Great web site, ASDEMAN. Lots of good information for the motoring public. All of us must remember though, most traffic courts are run by local jurisdictions, which derive income from citations which we allow them to collect through our heavy footed driving habits. Heck, that's why we buy the kind of cars/trucks we drive. Pick your spots to play carefully, and always, always be polite to the officer who stops who. I don't care if it kills you to be nice, play the part, again you have nothing to lose, except he just might take a liking to you and decide against citing you. Appeal to his possible love of fast, cool type vehicles such as the Lightning. But, above all, organizations such as the one listed in the above mentioned web site can do little for you once you get the ticket. They work proactively using data supplied by the courts showing high citation rates in certain areas. By showing that the average motorists in a given area drive above the limit, they sometimes get the limit raised. Great news, unless were one of those statistical citations they used for their survey. No retroactive citation dismissing....Oh well, just be careful. Speed kills, believe me, I've peeled more than my share of good, honest people off the roadway. Their only crime was a love of fast cars, just like me.

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Mark Swaim
1999 Lightning (sold)
1997 Cobra (deceased)
1993 Cadillac Allante

 

Great advice, Mark. I hope all of us were listening.

And, excellent suggestion to utilize the NMA (I've been a member for years), Terry.

Christy Ann, My advice is to do what Mark and Terry suggest. They know what they're talking about. When you contact the NMA, order their ticket defense kit. I know two people personally who have beaten bad ticket raps using the kit.

Good luck.


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Mike Philpott
Orlando, FL
'99.5 Black Lightning
SVT #2190 - Build Date 6/9/99
NLOC #361
6 CD Changer, Class 3 Hitch, A.R.E. LSII Lid, BedRug Liner, Invinca-Shield/3M Scotchcal protective film, Wyldman's Clear Lexan Fog Light Covers, 16% Window Tint, LoJack, Val-1 (Sal's PSP Chip & Air Filter Kit on order!!)

 

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BABolt
SVT#290

 

Geez, talk about flashbacks.....Not nice BA not nice. HEHE
CA

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Christy Ann
99WhiteLightningSVTGirl
Have you ever seen an Angel riding a Lightning bolt~

 

Lots of good advice here already, can't hurt to throw in my .02

Don't get a lawyer
Don't throw the constitution on the table
Don't speak of lawsuits or trial by jury
Don't confront the officer in the court room if he shows up

Do go to court, if possible go in a few days early, explain to them that your job requires that you be out of town on the scheduled court date but you believe that the ticket was issued unfairly.

Do plead "no contest" - the judge dosen't have time for lengthy explanations and wants to get your ticket out of the way just as fast as you do. The judge does not always have your record in front of him. It works better if you have a decent record (end up paying court costs here)

This is just another opinion, based upon experience, when I was younger, I averaged a minimum of 3 speeding tickets per year. None of them have gone on my record, and I have never paid more than court costs. Being nervous, yet polite actually helps.


Oh yeah, I guess I need to point out that this has all worked in Louisiana, and you know how politics are in this state. LOL