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got my 1st speeding ticket today,darn it.......
0311marine
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got my 1st speeding ticket today,darn it.......
my first speeding ticket ever[:(!]i got today.43 mph in a 35mph zone i didnt see the cop.told him this is my first ticket ever.im 25 and had a perfect driving record.now i have to pay $101 in 15 days[:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!][B)][B)][B)][B)][}:)][}:)]
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my first speeding ticket ever[:(!]i got today.43 mph in a 35mph zone i didnt see the cop.told him this is my first ticket ever.im 25 and had a perfect driving record.now i have to pay $101 in 15 days[:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!][B)][B)][B)][B)][}:)][}:)]
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Who needs "points" on their license and a 40% increase on their insurance.
Maybe he'll let it drop down to a seat-belt violation.
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See if your state has a program where you take a saftey class and get the fine waived and the violation doesn't go on your record,-"you don't need it on your record" because your insurance company "will" find out.
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You can also request a trial by jury (in some states), which the court doesn't want and may reduce the violation and/or fine just to get some money upfront. Good luck!
Do not pay the ticket. Take defensive driving, hire a lawyer who specializes in traffic tickets, whatever you have to but dont let the ticket get on your record. And dont think you can go to court and get the judge to dismiss it or reduce it to a non-moving violation. That wont happen without a lawyer by your side.
I have hired a law firm several times on traffic tickets. They specialize in getting tickets fixed. It costs as much as the ticket would but I would rather see the money go for a lawyer's boat payment as in the city's cash register. With 4 tickets in the past 10 years I still have a clean record. And my insurance premiums are at the bottom of the scale.[:D]
Research your state's laws, and fight it if the ticket was outside your state's regulations.
I don't usually give advice on 'getting out' of tickets, but this one seems kinda nit s&*t.
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What the cop saw was me doing 40 in a 35 zone.He waited until I came to a stop light.When it turned green and I turned on to a 25 zone ,thats when he stoped me.I know I wasn`t doing 40 on that stretch of road because I had spotted him when I was in the 35 mph zone.He was driving around to the other side of a building to get in position to nail me if I turned on the other road.I figured he wouln`t bother me for 40 in a 35 zone.Boy was I surprized when he stopped me for 40 in a 25.I knew he was there at that point and was watching my speed.Nothing worse that a crooked cop.
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Whatever you do with this,good luck.
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I got a ticket for driving 70 in a 65 from a state cop. That one still pisses me off.
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43 mph in a 35mph zone
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.. I would have told the cop to eat fooey. Obviously the guy was bored. Probably was a state cop, eh? What method did he use to clock you? In Pennsylvania clocking someone with a vascar style unit (stop watched over a known distance), cannot be used as evidence if its within 10 mph of the speed limit (there are some other conditions, like over 35 or something). For example, if a cop clocks me going 45 in a 35 with vascar, or some type of timer unit, its not permissable as evidence in court.. and this alone suggests the inaccuracy of such a unit. There are many variables, the cop has to actually watch you pass usually two white lines, and click the button twice, so there is a reaction time that could make it inaccurate, lighting, anticipation, etc etc.
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& night court here is only for pleading guilty. (Wonder why?)
I would suspect that your chances are better for a minor offence where the fine is relatively small & there were no accidents or injuries. In the time they take to get your $100.00 they could be making more from other poor suckers.
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Not getting tickets for under 10 mph, telling the officer "phooey", hoping the officer is a crook and hated by the judge, and measuring the distance between signs, isn't going to help now. You can do these later and contest with knowledge or go to jail after saying "phooey" when you have the time.[:)][:)][:)][:)]
Are you still in the Portland area??
If so, you might as well just pony up the $$.
The judges in those parts have been instructed not to reduce ANY fines for traffic violations. Or so I've heard reported on the news.
Every blood sucking government agency in the area is crying POVERTY!!
Since the tightwad tax payers won't vote themselves higher taxes, they'll collect their $$ from folks like you.
BTW, you WERE speeding.
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I would NEVER write one for 8 mph over, unless it was in a school zone. That is feather-legged.
That said, if I wrote that ticket, I would tell you to turn it over on the back and read paragraph #3. That is the one that explains how to request Defensive Driving. DO IT. You have to make application in writing to the court in advance of your appearance date. You will probably have to pay a "fee" to the court that will approximate the fine. Just do it.
Then take the course. You can even do it on the net or rent a video if you don't want to sit through a class. Turn your certificate in to the court and the ticket goes away. Turn the certificate in to your insurance agent and get a 10% discount for three years.
Win-win situation, at least in Texas. Your laws may differ.
Your cops are still feather-legged.
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I'd recommend enrolling in a defensive driving class and going to court with it. A few hundred dollars in the near-term could save you much more in the long-term. I figure you should be able to do that if it's your first ticket. I have a different opinion for those who make that kind of driving a pattern of behavior.
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