MulhollandDrive

Check your actual speed and compare it to your speedometer speed.
Document this. Bring this to court. Facts are helpful.
Fight the ticket.
Tell the judge the truth. "I was going 65. There is no way I was going 75 since I am constantly looking at my speedometer. I think the officer made a simple mistake."
Take your punishment.

Possible outcomes:
The cop does not show.
The judge reduces the ticket.
The judge lets you off. Yup. This has happened.
You lose.

phile

I got a ticket for going 73 in a 55. I was driving my friend's EVO8. He had a couple beers. I told the officer that, but it didn't help. Needless to say I had my lawyer take care of it. $200 bucks and it all disappears.

sicilianoNYC

$200 for a lawyer....yeah right......anyways anyone else got any advice...

phile

That's how much it cost me (I don't live in a big city). And the ticket is gone. I ran a red light 4 years ago and did the same thing. Paid a lawyer, ticket was gone. No points, nothing.

sicilianoNYC

how did u find a lawyer for this situation? yellow pages???

Master4846

I would take defensive driving if at all possible. You said you just wanted for it to not go on insurance. Take the easy way out. If they do find you guilty they will probably hammer you for wasting there time.

phile

Well, like I said I live in a small city (population 19,000). I just knew of this particular lawyer who takes care of traffic tickets. Yellow pages is a good place to start though.

sicilianoNYC

How does one go about asking to change the ticket to a non-moving violation..if i gotta pay in the end thats fine i jus dont want points or especially it to show up on insurance........

phile

Just get a lawyer that deals with traffic tickets, tell him you want it either wiped clean, or reduced to a non-moving voilation. Tell him your scenario about the possible uncalibrated radar, and he will tell you where to go from there.

sicilianoNYC

dude im sure i dont need a lawyer to get it changed to a non moving violation......im not about to hire a lawyer for $500 for this

phile

Well, you run the risk of the judge telling you you're SOL. With a laweyer they most definitely will eliminate it or reduce the fine. You're taking things into your own hands and if you fail, your insurance will go up and you'll get points on your liscense. I'm not telling you what to do, i'm telling you what might happen if you don't.

FairladyZi

iTrader: (5)

They just are ridiculous! I got pulled over last friday on BQE and in friday afternoon traffic he hended me a ticket with 80 on 45. 80miles an hour in bumper to bumper traffic...
I feel like I should send it to import tuner

zand02max

iTrader: (22)

Its simple to clock someone going in the opposite direction, its called rear radar. I have wrote many tickets too folks after I passed them, I simply flipped the radar to the rear radar!

Did the officer in this case have rear radar? If not, then he might have clocked you before you passed him.

phile

So you're an officer yourself? What are your thoughts on officers who break the law for unnecessary reasons while on duty, yet write tickets to civilians who break the law?

For example, most of the officers where I live will coast right through a stop sign, yet write a ticket to someone else who does the same thing.

WSchli1672

So you're an officer yourself? What are your thoughts on officers who break the law for unnecessary reasons while on duty, yet write tickets to civilians who break the law?

For example, most of the officers where I live will coast right through a stop sign, yet write a ticket to someone else who does the same thing.///

Now that's like saying, whiy write the ticket for speeding, if a lawyer is going to have it thrown out and change to suit the person that got the ticker. Master 4846 hit it on the nail....go to driver's defense driving school, which is 1 day here, and no point will be added. Sounds real logical to me, as my friend here did exactly that, his ticker was for 10 mph over the limit.
Myself, I'm no better, the speed limit is like a challenge to me. But no tickets i.e. knock on wood as of yet. Of course I do have the Passport 8500 X50 pop radar detector which is made in Cincinnati, OH, same manufacturor that makes the police radar guns, lasers. Also have a protect cover on my license which deflects the photo radar also. They're sold at Kragen Auto Parts. And they work.....
My .02 worth.

zand02max

iTrader: (22)

My philosphy is, if anyone breaks the law, then they should be cited accordingly or warned. I know what your talking about, I see it all the time.

phile

If I break it it's my fault and I take responsibility for it. But I get really angry when I see officers do exactly what they give tickets for (on duty). Off duty obviously is off duty :P

I've seen them talkling on cell phones running red lights, coasting through stop signs, and speeding to get to the dunkin donuts. Amongst many other things.

WSchli1672

Check out www.speedzones.com. You will see a good test done by experts of the top dectors on the marker which cover X Ka Laser pop radar and Detector Detector coverage. This is simply info for sort of protecting yourself on occasion. Check out Kragen Auto parts for the cover to protect yourself at the photo picture detectors. Nothing perfect, and never was in the world, except for "1" and he's back home. But I always feel if a ticket is given, and it was for a reason, then take best way out, and I believe of course that Master 4846 did a good job in that dept of explanation. That same officer you speak of may some day save somebody's life, and will be talked about, NO..., it's just another day on the job. If you see a situation like you mention, report it immediately with date, time, place, vehicle number to the police dept. Do facts not after the fact. That's how things is noted and accomplished. In my 22 years of military service, doing accident investigations, etc. I have also been in situations where I have had a military policeman put in the brig, as I witnessed a certain situation no worthy of the job or uniform and I took immediate action. It's part of the job. But, i.e. not a after fact, which becomes nothing more than assumption. Cell phones aren't against the law, I see many, many drivers on the cell phone. Don't point out only one type of person. And speeding to dunk donuts is hogwash talk. I don' believe that for a moment, that movie talk, and I mean comedy too. Everybody should obey the law, report it on the spot, as mentioned above and make it a fact not hearsay talk. Then you'll have the newspaper clipping to show it. Again my .02 worth with more than 35 years experience of fact finding and decision making on the job.