Can cops pull you over for speeding while they had no lights on at all?

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

I was driving home last night. I live in Florida if it matters. I was driving down Federal hwy & the speed limit is 45mph. Then it drops to 35mph. I saw a cop with no lights on sitting in a turn lane facing the opposite direction. It didnt bother me, cuz i was going [...]

Is this a ridiculous speeding ticket or what? What can I expect the fine to be?

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Alright I am 19 years old at UCI and have never gotten in trouble with the law or received any kind of traffic citation. So it’s 2:30 p.m. on a Saturday. I’m going southbound on the 405, heading to Irvine with my girlfriend. Driving was smooth, there wasn’t any traffic whatsoever. So I take the [...]

can sue if My license was wrongfully suspended for a ticket I DID pay for?

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

THIS IS IN STATE OF FLORIDA, COLLIER COUNTY: I received a ticket in December 2008 for speeding in collier county, elected traffic school. I paid the ticket to clerk of courts, completed the school and sent the certificate back in February of 2008. Since then I have been pulled over, but was never told of [...]

Which defense is better when fighting a speeding ticket…?

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Should I go with the "I was distracted" defense OR Should I go with the "I wasn’t going the speed you said and you never even asked me where I was going or how fast I was going" defense OR OTHER Some extra details as to why I am fighting my ticket…I was visiting Wisconsin [...]

I've missed the court date for my speeding ticket….now what?

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Okay. So I admit I was speeding…80 in a 70 zone. I know the amount of the ticket since Mr. Patrol man so helpfully filled that part in. Problem is…is I had every intention of paying the ticket. He said my court date would be the 20th of august..no prob right? Wrong. Here it is [...]

Any tips on how to get a warning and not a ticket when pulled over for speeding?

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

I recently got a speeding ticket. It cost me 250 bucks and a few demerits. I would like to know any*** way to get the officer to give out a warning instead of a ticket. ***I know that some of you will want to say that NOT speeding is a way to not get a [...]

LIDAR speeding ticket–should I contest?

Monday, September 21st, 2009

I was in Mass driving on 95 towards New Hampshire, and its a long 4 or 5 lane highway and it was 10am and there was absolutely no traffic so I was going about 80-85 when the speed limit was 65, but I was keeping up with traffic, and driving at a reasonable and safe [...]

traffic violation:speeding?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

i was apparently going 43 in a 20mph school zone yesterday, although i do not remember my speedometer getting that high. im thinking about going to court for it instead of just paying it. my first question is what is my best option as far as insurance goes? this would be the first ticket on [...]

I got a speeding ticket four days ago and still can’t pay it off online or by phone…?

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

It says that the officer hasn’t turned it in to the system. And I’m supposed to have 30 days from the day given to me to pay it off? Would the officer get in trouble for this? Can he really take his precious time to turn in my ticket to the system? I don’t understand. [...]

Michigan Speeding Ticket Witness?

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

I was driving down a hill into a small town in Michigan a few weeks ago. There are signs which say 25 mph and hill braking required. There were 3 cars in front of me. I checked my speed and was braking at 25mph. There was a police officer wayyyy down at the bottom of [...]

Do I have grounds for an appeal of my speeding ticket?

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

I was found guilty of speeding and I'm thinking about appealing. My basis for appealing is that the following: 1. The judge admitted evidence from a LIDAR-LASER device. 2. LIDAR-LASER does not have judicial notice in my state (Wisconsin). Country-wide, LASER does not have judicial notice in 95% of any other state either. However, the [...]