Need help.. Speeding ticket.

[Imported]

It's not for me.. it was my brother. He's had his license since June, and today he was caught speeding at 76 in a 45. Apparently, he's scared as hell now.. On the ticket, it said conditions were perfect (dry, clear visibility, no traffic) and he wasn't cited for a violation, just the speeding ticket.. He wanted me to ask what could happen to him.. anyone know? BTW, this is in California..

 

[Dhruv]

dude, look on the back of the ticket, there should probably be the fines, etc.

its not a big deal. if he was going in a school zone its a big deal. if he is going twice the speed limit its a big deal. not otherwise.

he can try a couple things if he's strapped for cash and doesn't want it on his record:

a) keep rescheduling the court date. If the cop don't show, then the ticket don't go. (least in TX) (oh.. but don't confuse yourself i did and missed the court date. you do that and you go to the slammer if you don't pay up)
b) hire a traffic lawyer. Many times it is actually cheaper than paying the fine and guess what.. usually no record.
c) Defensive driving, will wave the ticket and record, and can take down the insurance premium by 10% (maybe).

maybe others have more ideas but thats what i know.

 

[Viper GTS]

He'll go to court, talk to the judge, & get asked what he wants to do. If it's his first ticket he'll almost certainly be offered the chance to take traffic school. Basically pay a small fee, spend 5 hours on a saturday in class, be good for the next 6 months & the ticket gets dismissed.

Although, 31 miles over the limit may put you out of that territory...

Look at your states statutes, see what 31 over puts him at. In Oregon I believe it'd be a Class A offense, the worst speeding ticket you can get short of reckless driving.

Viper GTS

 

[worth]

Smack him upside the head and ask him why he was doing 75+ into a 45 zone?

 

[Imported]

I did. I know the street well, two-lane road that goes beside a highway. It has numerous speed limits posted around.. 55 in some areas, 45 in others, 35 by the hospital..

 

[halik]

yeah, kids got license 2 months. Im pretty sure he'll get the licensse revoked (36 over is a lot), in MI you get 4 pts fr 20 over the limit (i think it was 20), pay 140 and 2 bucks for every mile over that.

 

[worth]

Oh, and tell him that if gets caught doing over 100mph with a passenger he can be accused of murder.

 

[Viper GTS]

That would be attempted murder at the very most, but I really don't see how they could do that.

Reckless driving is bad enough.

Viper GTS

 

[ViperSSD]

from what i learned in physics, you could argue that there is no possible way to get his cars speed at any instant so you could therefore argue that he was never technically going that fast at that instant

 

[StageLeft]

I know that in Canada he would have the license suspended at least for a while. When I got my license at 16 we were allowed one speeding ticket (then we'd pay fines and a week suspension); however the new laws in Canada make it such that a speeding ticket on a new driver (at least in Nova Scotia I think) and you're sh*t out of luck for a while. I don't know if that would have influenced my recklessness or not at that age.

What does the above have to do with anything? Probably nothing.

Anyway I think your brother will have learned to slow down until he is older. I can't say I wish him to have his license suspended because I sped as a teen as well (I readily admit it was stupid and I did not deserve a license), but I think your brother will be at least semi-screwed for a while.

Oh, and tell him that if gets caught doing over 100mph with a passenger he can be accused of murder.

I can only hope that if this honestly is on the books the passenger would be the one responsible for filing such a ludicrous claim. If this is the case thousands of people are responsible for attempted murder a day!

 

[worth]

ViperSSD, that is correct but you can prove that an average speed was 75mph, thus the instantenaeous speed must have been at least 75mph at least once.

 

[spanky]

wow....31mph over is quite tough one. if its his first offense, the prosecutor & judge might be easy on him. otherwise...u might want to consult with a lawyer.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

Get an attorney and he can probably get it reduced. Traffic citations are primarily a source of government income. They usually won't stick it to you unless you are a repeat offender.

 

[Imported]

Yea, it's his first offense.. He's scared to drive right now.. meaning I have to take him everywhere..

 

[dman]

I had this super-geak socially disabled chem II teacher back in college. One day he decided to talk to the class about how he got a speeding ticket leaving the university but that he used his scientific knowledge to prove that his car wasn't able to accelerate to the speed they cited him for in the distance he was pulled over. He said that the judge threw it out. I have a feeling it was because the judge didn't want to listen to him talk science anymore (I know I wish he stopped).

Anyway, I concur with the other suggestion of hiring a traffic attorney. You'll have to pay a little but you'll get out of insurance hikes most likely.

 

[ImTyping]

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[Imported]

No case is alike.. So it hasn't been asked before..