i just got my first speeding ticket, a few days ago. i was doing 76 in a 55. i think i was pulled over by a state trooper. how go about in dealing with this, should say that i was speeding or should i say that i wasnt. the cop told me to say i wasnt but he said that i would see him again if i went against it. whats the best thing to do, so my insurance wont go up, or up VERY little b\c am paying outta the *** right now for. i got until some time in aug for the court date. thx

 

I don't know about NY State law, but in Nevada the best option it to plead "No contest" then explain your excuse to the judge. If you're lucky the judge will reduce your fine and or points against you. Tip: wear a suit or at least a tie when you go to court. Refer to the judge as "Your Honor". You'd be suprised that stuff like that can make a difference.... judges see too many punk kids all day, it's nice for them to see an "upstanding youth"

 

thx will do, anyone from nyc got any tips

 

76 in a 50 sooo thats like.... 120 in a 80. Not that bad i got clocked doing 130 in a 80 but luckly i was wearing my snowboard uniform and the cop happened to be a member of the resort I worked at so he droped it down to 115 in 80. i belive it as a 200$C ticket.

Best bet, pay the fine, if you go to court you might be able to plead the judge to reduce it. OR the judge could nail your *** for trying to get out of a ticket.

If he had you on radar you cant really say you wernt speeding but if he didnt have his radar on you may be able to get out of it. (friend of mine was doing 130 in a 40 and got away with a 60 in a 40 because the radar was off).

Either way, you insurance will go up.

just my $.02

 

Check and see if you can go to defensive driving class in your state! Costs the same as ticket for class but no points show up on your license. You can try meeting with Asst. DA and try to get a reduction in speed of offense and plead guilty to lower speed. In this case points will be put on your license plus you'll pay a fine. An attorney can request a prayer for judgement and if granted there are no points or fines but the attorney will cost around $250. In any case you'll be out a few bucks. Hope this helps!

 

I only got stopped one time. it was on the I-495 east bound. I got clocked or at least i think i did at 95. I eneded up having it dismissed. get a lawyer, i have a really good one in the whitestone DMV. Cost about $110 or so, but the dates you will have to go will get put back over and over till the cop doesnt have your paper or doesnt show up. Mine didnt eventually and i got off.

 

NYS does offer defensive driving, it's 10% off liab. and collision for 3 years, and I think 3 pts. At least that was the case when I lived there. Some of the facts here are sketchy, the poster says he thinks it was a state trooper?

I dunno, it seems like people just want to do things wrong and escape penalties. Move to Philly if that's what you want, because it's like that in 2k4 like the Bronx was in 1980--the wild wild west. Dismiss the charges, insurance doesn't go up, blah blah blah, then what? No lesson learned and the cycle repeats.

Go to court, it'll be a good experience. Then take defensive driving. That would be my recommendation.

 

do people actually call it aye-four-ninety-five? Times must have really changed since I lived in NYC. We always called it the LIE. Then again, a 2 bedroom in Brooklyn Chinatown didn't cost $1450 back then either. With that money you had options in Manhattan, but Maria Sharapova was only about 10 years old....

 

For us who have lived there or still do we all call it the LIE but others dont know it as that. So thats why i said I-495.

 

i think new york is pretty lenient, i have gotten 4 speeding tickets and never had any points on my liscense for any of them. I have tried a few different methods. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO PLEAD NOT GUILTY AND REQUEST A SUPPORTING DEPOSITION.

 

i'm in cali but when i was caught for speeding, 86 in 65 i didn't fight it cause i was going 98 and he reduced the speeding ticket to 86. i just paid the ticket and took traffic school online. if it's your first offense then you won't get points on you DMV record and your insurance won't know IF you take the traffic school. it last for 18 months i think. so don't get another speeding ticket in that period or it does stay on your record for sure. if you decide to do this: you have to pay the ticket, the traffic school registration online and additional fee to the court for taking traffic school online probably ~20. that's what happened to me. i didn't know about all that until late. so don't wait until the court date to do all this or you can't anymore. go there now and tell them and pay the ish.

 

but wont the cop show up. its Over time for him if he does. and the cop said i would see him again if went up against the ticket or something like that, BUT he also said to fight it, so am lost on that. Also am going to the MARINES, think that can help any?

