Should I contest my speeding ticket?

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  • I was pulled over for going 60 mph in a 45 mph zone. There was medium to heavy traffic. Clear day. I really don't think that I was speeding, though. At least not that fast I usually run about 5 miles over the speed limit. I also don't believe that the officer was at a complete stop when she took the reading. The device used was a radar machine. Should I go to court or pay the fine $165.


  • Pay the fine.


  • Pay up, slow down!


  • Pay the fine. You admitted you were going 60 in a 45 zone. That's speeding. It's highly unlikely that you would win your case, and you will waste everyone's time - including your own.


  • Pay the fine lead foot. And the radar picks up vehicles regardless if the officer is moving or stopped.


  • Go to court, you might get a reduced amount, or no amount if the cop can't show up to fight why he gave you the ticket.

    If the posted limit is 45, and you go 60, it doesn't matter what the conditions are, the speed limit is still 45, so your guilty there, but sometimes the cop will make a mistake in court to, saying she saw a white car, when you own a red one. I know a guy who got out of a ticket because the cop said that he saw a white motorcycle, when the guy owned a red bike, and the ticket was dismissed.


  • Always contest, though your "defense" is silly. Radar guns do NOT need to be still to be accurate.

    Usually, they will reduce your fine and points (if your state uses points) simply because you cared enough to show up at court.


  • If the cop showed up for court, you would probably lose. Courts like facts not thoughts. Pay the fine or better yet, get one of those traffic ticket lawyers and have him or her take care of it.


  • Pay the fine; if you go to court you would probably end up paying for it too, that's what happened to me the one time I decided to contest a ticket.


  • I am a police officer, I found that alot of the time you'll lose BUT the juge can lower the sentence..
    worth a try
    www.apolicemanslife.com


  • Go to court, you might get lucky and the cop might not show. It's happened to me.

    The cops do not have to be at a complete stop to get a speed reading -- radar guns give accurate speed readings even when in motion. This isn't the 1980s, modern radars do not have to be stationary.







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