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05/24/2014 at 08:16 • Filed to: None
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"404 Name Not Found" (404namenotfound)
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In Ohio, Licking county. I was clocked at 75 in a 55. First ticket ever. It was a two lane highway and the officer ran out to the middle to stop me. Lawyer up or pay the fine and the possible two points? feel like shit. Probably never going to drive again.
Squid
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05/24/2014 at 08:25 |
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Pay the fine, do traffic school and just be more attentive to whats on the side of the road while you drive. We all get tickets. Take your licks and carry on.
cabarne4
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05/24/2014 at 08:28 |
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I remember that bottom gut feeling... Be prepared to pay the fine, but go to court (don't bother paying out the ass for a lawyer). If you're apologetic to the judge, they'll more than likely reduce the sentence (let's say, from 20 over to 10 over). From there, the court usually offers a traffic school class of sorts to keep points off your license. Usually costs a little extra, but worth it to keep your record clean (you'll spend way more in insurance rises if your license takes a hit).
zeontestpilot
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05/24/2014 at 08:30 |
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Um...you won't like this. Suck it up and pay it. This coming from a man who has two 20+ speeding tickets. Though neither was really planned (are they ever?). If you truly were 25 over, you would have no case in court. You were speeding, plain and simple. The best thing to do is try not to do it again.
The feeling of not wanting to drive will go away in a few days, i guarentee it.
Brian Silvestro
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05/24/2014 at 08:37 |
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Pay it, but show up in court because you'll most likely pay a lot less.
KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
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05/24/2014 at 08:46 |
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It depends on who you have as a lawyer and what your possible penalty is. If you are looking at a license suspension (Which is possible at 15+ in North Carolina) or anything more serious than a couple hundred dollar fine, get a lawyer.
Otherwise, be prepared to pay it.
Because the limits are set so low in the US, speeding tickets are generally a backhanded way at tax collection, because raising actual taxes and user fees is politically unpopular. So instead, they make "those criminals" (speeders) who are committing a victimless crime pay for the increased tax burden.
The dirty secret? Everyone speeds.
Party-vi
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05/24/2014 at 08:56 |
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First ticket? How long have you been driving?
Don't pay the ticket, get a court date in the mail and go to court. The officer may not show up (probably not if they're a state trooper), and if they do you can always as for Probation Before Judgement, meaning you pay court costs and are on speeding probation for a year. Worst case, you plead guilty and state you were keeping up with the flow of traffic and request the judge remove the points from the offense. You pay the fine, court costs and get out of there.
webmonkees
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05/24/2014 at 09:00 |
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It's best to cooperate, take the driving school torture to make everybody happy.
Practice your situational awareness. See the brake lights ahead.
Note their habits. Learn to slow without making the car dive.
Whatever you do, don't drive 55. Then they win. Compliance achieved. Local enforcement budget collapses. Crime rampant. Humanity falters..
Speeding keeps us away from total anarchy. Use in moderation.
McChiken116 - Patrick H.
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05/24/2014 at 09:04 |
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As much as it sucks, I say jus pay it.
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> Party-vi
05/24/2014 at 09:24 |
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I've been driving for almost 6 years now. Yeah it was a trooper. I think that's what I'll do after consulting with some people in the area.
Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
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05/24/2014 at 09:36 |
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sourlemons
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05/24/2014 at 12:25 |
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Contact the prosecuting attorney, (DA), be a real gentleman, be truthful. Ask for a deferred prosecution. Tell them that this was a one time deal. Sometimes they will put prosecuting a ticket like this off if you promise not to do it again. I have seen them toss a ticket after 1 year if you stay out of trouble. This is mostly true in your "home" county. Visitors will not get this courtesy in most cases. ABOVE ALL ELSE, BE TRUTHFUL! Good luck man!
JGrabowMSt
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05/24/2014 at 13:03 |
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any faster wiuld have been 2 more points. I was out of state so I had no choice but to pay and take it. Luckily, 2 years later, my insurance (under my own name as well), did not make me suffer for it.
In the case of an accident, go ahead and fight it. But with a ticket, unless something is out of whack on the ticket, not much you can do. I would check the ticket to see if it lists the last time the radar gun was calibrated, if used. If its been longer than 6 months, you can fight it under the case that the gun may not be accurate or maintained, just dont say that second part in court.
78 in a 55 was 4 points for me. Luckily NJ drops 3 every year, so Im in the clear, but I still have to be careful.