by admin on January 17, 2010
When it comes to a speeding ticket defense, some things work, and others don’t. Here is a list of the common speeding ticket defenses, so you’ll know which ones to use during your next stop.
Speeding Ticket Defense – These Work
1) Traveling at the speed of traffic around me – necessity of safety.
This one actually works if you can show that by slowing down you would have created an unsafe situation due to everyone traveling at a high rate of speed around you. In this situation the police officer tries to stop the “fastest of the speeders”, so this could be you but it’s still worth a try.
2) Improper Posting of Speed Limit
If the speed limit is not properly posted, or obstructed from view this can be used in a defense to some degree of success. However all roads have an implied maximum, which you are supposed to know (rural roads 55mph, etc.). If you are way over that implied limit you may be out of luck – but if you’re close, and you couldn’t see the posted limit, this defense will work.
3) Improper Use of Radar
You can establish that the police did not properly use the radar when pulling you over for a stop. Proper use includes maintenance of the device, and maximum distance the device can get an accurate reading. This defense will take some work on your part, but if the radar was not used properly your ticket will be dismissed.
Speeding Ticket Defense – These Don’t Work
I’m just going to lump all these together in a bullet point for you. None will work, and actually some will give you a better chance of GETTING a ticket instead of getting out of one.
- Any excuse that involves how busy, late, needed somewhere else you are will fall of deaf ears.
- “Well everyone else was doing it!” – “Yeah, but I stopped you!”
- This car is new to me, I didn’t know I was going that fast
- My car doesn’t go as fast as you said I was going
- I had my cruise control set, I couldn’t have been speeding
- I gotta’ go to the bathroom!
Conclusion
Stick with the defenses that work, and you’ll be well on your way to fighting your speeding ticket successfully!
by admin on January 17, 2010
When thinking about how to fight a speeding ticket you really only have to remember these three things. If you follow the below three steps you’ll give yourself a 90% chance of getting off with nothing more than a warning.
Demeanor During the Stop
What you do during the traffic stop will drastically improve your chances of getting out of your ticket. Cops are people too and just like you and me they are more likely to work with you if you give them some respect, and be polite. You’re going to be ticked off, and rightly so that you got pulled over – but don’t let them see it.
If you don’t get out of your ticket right then and there with the cop, remember that what you’ve said and done during the stop will be relayed to the judge before your court date. Don’t let the judge here about you kicking, screaming, and calling the officer an a** – it won’t help your chances!
What Are Your Options
If you are not let off with a warning during the stop, be sure you know your full options before the officer pulls away. When is your court date, what exactly was the offense you were cited for, and what county will you be required to appear are all questions you should clear up with the ticketing officer. This is very important for our next step.
Go to Your Court Date!
I can’t stress this enough, you must show up for your court date. Don’t mail in an excuse, or worse yet just pay your ticket in full – you show up for your court date! Why? Because this is where 50% of the tickets being issued get dropped, yet only 3% of people show up for their date.
Courts are busy, and what they don’t want you to know is that they’d rather you not take up their time with your “doing 65 in a 55″ ticket. Many judges will dismiss on the spot, especially if the ticketing officer doesn’t show up – and they never do. You may think this is too much time, but I can tell you it’s time well spent to get out of a $300 speeding ticket, believe me.
Conclusion
There you have it. Follow these steps and you’ll better your chances of getting out of your next speeding ticket.
by admin on November 12, 2009
How to beat my speeding ticket?
After I got my first speeding ticket years ago I found myself asking that very question. I was a broke college student who could barely afford the gas money to get around, much less pay the fine I was looking at and the insurance hike that was sure to come. The ticket was marginal, I was speeding, not by much and not being reckless at all. Well, I paid that ticket but what I’ve learned since is that I could have beat it if I’d just known how.
Since that day nearly 18 years ago I’ve learned a lot about what it takes to beat a speeding ticket. In fact, you can fight most any traffic fine and win – but they don’t want you to know that! Lucky for me, and you, I went on to practice law and learned first hand what it takes to get out of a ticket. Now, on the rare occasion I get cited I know there is a 90% chance I won’t pay a dime and the insurance will never find out – best part is it’s all legal!
Stick around I’ll be posting some of my best tips and tricks to get you out of your next traffic ticket.
My name is Aaron Kinser and I practiced law in Southern California for 15 years.