Got my first speeding-ticket need help

Just pay for what you've done. You know the speed limits. It's your responsibility to drive safe and within those restrictions.

Now that you know how it feels like to pay $178, chances are you won't do it again?

If you take DD, you CAN get it off your record. Your insurance company MAY lower your fee...make sure you get both a COURT and INSURANCE copy of the DD completion certificate.

You will need to pay court fees. As far as taking it online, it's really up to you: would you rather take the course at your own pace, or just take it in one day and get it over with?

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Irving speeding ticket.

1. Check the signing closest to the spot before where you wer pulled over. The signs must conform to the uniform manual on traffic control devices in color and size to be enforced. If it does not, the ticket can be challanged on the sign not being standardize and therefore not legal as a notifyer ot enforcement too.

I beat a ticket this way on the Mass pike. It resulted in changing every exit speed sign on the entire pike as a result

2. Was the officer parked perpendicular to the road? Ask that in court. If so, point out that the office had to look towards oncomming traffic prior to entering the roadway to go after you. He could not have kept you in sight at all times so he could not be sure that it was you and not another vehicle just like your that violated the speed limit- Thats also normally required.
3. Was it night time. If so, check the visibility of the sign's reflective value. If its severely washed out, its beyond its stated life and non enforceable as well.

Plead not guilty and go to magistrates hearing or court with appropriate pictures and a copy of the Manual on Uniform traffic control devices- approprite paragraphs and example signs. Use it as evidence and show your non standard signs. They are not normally sustainable re writing tickets against them if not in accordance with the manual.

Also, the officer isuing the ticket must be present in court or at the hearing to answer your innocent plea and for you to ask questions. Not appearing is usually grounds for dismissal of the case and you should ask for a dismissal since you could not "confront your accuser" as the law allows.

Neil Licht

First let me vent about the first answer. Speeding is not what causes issues on highways!!!!! If it were the cop chasing you should not have been speeding either. If we wanted to make driving safer, we would prosecute people who follow less than three seconds behind the car in front. Speed is easy to measure, more accidents are blamed on speed even though the driver actually dozed off or was distracted, and if there had been more space between cars, there would likely have been time to recover. now;
You can fight the ticket and likely win after spending three trips and your time in the court room. You will still likly have to pay court fees and lots of time. In most states lawyers will be contacting you because they like to make money chasing cops and ambulances. Pick one of these lawyers spiel. Let him know this is your first ticket. You will pay a court fee, but you will not have any insurance increase due to points on your license. Also the lawyer will handle most every thing with out you having to spend any time except the phone call. Consider it a road tax and move on. Unless Americans start paying attention to voting, you won't be able to beat the system, you can only work with it. You might join prepaid lawyers so next time life throws you a curve, you will already have a lawyer. Oh and good luck.

i am an 18 year old male and received my first ever ticket. it was for doing 42 in a 25. however, i am a nj driver (insurance, license, etc..) all is from nj and the ticket was in pa. i have a few questions. i plan to just pay the fine and plead guilty and have that be that. i was wondering what happens to my insurance since this is an out of state traffic violation. please help.

Put ticket in a safe place and answer as late as possible. In VT if the cop doesn't show you win by default and hearing is typically 6mo hence from stop.

Sometimes the cop will lower it if you're real nice, say you're sorry and remind it was first time...but watch it! If he catches you again-not so easy.

In VT it is cheaper to pay - if you go to court there are small fees and ticket goes up a little.

I have asked to make payments and court was real good about it.

You can always ask the judge for leniency and since it was first time he may ask cop to lower it. Good luck!