges will cut you a break automatically your first time, but be MUCH MUCH harsher if they see you back in a 2nd time. So do yourself a favor and slow down. Many states have different laws regarding minors and the number of tickets/points they can get before their licenses are suspended. So check into that as well.

Lastly, just check out a few other threads in here with "my first ticket" in the title. There is plenty of good 'in-court' advice that I simply don't feel like repeating over and over again.