Got a speeding ticket

[KrillBee]

officer said he clocked me at 78 in a 55.

What he clocked me at was probably accurate. I told him i figured i may had been doing up to 80, when he asked how fast i thought i was going.
fine is $135

is there any way to fight this in court? Is they only way that they would let me off easier would be if I pleaed as not guilty?

Like I cant just lie in court, that would be purgery and i could get in serious trouble for that.
so what are my options??

 

[Aimster]

Judge might make you go to some driver education course

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

pay it since you were speeding?

 

[KK]

Fight it

 

[imported_Snagle]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
pay it since you were speeding?

QFT

WTF were you doing going 78 in a 55?

 

[KrillBee]

Originally posted by: KK
Fight it

like how should i fight it though? im doing a google search right now, and all the ticketing fighting sites say "plead not guilty"

but like i cant just lie.

if i plead guilty, is there any way they could let me off with less of a fine?

 

[dug777]

watch out for the 'holier than tho' dickhead crew on atot Like they've never sped in their lives :roll:

 

[jiwq]

Originally posted by: KrillBee

Originally posted by: KK
Fight it

like how should i fight it though? im doing a google search right now, and all the ticketing fighting sites say "plead not guilty"

but like i cant just lie.

if i plead guilty, is there any way they could let me off with less of a fine?

suck it up and plead guilty

 

[KrillBee]

Originally posted by: Snagle

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
pay it since you were speeding?

QFT

WTF were you doing going 78 in a 55?

the 55 happened to be a 3 lane highway hardly populated by any cars, it was 2am. I felt completely safe at that speed.
plus the speed limit was just about to change to 65.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: dug777
watch out for the 'holier than tho' dickhead crew on atot Like they've never sped in their lives :roll:

I haven't

 

[JS80]

you can plead not guilty and hope the cop don't show up to court. worst case scenario you can take traffic school.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: jiwq

Originally posted by: KrillBee

Originally posted by: KK
Fight it

like how should i fight it though? im doing a google search right now, and all the ticketing fighting sites say "plead not guilty"

but like i cant just lie.

if i plead guilty, is there any way they could let me off with less of a fine?

suck it up and plead guilty

No, just fight it. plead not guilt. You may get the points reduced, don't know about the fine part.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: dug777
watch out for the 'holier than tho' dickhead crew on atot Like they've never sped in their lives :roll:

I haven't

you don't have a car tho do you?

plus you're 21.

So you've had your license for a short time and you don;t have a car...which makes this possible i guess. Anyone else i'd call a liar.

EDIT: Everyone else has sped at some stage in their lives, even if it's just slowing a bit late into a lower signed zone, or speeding up before a higher signed zone.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: dug777
watch out for the 'holier than tho' dickhead crew on atot Like they've never sped in their lives :roll:

I haven't

you don't have a car tho do you?

plus you're 21.

So you've had your license for a short time and you don;t have a car...which makes this possible i guess. Anyone else i'd call a liar.

I'm 22 actually

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: dug777
watch out for the 'holier than tho' dickhead crew on atot Like they've never sped in their lives :roll:

I haven't

you don't have a car tho do you?

plus you're 21.

So you've had your license for a short time and you don;t have a car...which makes this possible i guess. Anyone else i'd call a liar.

I'm 22 actually

You still don't have a car tho right? PLus read my edit.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: dug777
watch out for the 'holier than tho' dickhead crew on atot Like they've never sped in their lives :roll:

I haven't

you don't have a car tho do you?

plus you're 21.

So you've had your license for a short time and you don;t have a car...which makes this possible i guess. Anyone else i'd call a liar.

I'm 22 actually

You still don't have a car tho right? PLus read my edit.

Right, no car.

 

[KrillBee]

Originally posted by: JS80
you can plead not guilty and hope the cop don't show up to court. worst case scenario you can take traffic school.

um if i plead not guilty and show up, but the cop says im guilty and that im commiting perjury, couldnt I get in a lot of trouble?

if you do traffic school do u still have to pay the fine?

 

[jiwq]

Originally posted by: KrillBee

Originally posted by: JS80
you can plead not guilty and hope the cop don't show up to court. worst case scenario you can take traffic school.

um if i plead not guilty and show up, but the cop says im guilty and that im commiting perjury, couldnt I get in a lot of trouble?

if you do traffic school do u still have to pay the fine?

not committing perjury, but it's the officer's word against yours.

 

[KrillBee]

Originally posted by: jiwq

Originally posted by: KrillBee

Originally posted by: JS80
you can plead not guilty and hope the cop don't show up to court. worst case scenario you can take traffic school.

um if i plead not guilty and show up, but the cop says im guilty and that im commiting perjury, couldnt I get in a lot of trouble?

if you do traffic school do u still have to pay the fine?

not committing perjury, but it's the officer's word against yours.

why wouldnt it be perjury? itd be lying in court, wouldnt it be?

 

[Injury]

So... you were speeding... got ticketed for doing it... and you think it's justified to want to fight it?

Yep, happens everyime someone gets a ticket. Just admit guilt, pay it, and learn the lesson. Stop trying to justify breaking a clear and obvious rule of driving... that's really all there is to it.

 

[jiwq]

Originally posted by: KrillBee

Originally posted by: jiwq

Originally posted by: KrillBee

Originally posted by: JS80
you can plead not guilty and hope the cop don't show up to court. worst case scenario you can take traffic school.

um if i plead not guilty and show up, but the cop says im guilty and that im commiting perjury, couldnt I get in a lot of trouble?

if you do traffic school do u still have to pay the fine?

not committing perjury, but it's the officer's word against yours.

why wouldnt it be perjury? itd be lying in court, wouldnt it be?

pleading not guilty in itself is not committing perjury, but lying about the speed you were driving at the time you were clocked, is.

 

[KrillBee]

Originally posted by: Injury
So... you were speeding... got ticketed for doing it... and you think it's justified to want to fight it?

Yep, happens everyime someone gets a ticket. Just admit guilt, pay it, and learn the lesson. Stop trying to justify breaking a clear and obvious rule of driving... that's really all there is to it.

the rule is not quite so clear. it says in the law that the limits are only prima facie evidence for a violation. this means there is some wiggle room, in regards to conditions and things like that. it was late at night, not many cars were on the road.

 

[KrillBee]

Originally posted by: jiwq

Originally posted by: KrillBee

Originally posted by: jiwq

Originally posted by: KrillBee

Originally posted by: JS80
you can plead not guilty and hope the cop don't show up to court. worst case scenario you can take traffic school.

um if i plead not guilty and show up, but the cop says im guilty and that im commiting perjury, couldnt I get in a lot of trouble?

if you do traffic school do u still have to pay the fine?

not committing perjury, but it's the officer's word against yours.

why wouldnt it be perjury? itd be lying in court, wouldnt it be?

pleading not guilty in itself is not committing perjury, but lying about the speed you were driving at the time you were clocked, is.

so i guess the thing to do would be to plead not guilty and say that the cops speed clocking was accurate?
and then try to say that i felt the speed i was travelling at was safe?

 

[DVK916]

What state you in?

If you are in California you should request a trial by written declaration.

 

[SilentZero]

Its over 20mph over the limit...just be happy they didn't impound your car and arrest you.