 

I got "clocked" at 55 in a school zone (20) in Taxachusetts. It's on a street that changes between 35-40 and I was just getting up to speed (not paying attention) because of some girl gabbing away and trying to get her to shutup... The school resides in about a 150 yard strip around a bend just tight enough you cant really see anyone comming from any distance. Guess what? Damn townie passed me in the other direction right infront of the school; ****. I've NEVER seen a crown vic do a 180 so fast in my life.

He was a **** and said i was going 60, but I find it hard to believe i was even doing 55 (which is what he actually put on the ticket) and marked both radar and estimate (I fail to see how he could've clocked me given the angles but whatever.)

I talked to a cop friend of mine that is the dispatcher for the next town and told me since it was in a school zone I would just be making an *** of myself infront of the judge who wouldn't do anything about it, so I just paid it. (Should the freaking pre-school still be a school zone in the middle of summer at 11pm? It's only 20mph when the lights are blinking and it's posted 30 otherwise...)

Regardless the ticket was $275 and I just finished getting it off my insurance/license.

 

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As for speeding. Do the crime, prepare to pay the fine.

 

Nothing you can do. You could tell the judge you were speeding to avoid a wreckless driver or something.

Proph

 

yep, lemme know if any of those days are good... I'd be happy to drive somewhere to pickup some MOMO's

 

Sell the Max to pay your fine and go buy a Geo Prizm or Hyundi Excel. Then they can never claim you were speeding again. Unless your Rodney King driving through Cali after dark.

 

Saying you were in the marines would of helped when you first got pulled over. My buddy shows his Military ID along with everything when the cop asks for his ID and doing that may catch you a break.

 

slow down.


but best thing to do is appeal and go to court. You will lose, but a plea bargain will reduce the number of points against you (unless u get a lawyer, then u have a higher chance)

 

get a lawyer....Same thing that happened to Keyser Skoze happened to me....Lawyer kept gettin the date pushed back....cop showed up and my lawyer made her look like a complete fool. It all comes down to technicalities<----(is that right?)
Never plead guilty when it comes to a moving violation....fight it for sure!! oh btw I got clocked doin 54 in a 30..

 

im on my 7th speeding ticket.

 

Dude the same thing happen to me on 4th of july. got clocked at 83mph in a 55 mph highway by state trooper in CT. It was 2:00 am driving my brother from work. I was in fast lane, was tailgated by some wacko. ANd got hit for it. I couldn't pass to right cause there was cars there. i tryed to speed up to pass car on right to switch lanes, and then i got snagged.

i didn't try explaining myself to the trooper cause he'd just make it worse. he reduced it to a 75mph in a 55mph. But its the dam highway?? Traffic was doing about 60 mph. and i was in fast lane? i'm pleading not guilty to it. my fine was $198.

And YES: wear presentable cloths and use proper vocabulary when speaking in court. it shows alot of what ur like ot judge.

this is also my 1st speeding ticket.

-rafal

 

boy, your baby's ALL GROWN UP!!

 

Basically try to get in touch with a lawyer (best if family knows him so you can get free consultation.. as a public defender is useless + you probably wont get one with something so minor).

As for defensive driving classes that's bull****.. they dont do **** for you unless you have like 5-6 points i believe... (unless of course you want to take it ... )

As posted above look presentable (suit + tie) however all of that means sh*t if the judge is having a bad day.. they won't give a f*ck how you look or what you say.

As for the officer being in court with you.. that's probably a lie they usually don't show.. but even if he does no biggie + he stops many people each day... doubt he'll remember this case specifically...

come up with a valid excuse as to why you may have been rushing to a destination.. Try to have it so that you can pay off the points in 1 lump sum in court .. it'll save you on insurance.

And even if you do get points it's no biggie.. you're looking at around 2 pts.

Oh and Use the fact that you have a clean driving record to date and be proffesional about it.

- Good luck , and glad i could help.. I'm currently working on helping a friend getting off a wreckless driving charge (dumb*ss peeled out in front of a cop )

 

My friend right now is using the same lawyer for speeding also in his WRX. He got clocked doing 31 in a 30!!!!! Can you believe that shi+!! I swear i hate cops some times.