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e60insd

Relax. I never meant to come off as "better than" anyone. I've got speeding tickets, no seat belt tickets, and rolling a stop sign ticket. All I'm saying is that I just paid the fine or went to traffic school. I didn't go around asking people how to trick the system or what legal loop hole I could find to get off.

Perhaps speeding is different when you get older... sometimes you have precious items in the car like a child or wife. My apologies if anyone took my comment as condescending.

studavis

I am not licensed to practice law in the peoples republic of Massachusetts, however, let me offer a few ideas for the OP:

First, not even a cheesy lawyer is going to touch this for $150.00 per hour.
Second, Mass motor vehicle case law has a presumption that a law enforcement officer is a recognized expert in the area of traffic enforcement, and thus can indeed, pull a number out of the air unless there is sufficient evidentiary reasons to exclude - from your post, you have none.
Third, you will get killed in a trial, because a decent prosecutor is going to get your priors admitted, and even though it is highly prejudicial, it is going to be used against you.
Fourth, Hire a decent lawyer, around $300.00 hour, and get him to make a deal with the prosecutor
Fifth, take a state sponsored driver safety class. Not only will this reduce points, but it also shows a judge that you are taking the necessary steps to change your ways.

Good luck.

BTW, even though most of us think we have lightning reflexes, a vehicle traveling at 60 miles per hour has a forward velocity of more than 90 feet per second. If you think about how fast your reflexes are (humans tend to be in the .75 to 1.5 range in vehicles) you are going to travel 90 feet before you even think to start to hit the brake. Another .5 seconds, or 45 feet goes before you apply pressure to the brake and then wrap the wet roads into the equation and you are looking at more than 450 feet to come to a complete stop. I can bend the laws of man, but not physics...

John@Motorcepts

just pay for it. no points as long as ur license is in NY. I had tickets in NJ and they do not show up. Ontario on the other hand....is a different story.

craigm1841

this is not a safe logic. i still think my way is safest.

goodman

You are charged with 38 mph over the limit. You argued with the cop. You absolutely need a good, local lawyer.

rogerj

My baby's all growns up!!! I love her

exx1976

*****disclaimer*****
This is just my OPINION. I am in no way a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. Use this information at your own risk. YMMV.

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Meh, yes and no. I travel quite a bit, and have gotten MANY out-of-state tickets. To my understanding, PA does report tickets to NY. Ohio? No. Indiana? No. I know those two for sure. In OH, I got a ticket for 94 in a 65 on a interstate near Columbus at like 9PM. I was a little faster than the flow of traffic, but not excessively, believe it or not. I think the cop was being nice, I was clearly over 100, but he wrote me for 29 over. I presented well, was respectful, and he gave me a $140 fine. Said I had 10 days to mail it in or they would come after me in NY. That was in 2000/2001. The IN tickets (there have been several), have been in the past couple years. The worst was 88 in a 70 at 2AM on the interstate with no traffic around anywhere. I had been driving with my high beams on for literally over an hour. It cost me $138.50.

However, I think that if I got a ticket that was serious enough to REQUIRE a court appearance, I would seriously consider getting a lawyer, regardless of points or not. Exceeding the posted limit by more than double means bad things, I'm sure. It's most likely a criminal charge (misdemeanor, I'm sure), and I personally think you should be thankful that the cop did not haul you down to the clink for having out of state plates and an out of state license (thus considering you a flight risk). Why do I think that? A friend moved back here after living in AZ for several years. He had been back like 3 or 4 days when he got pulled over for speeding. His AZ registration was expired, and he had an out of state license, and no proof of his current, LOCAL address. The cops hauled him in and made his GF come post $500 bail to get him out. They considered him a flight risk. When he went to court, it was all tossed, and she got a check from the town for the refund of the bail money. Rather than cash it, she framed it, as it says what it is for inthe memo field. He is SO screwed. LOL!!

Either way, no preaching from me. I've done my fair share of dumb things in the past. It's a phase. You grow out of it. The best you can hope for is that you are CAREFUL, pick proper locations, and do not hurt yourself or others in any of your stunts.

I hope everything works out for you. Please do post up what it is you end up doing, and what the outcome is.

unknown

what if they mailed certified return receipt?

tblck543

They never have and they never will, theyre cheap. Its the court system