Originally Posted by gwf545

Request traffic school. You can do it on line. You will get a notice in the mail that will let you do that. You will still have to pay the fine, but no points will be entered against you.

Originally Posted by phlfly

You are guys lucky to have 80 mph in 65 mph and no reckless driving. If you do same in VA it's reckless driving and 6 points, and 10 years or 12 years record.
VA is f... up state with stupid law, and trying to screw you over for money and DDL.
I think some pr...k who was governor at that time when that law had effected, had hated drivers for some reason.
We have 3 points, 4 points and 6 points violations and reckless driving it is misdemeanor so you can go to jail! So tell me know if it's not f.... up when for 20 mph over speed limit go to jail!

Originally Posted by response_surface

reckless for 15 over.....WTF!!!!! unreal....move out of there.

Originally Posted by SD5Series

I used Mr. Ticket a few times. He never got me off on any of my speeding tickets, but he did get me traffic school 3 times in 1 year. Still have a clean driving record for my insurance

Originally Posted by Ricapar

Not sure if I can help with getting out of the ticket, but maybe some tips if it ever arises again...

Fyi: Not lawyer, not legal advice, etc, etc. Passing along what I've been taught by others.




That was your mistake right there. Never admit guilt on the spot! That can be decided in a courtroom if need be. It can be a bit tougher now to fight the ticket because if you do show up to the court hearing and plead not-guilty, the officer will take out his notebook and say "Mr. G530 said ..blah blah blah.., acknowledging he was knowingly going 15mph over the posted speed limit". That probably won't help you too much.

Obviously though, don't lie to the officer. If you were obviously going 80, and he paced/rader/lasered you at 80, and you insist you're going 65.. some cops won't be too trilled with you and/or get annoyed.
Don't play down the truth either. If you're asked how fast you're going and you say "um... 68?" (you were actually going 75) when the speed limit is 65.. 68 is still > 65, and you just admitted to being guilty of speeding.

I've been pulled over only once... I'm still kicking myself over it. It was around 11 PM on the NJ turnpike, very few cars around, so everyone was going pretty fast. (75-80.. some 90+). For the record.. speed limit in that section was a measly 55mph. I was keeping up with traffic. However, in that traffic was a cop, which I noticed. I slowed down a bit to 75ish.. which ended up with me near the back of the pack. Of course, the cop circles around, freaking bright lights go on, etc. Convo went kinda like this:

• Cop: Do you know why I pulled you over?
• Me: I'm not sure, sir.. why?
• Cop: Do you know how fast you were going?
• Me: I wasn't paying too much attention to the speedometer - it's dark outside and I was paying more attention to the road. I was keeping up with traffic.
• Cop: Well, I paced you at 75. Do you know what the speed limit here is?
• Me: I see, ok. I believe it's 65.
• Cop: It's actually 55. So that's 20 miles over the speed limit I got you at.
• (minor note... NJ turnpike is funky, and some areas are 65, some are 55. To my recollection, the last sign I had seen was one saying 65. Further up ahead was one that said 55, so the officer was correct in this note)

He went back, checked my license/registration/etc. At one point he also asked if I had any points, I said no (I didn't - never been pulled over or anything before). Also, before he went back with my papers, he also casually said I could roll up the windows (I had both front windows down at the time). I have a suspicion this was to check for tints. I didn't have any, and I was mildly chilly out, so I did. If you do have tints.. think for a bit first. It's a gamble. Cops often look for scape-goat tickets. Stuff like tints, over-sized license plate covers, loud exhausts. Minor things that won't impact your insurance/give points/etc, and are usually a < $100 fine you just pay online.

Anyways - cop comes back, gives me a 1 min thing about how I should be watching what my speedometer says, and that since I have a clear license and history, he'll be letting me off with a ticket for "Disrupting Traffic". Which ironically... usually means you're going too slow or holding people back.

but again, moral of the story: Don't admit guilt! Notice how some of the cop's questions are worded.. Makes it very easy for a nervous person to admit to breaking the law. Also, be respectful, don't argue. You don't have to agree or say everything he/she said is correct, just acknowledge you understood what was said.