Big Ticket=Court

[bmacd]

I just got a ticket for speeding through the Oakland Community College drive after getting out of class. The ticket was for 50/25mph SCHOOL ZONE. Granted, everybody is innocent, but i just got my transmission fixed after putting in a new set of gears in my explorer from the stock gears, (in other words, my speedo says half of what i actually go). In addition, school zone isn't posted ANYWHERE. I have yet to contact a lawyer, granted a $400 ticket with four points, but what are the odds that I can get off easy? I'm 18 years old with insurance high enough as it is, and believe me, i've changed my driving habits big time!

Thanks for your help
-=bmacd=-

 

[Viper GTS]

Take your vehicle & get the speedometer tested & calibrated, & take documentation of that with you to court. Good luck, but I suspect you'll have a hard time convincing a judge that you did 50 in a 25 due to a mis-calibrated speedometer.

Viper GTS

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

If you can't get a lawyer, I had good success with requesting a court date and speaking with the officer before the case came up. He agreed to support my request to "take it under advisement" which meant I had to keep a clean record for a year (I did) and then it all comes off. If you get another violation within a year I think you are stuck with them both. Hopefully you remained civil with the cop or your chances are rather poor.

BTW, that area in general is a notorious hang out for the FH cops, just about any hour of the day.

 

[Ausm]

Take it to court and kiss the judge's ass and it should be cut in half

Ausm