Ok, so I just got pulled over for speeding, I was doing 82 in a 45, but he wrote down 82 in a 55. So would the 82 in a 55 stand up in court? I'm 19 years old. I got my first ticket 6 months ago. This is my second violation. What
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Sounds like the officer was trying to give you a break..
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I think you can prob get off on a technicality, falsely written tickets are not worth the paper they are written on, contact a lawyer and let a professional deal with it! On a more serious note, your 19, you can only have been driving for a few years and you just got your SECOND ticket? BE MORE CAREFUL!!! Speed limits are there for a reason! Follow the law or face the consequences!
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Ever considered just slowing down some and not getting a ticket?
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If he got that wrong a good attorney can probably get it thrown out. Might depend on the court system though - either way you need to challenge your driving values. Even if you don't care about your own life, do you really want to live your life with the legacy of having killed someone because you drove like an idiot?
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You should't fight it , just pay it. He gave you a big break by listing 55 instead of 45. If you try to fight it it will either cost you more in lawyer fees or they will change the ticket back to the original that cost more w/more points. And in the future SLOW DOWN. I don't care if you go 100 on the expressway where there is lots of room but 82 in a 45 zone where there are other people is way not cool.. BTW. The officer can write the ticket for other than the actual offence. If you look they will normally list the actual offence somewhere on the ticket. It is not a mistake that he wrote down 55 he really was giving you a break.
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Yeah, I know to slow down, ok. And there was no one else on the street. It was a straight away for over a mile, but.. I broke the law and I got caught, thanks for your input though. I talked to a sergeant at the local police department and he said I was only being charged with speeding, and it could cost as low as 95 dollars.
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You were speeding and you got caught.
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It will stand up, but your fine will be less. Seriously, you need to slow down. 82 in a 45? That's just dumb.
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A citation has two purposes. First, to give you fair warning of what you are accused of, and second, to put you on notice that you must pay it or show up in court. Regardless of what he put on the ticket, you are on notice to pay or show up. Thus, the only way you are going to get the ticket thrown out (or possibly just delayed) is to show that you did not have adequate notice of the charges against you to develop a defense. However, that does not apply here because you are on notice that you need to prove that you were going much slower then you actually were. If you show up in court an contest the ticket, the court will certainly correct the error, but that does not resolve the issue of your speed.
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Slow down. You might find it is cool to be doing 82 in a 45. If you kill somebody while driving like an idiot you will have a lot more to worry about than a speeding ticket. There was a kid who used to come down my street like it was his own personal dragstrip. We had a little talk. He no longer comes down my street. If you are going too fast and a child steps out in the street you will not have the option of stopping, smiling at them and waving, letting them get back off the street before moving on. Instead you will be a criminal with a huge burden to bear for the rest of your life.
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Do you know you could have killed an innocent person? Instead of being so consumed with your own personal issues why don't you slow down and be a more responsible driver? No wonder they won't rent a car to anyone under 25, you all have your head up your ass. Get rid of the lead foot, pay the citation and just be happy that the officer spared you a point or two on your license by either making a human error or cutting you a break. Either way 45 or 55, you were way over. Will I see your stupiity on TruTv on that show "Speeders"?
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Even if you were over the posted speed limit by ten miles an hour, you were still speeding. all of this can be corrected in open court, by the police officer. The citation is still valid. Remember, three citations in a 12 month period, will suspend your license.
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So this just tells us you were caught 2 times You never learned from the first one.Do the crime do the Time
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Yes, your reckless driving charge will stand. You may see some jail time, son.
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The problem we all have is that we are assuming nothing is going to POP up in front of us on that straight-away. This is how an accident happens...something you don't expect gets in your way. I'm glad you are slowing down, because it really is a life/death decision for you or anyone you may hit. I would know, the ER is full of speeders fighting for their lives.
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