I got a speeding ticket, is it worth fighting?

"Paced" means he was behind you trying to go the same speed you were going. So if he matched your speed, he can look at his speedometer and see that you were going 40. You can also look at the violation you were charged with. Sometimes the violation cited is not for being over the posted speed limit, it is for unsafe speed, which less dependant on your exact speed. As far as contesting the ticket, if you have the time and do some fact gathering, maybe you can convince a judge that you were not in violation. If you go to court, it isn't going to be any worse, but you could get off with traffic school or something.

You could go down the legal argument route; and have the police produce evidence that you were speeding. If the cop 'paced' you by judging your speed against the speed shown on his patrol car speedometer, then there is no real evidence, as it's your word against his; and who's to say the cop's speedometer is accurate. If he got you with a radar gun, then it'll be harder to refute the evidence, but again you can argue that the radar gun could have given a false reading if it has not been calibrated recently. In these scenarios, it is up to the police to produce documentation stating that their speed detection equipment was accurate on the date of the offence; and that proper procedure was adhered to when measuring your speed and why if the offence occurred in a 25 zone, was it recorded as in a 35 zone.

It's best to get legal advice before trying this, but that may cost you more than the original fine, unless you can get free advice somewhere.

It's a question of what your time is worth to you. Besides the $100 your insurance probably will go up. You will spend hours fighting this... Here is how it should go...

1. You MUST ask for a support deposition from the officer. If you do not receive it the judge most likely will drop the case. Look at your ticket how to do this. I recommend waiting until the last minute to request the deposition (it will say when this is on the ticket). It gives the officer less time to do it and more likely he won't get to it.

2. IF you have a clean driving record go to the DMV and get a copy of that record.

3. Go to court and argue your case or throw yourself on the mercy of the court while pointing out your perfect driving record or points you dispute, and request that you can go to traffic school instead of taking points/fine.

4. Judge will most likely reduce your ticket or send you to school.

So going to the dmv, court, and school is going to take 15 hours of your time. What is $250 (ticket + insurance going up) woth to you?

Nope.. I'll paste what I wrote to someone else

If I were you I wouldn't even bother.. I got a speeding ticket, when I wasn't even speeding, knowing I didn't do it, I took it to court.. here's how it went.. the cop said I did it, I said I didn't and the judge said ok I'll make her pay it. I had to pay the ticket, plus court costs, plus take a DD class - I should have just paid it. Although I did get the points taken off.. that is the only reason I can see going to court.

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The officer can provide a certificate of calibration because he didn'y use a radar gun or something like it. He used his vehicle so he can't prove the accuracy of the speedometer. You need to subpeona through the courts that certificate for his vehicle proving that his vehicle's equipment is certified to be accurate prior to him writing the ticket. If he can't provide that certificate, he can't state with 100% assurance that you were doing the speed he said you were doing. And secondly, it's very common for police officers not to show up for their traffic court hearings, which means you automatically win.

A lot will dpend on where you are and how tough they are on traffic violations. That being said i have gone and plead my case several times and had it exponged because of a clean driving record. It doesn't hurt to ask/"fight" it but you have to be respectful and remorseful when you do or they will back over you!!!!

It would probably be cheaper to take a defensive driving class. It will remove it from your record, no trip to court, easier. Only take the class at comedy club or a workshop. Online and the videos stink.

Pay the ticket and cut your loses, If you go to court and lose, you will also have to pay court costs and the ticket cost.

you're better off going to traffic school. it's your word against his so..