Traffic ticket
Would like to know if anyone has been in a similar boat, and what you did. I work as a delivery driver in Texas. I recently received a speeding ticket. I can only have so many tickets in my position, however this would place me as a first-time offender in this jurisdiction (actually first speeding ticket ever). Someone recommended I take defensive driving, but I looked it up and apparently anything over 25 mph over limit is a no-go for that, and the ticket would be the equivalent of, I believe, 27 over. Again, I don't usually drive unsafely, this was basically an empty backroad with a speed limit of what I learned was 45, and I was having a bad day. The officer was rather sharp, rude, and unprofessional and tbh I really think I was going about 5 or 6 mph less than what I was clocked at, but it was a lidar, so I don't think there's much room for error there. Is it worth going to court over, is there a way for me to take defensive driving, or should I just pay it? TC - $27k (ish)
There is a book abt traffic tickets on Amazon, see if you can find it. I think they are required to provide the calibration record
Always fight it in court. Most of the times, judges are lenient. I hired a lawyer. The judge was willing to dismiss the ticket as long as I take defensive driving. So what I would have paid as fine, I ended up giving the lawyer.
Fight it.
They may lower the speed and allow for the class. Fight it.
Lidar's should be calibrated every now and then.. you can ask for a record of calibration. Cops don't usually do that because it's time consuming process. If that's out, then there is no basis for the ticket