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One of the really crazy things about driving is that at any given time there are SO MANY laws that you could be breaking. Go 5 over the speed limit, you will just get a speeding ticket. Go faster and the odd charges a officer can legally charge you with go up as well. I once got a ticket for "going beyond what is reasonable and proper". Your best bet is to go to court and explain what happened. If you have a pretty good driving record, the judge or magistrate or whoever will most likely let you off on that charge. The state you live in may require an advanced charge for going a certain amount in excess of the limit, ie if you go 19 over its just a speeding ticket, but if you go 21 over, it a speeding ticket and reckless driving by default. Fight every ticket.
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Not much of a chance...going 65 in a 40-mile zone. But, go ahead and try. Might work.
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Most people find when they go to court, the penalty is lowered. It depends on how tired the judge is that day. They really don't like it when you admit you are guilty of speeding, but not reckless driving. To most judges, they are both the same thing.
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The officer apparently observed something in your driving, that warranted you the reckless driving citation. Weaving in and out of traffic is reckless driving, especially 25 miles over the posted speed limit. Only you and the officer know exactly what happened. Reckless driving is the intentional disregard for the safety and property of others. As you can see, almost anything can be considered reckless driving. I wrote a reckless driving citation to a man going 75 mph in a 45 mph zone. why reckless driving, instead of a regular speeding citation? the driver and his wife had their seat belts on, their children in the back seat........did not. this is reckless driving, the disregard for the safety of others.....thier children.
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