The State trooper wrote the ticket for 80+ in a 55. I'm not sure exactly how fast I was going, only becuase I was concentraiting on getting past a truck that was trailering a bike and I dont always like to sit in the left high speed lane.
I could fight it, but he also did mark down that it was clocked.
I did get a failure to stop at a red light about two years ago, that only digned me for my "safe driver" points. But this ticket may actually ding my insurance.
The statie did say, allways look in your rear view mirrors, especially if one of these is behind you... he pointed to his car.
Is it still worth the $50 in hearing costs to "fight"?
YES. With your previous good driving record you can simply tell them you really want to continue your clean record, explain that you were indeed passing a truck and trailer that were buffetting you with a lot of wind.. and let them know how such winds affect the Spyder....blah blah blah.....ask them if you can get some kind of deferral. You can do this without even going to court.
My last one I got in Indiana... handled the whole thing over the phone. I had already pled not guilty and mailed the ticket in... received the court date via mail from them.
I then mailed them a Discovery Request asking for many items related to the case. Chances are they will get the idea you know a thing or two about fighting your case and not want to jump through all the hoops and do all the work... so they'll offer a deferral instead. That is what happened to me. Here is a sample of a Discovery Request.. you can just change and fill in the various things needed.....
Make it look as legal and formal as you can.
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PROSECUTOR’S NAME
PROSECUTOR’S ADDRESS
PROSECUTOR’S CITY, STATE, ZIP
On CITATION DATE, I was issued a citation for allegedly speeding by OFFICER'S NAME.
In accordance with STATE STATUTE RELATING TO DISCOVERY, I am requesting
discovery for the following documents, which relate to citation #NUMBER:
1. Officer NAME's training records that pertain to his/ her instruction/certification
continuing education of traffic speed enforcement and to the instruction/certification in
the use of the speed device that was used to ascertain the speed of the vehicle described
in citation #NUMBER.
2. Officer NAME's daily log for the day of CITATION DATE.
3. Officer NAME's RADAR/LASER/VASCAR log for the day of CITATION DATE.
4. The name, model, and serial number of the device used to ascertain the speed of the
vehicle described in citation #NUMBER and (RADAR ONLY) the serial numbers of the
tuning forks used to test the speed-measuring device.
5. Copies of the maintenance and/or certification records, for the last twelve months, of the
speed-measuring device that was used to ascertain the speed of the vehicle described in
citation #NUMBER.
6. A copy of both sides of the officer's copy of the citation #NUMBER, as well as any other
notes or records pertaining to citation #NUMBER.
The records that I have requested DO/DO NOT (PLEASE SELECT) need to be certified nor
their authenticity verified. If there is an additional charge for this, I understand that I must pay
for that charge.
CHOOSE ONE OF THE TWO OPTIONS BELOW:
I am requesting that the requested records be mailed to me at the following address:
ADDRESS AT WHICH YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE REQUESTED RECORDS
-OR
I will pick up the requested records upon notification that they are available.
Thank You,
YOUR NAME
