wow 25 miles over.... my license would be suspended if i just got that...

but this is your first ticket, possibly reduce it in court.... it should not effect your insurance since it is your first ticket..

 

First off, anyone who gets a ticket in NYC and doesnt get it taken care of that night before it hits the box is screwed. You have almost 0 chance of beating the ticket, especially if it is a speeding ticket. The cops around here and judges work together, so its even harder to win.

Since you said you were speeding, did they write radar on the ticket? was radar used? how long has the cop been working at the princinct? does the cop know the area well? were there any other cars around you? were there any buildings around you? if you did not use radar, are you trained by Highway patrol in speeding detecting?

Those are all the questions i used in my case, luckily, my guy was a rookie, had no point of reference, did not use radar, and was not trained by highway, so i got off. PM me if you want more info.

 

if the cop shows up your in deep shiet.... the first time you go to court the cop will not be there and you have to explain to the judge what happened, then the judge will give you choices pay the ticket, pay the reduced ticket, some other punishment, or come to next court date with the cop who pulled you over.

i suggest you pick any of those besides next court date cause you wont win against a cop, especially goin 25 over

 

thats not true at all
in NYC if that cop doesnt show up, all fines and tickets are dismissed on the spot.
No fees, No points, no nothing
But normally in NYC, the cop DOES show up.

 

are you kidding me? you think because you hire a lawyer that makes you innocent?

 

Good luck on that one!

 

I've gotten a 70 in a 35, 95 in a 70, 94 in a 70 = I asked for traffic school in all situations and the judge said ok. I'm in CA.

 

Doesn't sound like traffic school in California is worth a hooey.

Then again, Johnny Carson once joked that "people here in Los Angeles change their flat tires at 55mph."

edit: fat finger

 

check out traffic school that way you wont get the points on your license
www.idrivesafely.com

 

Most peeps get lawyers and such after they've acrued multiple tickets. It's just your first offense and I'm sure your driving skills and awareness are acute. Therefore, I would just eat the ticket, take the class and not worry about paying the Court Costs it you lose. A ticket every 1.5 yrs is ok, and will drop off automatically in time.

Last time I went to traffic court, both the cops were there and the judge had no sempathy. This was over a seatbelt, that I was wearing i'ncorrectly' under my arm and not over my shoulder. Court costs added to the ticket more than doubled what my insurance alone would have costed.

Ticket Advice from a cop: Remember to never acknowledging that you made a mistake (however, sometimes they will lower the speed a couple mph in the ticket if your nice). Remember that radar (X, K, Ka) spreads in a fan pattern and can pick up vehicles near you. If you have a radar detector, yank' it down ASAP.

My advice: Look them straight in the eyes. In a very calm yet concerned voice say, "Officer, with all due respect, I truly don't believe I was traveling that fast." Only thing that's ever worked for me.

My girl has gotten out (with warnings) of 17 straight traffic tickets by just crying. Whats up with that!

 

Hmm, the only way I could get this ticket dropped down would be to plead not guilty so that I can appear in court right?

But then I may get court fines...

 

I live in South Florida and when I got a moving violation ticket (not stopping at a red light to make a right turn but it was 2AM during the week and I checked the road before turning onto it), my ticket came out to $129 and I thought it was BS. I've already been to traffic school twice and didn't want to sit through 4 hours of that crap so I paid a lawyer $69 and then $50 for court fees. I ended up paying $10 less than my ticket and have no points on my record.

You could plead not guilty, go to court and pay the court fee or pay a lawyer and pay for the court fee. If you decide to do it yourself, make sure you tell them that you were keeping up with traffic and didn't want to put yourself or others in danger for driving at speed lower than traffic.

Either way, if someone appears in court, you're going to have to pay court fees.

 

" If you have a radar detector, yank' it down ASAP. " interesting..
hehe do cops go for ppl with radar detectors
?

 

Nope, they can't tell if someone has a radar detector unless they see it, or the radar detector is also a jammer and the cop knows it.

But in the event you do get pulled over... it doesnt really make you look too innocent of speeding when you have a radar detector sitting on your dash/windshield.

 

But in the event you do get pulled over... it doesnt really make you look too innocent of speeding when you have a radar detector sitting on your dash/windshield.

good point
especialy when KA band is blasting 5 bars at you hehe (happened last wk damn it )

 

Are radar detectors legal in CA?

 

Yes, any radar detector is legal in CA. If your looking into getting one, I would either reccommend the Valentine 1, or the Passport Escort 8500 x50. Both are great detectors.

 

So the only way to get a ticket knocked down would be to plead not guilty?

 

I would also add the Beltronics 65 Pro to that list..

 

interesting