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Jsmith18 · 05-05-2015, 12:45 PM

I was on the road to merge with an Interstate and there is a speed trap of about 5 troopers waiting with a plane in the sky clocking people. i got a ticket saying I was going 89 in a 55 with a mandatory court appearance. this is my first time being pulled over. Yes, i know I'm an idiot for driving that fast. Could someone please explain to me my options and what the best course of action is?

ELIC1 · 05-05-2015, 12:50 PM

shut up and pay the tixx... and move on. or get a lawyer to plea it down. that's your only 2 options

NC_Nole · 05-05-2015, 12:55 PM

A lawyer is your best friend here.

USMUCL · 05-05-2015, 12:55 PM

Every state is different. But, if you can avoid "reckless driving" and just plea to a regular speeding ticket, I'd count my blessings if I were you.

Evergreen6 · 05-05-2015, 12:57 PM

I'd get in touch with a lawyer. The goal is to reduce the judgement from a reckless (if that's how the ticket was written) to something more tenable in terms of insurance and keep what could be a misdemeanor off your record. If you're a first time offender and have no history, chances are better that they won't throw the book at you, but nobody can guarantee that.

stoopid · 05-05-2015, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by NC_Nole

A lawyer is your best friend here.

Show up and see what the DA offers, if your license is clean they may take it out of the speed category. Having points isn't a big deal, what type of points is what's important. Speeding tickets are one of the worse kind of points, and your insurance definitely goes up. Otherwise, lawyer up.

Did you just get a speeding ticket or also reckless driving?

Don't EVER just pay any ticket. At least plead not guilty and see what the court says.

Red2014SS · 05-05-2015, 01:02 PM

Dmpsix beat me to it. That's a great site! ... Get a lawyer, get the charges reduced or dropped all together. Good luck! Hope you beat the road tax, because that's all it is.

trashmanssd · 05-05-2015, 01:07 PM

Lawyer up!

Sales @ CAI Inc · 05-05-2015, 01:07 PM

I did the exact same thing once, 89 in a 55, (if memory serves me correct he only wrote me for 84 mph to avoid a reckless driving charge) I was young and dumb and in a hurry to get home. LESSON LEARNED! I appeared in court, admitted guilt, paid the ticket, and the judge allowed me to attend a "safe driving course" which lasted a day so that I could have the points waived. It was well worth missing the points and added insurance costs that would have followed.

That was my 3rd and final speeding ticket in a 3 month time span. I had just bought a house and was trying to get it all remodeled by myself before our apartment lease ended and we would have to move in. I was driving 30 minutes to work in the am, working 10 hours, then driving 40 minutes to my new house and working on it 4-6 hours, and then driving close to an hour back to the apartment after midnight. I tried to eat and sleep a little bit too lol. I did that for nearly 3 months, and was dog tired, and just wanted to get home. Not an excuse, and it was still breaking the law, so I had to pay the piper!

Fast forward nearly 10 years, and I have a much different outlook on speeding and how I drive, especially with a little one in her car seat behind me

trashmanssd · 05-05-2015, 01:09 PM

Could have tried this with your license and registration.

ST1LE · 05-05-2015, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sales @ CAI Inc

I did the exact same thing once, 89 in a 55, (if memory serves me correct he only wrote me for 84 mph to avoid a reckless driving charge) I was young and dumb and in a hurry to get home. LESSON LEARNED! I appeared in court, admitted guilt, paid the ticket, and the judge allowed me to attend a "safe driving course" which lasted a day so that I could have the points waived. It was well worth missing the points and added insurance costs that would have followed.

That was my 3rd and final speeding ticket in a 3 month time span. I had just bought a house and was trying to get it all remodeled by myself before our apartment lease ended and we would have to move in. I was driving 30 minutes to work in the am, working 10 hours, then driving 40 minutes to my new house and working on it 4-6 hours, and then driving close to an hour back to the apartment after midnight. I tried to eat and sleep a little bit too lol. I did that for nearly 3 months, and was dog tired, and just wanted to get home. Not an excuse, and it was still breaking the law, so I had to pay the piper!

Fast forward nearly 10 years, and I have a much different outlook on speeding and how I drive, especially with a little one in her car seat behind me

Me too man! Now that I am older, I feel like an idiot if I find myself speeding. It takes a split second to get a ticket, which are never small, and in the long run you MAYBE save a couple minutes by speeding. There is just no benefit.

OP - That sucks how they trapped you man. Is that a high risk, high accident area or do you think they just realized they can rake in the cash at that spot?

2SSCamaroChris · 05-05-2015, 01:18 PM

Since it is 25 mph over the speed limit defensive driving is out of the question. You are lucky they didn't decide to arrest your for reckless driving.

