Whereabouts? Near Imperial? If you have a chance at traffic school, then take it. But whatever you do, don't bullshit anyone.

 

i wish... you'd never get 5 over on imperial.

it was on serrano (large street running through the back of AH)... and it has a lot of residential streets right off the side of it... so i basically got fucked

 

I got one for passing a line of busses and another for being in my designated parking spot at work. It's a 2hr parking zone but it's also the parking for The Day newspaper.

 

45 in a 40? That's a pretty chicken-shit ticket. Here in California that most likely wouldn't hold up in court, as the law (CVC 22350) states that unless you're exceeding 65mph, or in a "prima facia" speed limit location (school zone or business district, which are 25 and 35mph respectively) the "prosecution" (or Officer in this case) has to prove that your speed (45mph in this case) was too dangerous for the conditions.

In other words, giving a citation for 45mph in a 40mph, while traveling downhill in a relatively low population area, is not going to be deemed "unsafe for conditions" and thus would be thrown out.

Not sure if that's the way it works in your state -- but that's how it works in California.

That said, even if your state, you should be eligible for traffic school.

My record looks like:
92 in a 65 when I was 16.
88 in a 65 when I was 19.

Did traffic school for the 92, didn't for the 88.

 

try safe2drive.com
it was 9.95 for the county I got the ticket in

but I agree with Ricod, save it for something much higher unless you are certain you won't get another. I got a 80 in a 65, I was going 120 but the cop was chill and couldn't prove it

 

I paid alot of money so it wouldnt follow me around when I tried to apply for govt jobs. Alot of good that $1500 did

 

5 over :eek3:


10 over is pretty normal :hsdunno:

 

5 over is ridiculous! That would never hold up here in NY. As it was said earlier - there is a radar and gauge error. He must have really had it in for you.

 

i've been good for the last couple of years.

before that, not so much :hsugh:

I drive like a freakin pussy now.

 

I can count the amount of time I have legitimatley held a license as opposed to the number of times it has been suspended much easier.