CreeperRS · 05-05-2015, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by trashmanssd

Could have tried this with your license and registration.

That shit only works in MEXICO! True story!

NC_SS · 05-05-2015, 01:37 PM

I got 70 in a 55, just accelerating from a stop light and it got away from me.

Never been pulled over before, Lawyered up, and they've already pushed the court date back to June when it was originally in April. My record is so clean they may be able to make it go away all together.

Either way, if this is your first offense then pay lawyer fees and avoid the raise on insurance and points on your license.

05-05-2015, 12:45 PM	#1
Jsmith18 Drives: 2013 Camaro LFX Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 448 View My Garage	89 in 55 I was on the road to merge with an Interstate and there is a speed trap of about 5 troopers waiting with a plane in the sky clocking people. i got a ticket saying I was going 89 in a 55 with a mandatory court appearance. this is my first time being pulled over. Yes, i know I'm an idiot for driving that fast. Could someone please explain to me my options and what the best course of action is?

05-05-2015, 01:02 PM	#7
Red2014SS Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,421	Dmpsix beat me to it. That's a great site! ... Get a lawyer, get the charges reduced or dropped all together. Good luck! Hope you beat the road tax, because that's all it is. __________________ 2014 2SS/RS, L99, SW LTH w/HF Cats, GMPP Ex. Z/28 CAI, FR41s in PVD Black Chrome, Recaros, Pfadt Sway 377hp, 383tq 12.739@110.44 MPH

05-05-2015, 12:50 PM	#2
ELIC1 Account Suspended Drives: black and silver Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: new york Posts: 1,728	shut up and pay the tixx... and move on. or get a lawyer to plea it down. that's your only 2 options

05-05-2015, 12:55 PM	#3
NC_Nole Drives: 2011 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Norrh Carolina Posts: 211	A lawyer is your best friend here.

05-05-2015, 12:55 PM	#4
USMUCL Drives: 2014 Red Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 284	Every state is different. But, if you can avoid "reckless driving" and just plea to a regular speeding ticket, I'd count my blessings if I were you.

05-05-2015, 12:57 PM	#5
Evergreen6 Drives: 2023 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: United States Posts: 1,443	I'd get in touch with a lawyer. The goal is to reduce the judgement from a reckless (if that's how the ticket was written) to something more tenable in terms of insurance and keep what could be a misdemeanor off your record. If you're a first time offender and have no history, chances are better that they won't throw the book at you, but nobody can guarantee that.

05-05-2015, 01:07 PM	#8
trashmanssd Drives: Black 14 2SS/1LE/RS 14 Tundra Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Plymouth, Ma Posts: 2,414	Lawyer up!

05-05-2015, 01:07 PM	#9
Sales @ CAI Inc Drives: 2010 SS/RS Supercharged 427 Build Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,504	I did the exact same thing once, 89 in a 55, (if memory serves me correct he only wrote me for 84 mph to avoid a reckless driving charge) I was young and dumb and in a hurry to get home. LESSON LEARNED! I appeared in court, admitted guilt, paid the ticket, and the judge allowed me to attend a "safe driving course" which lasted a day so that I could have the points waived. It was well worth missing the points and added insurance costs that would have followed. That was my 3rd and final speeding ticket in a 3 month time span. I had just bought a house and was trying to get it all remodeled by myself before our apartment lease ended and we would have to move in. I was driving 30 minutes to work in the am, working 10 hours, then driving 40 minutes to my new house and working on it 4-6 hours, and then driving close to an hour back to the apartment after midnight. I tried to eat and sleep a little bit too lol. I did that for nearly 3 months, and was dog tired, and just wanted to get home. Not an excuse, and it was still breaking the law, so I had to pay the piper! Fast forward nearly 10 years, and I have a much different outlook on speeding and how I drive, especially with a little one in her car seat behind me

05-05-2015, 01:09 PM	#10
trashmanssd Drives: Black 14 2SS/1LE/RS 14 Tundra Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Plymouth, Ma Posts: 2,414	Could have tried this with your license and registration.

05-05-2015, 01:18 PM	#12
2SSCamaroChris Making heads turn! Drives: 2010 2SS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Lewisville, Tx Posts: 70	Since it is 25 mph over the speed limit defensive driving is out of the question. You are lucky they didn't decide to arrest your for reckless driving.

05-05-2015, 01:37 PM	#14
NC_SS Drives: 2012 M6 Camaro SS (RIP) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,684	I got 70 in a 55, just accelerating from a stop light and it got away from me. Never been pulled over before, Lawyered up, and they've already pushed the court date back to June when it was originally in April. My record is so clean they may be able to make it go away all together. Either way, if this is your first offense then pay lawyer fees and avoid the raise on insurance and points on your license.