how do you take defensive driving instead of paying a speeding ticket?
366171
The cost of the class will be comparable to the ticket, but you'll save on your car insurance expense of going up.
1005368
Plea not guilty and take the reduction to illegal parking to avoid points on your license. I'm sure you were very careful in going around the double parked vehicle and checked both pedestrian and vehicle traffic before passing.
943652
If you want to get off with a warning there are a couple keys things to do.  \n\n1) Have your hands at 10 and 2 on the steering wheel when the officer approaches and don't go reaching across for papers in the glove box until you are asked for it.  Anything else makes us nervous.\n\n2) When the officer asks you if you know why they pulled you over....if you know (such as speed) then tell em!  "I am really sorry officer, I was (insert here___daydreaming/picking my nose/touching myself/whatever___) and didn't realize I was speeding until I saw you.  I am really sorry."\n\n3) Address them as Officer/Trooper/Deputy if you can tell.  If you can't Officer will do.  \n\nOnce you acknowledge your wrong doing and apologize.  An officer is usually hard pressed to give you a ticket.  \n\nUnless of course it is near the end of the month and I need to write one more ticket to meet my quota and get that free toaster...then all bets are off.....at that point you could throw me a donut and hope it distracts me....bagels work too....or pizza....or chocolate.....or beer.......
1074006
Yes...just give some sort of signal that you know the police are behind you.  Turn on your hazards and slow down.  Keep driving until you are in a lit area or parking lot.  A good officer will know what you are doing.
526678
Go on the driving website
653366
Well i happen to be a traffic police officer. Depending on the city and state rules the ticket can very. I work for a pretty large city a 31 in a 25 residential area could cost you anywhere from 150 dollars to around 250. now this is just a piece of advice take this or leave it  if you never had any other ticket or took this course take defensive driving usually you pay the city or whoever issued the ticket around 50 to 90 bucks and pay like 25 for a defensive driving course it takes it off your record and lowers your auto insurance by 10 to 20 % ! Best of luck!
571287
I got a ticket in Virginia and went to court, not to fight it, it was excuse for a couple of hours off of work.  That excuse saved me some cash though.  See I told the judge that I was guilty and did the speeding.  I told them that they caught me and that I had no excuse.  He suspended everything, but court costs ($29).  The bottom line is not to speed, especialy in a ncrazy state like Virginia.  Just go to court and say yes I did it, I have no excuse.  The people who begged and whined at the court all got very stiff penalties.\n\nThose of us who just said "I am guilty" got off with the lightest penalty.  It seems to be a big deal for someone to admit guilt now a days, and not whine and cry and say it was anything and everything else but their fault.
825217
Push the pedal to the metal and run someone over.\n\nIf I'm going to die it's going to be defending myself, not being a victim to them.\n\nThink about it, they are most likely going to shoot you anyway, so make a run, or in your case, drive for it and run them over!\n\nIf you bump into the other cars, hopefully they see what is going on to help you!
1150261
Just be honest.\nSome places it matters, some it doesn't.\nHopefully it's just "speeding" and not "reckless driving".\nDid you do jail time, or just pay a fine?\nDid it happen a long time ago?\n\nAgain, be honest.
581287
In Texas, we have the option of taking a driver's safety course if you're not more than 24mph above the posted speed.  Also, I've gotten 11 speeding tickets, and have not been convicted of any.  A few of the techniques I've used:\n\n1.  Reschedule the court appearance.  If your appearance time is in the morning, let them know that you work mornings and need an evening appearance.  And vice-versa.  Once I was told that I needed to take a day off work - I told them I worked in a patient care area of a major hospital, and couldn't reschedule unless it was at least three months ahead of time.  They gave me the time I wanted.  Usually, cops work a specific shift - schedule your appearance outside that shift, and you lessen the chances they'll show up.\n\n2.  As others have suggested, ask for deferred adjudication.\n\n3.  Absolute last resort - skip the court date.  They will issue a warrant for your arrest.  Turn yourself in on Saturday evening.  You'll probably get a court appearance scheduled for Sunday.  If your cop happens to be working already, he's probably patrolling, and can't appear for court.  If not, his odds of coming in on his day off on one-day's notice are slim to none.  But you've got to be willing to spend the night in jail...\n\nGood luck!
832174
Pay the ticket and buy a pair of lighter shoes.  I would have tossed your sorry butt in the slammer until Saturday, and then sent you off with the ticket.  Idiots who travel almost 50% over the speed limit deserve jail time.
897431
Look speeding in a school zone is really bad. I do not have any idea of your driving history. But if this is the first offense you have, here is what I would recommend. Go and get yourself a good traffic lawyer.  You can tell him all the details.  Hopefully he can negoitate the speeding to a violation less than 10 miles an hour and you pay the full fine. Lots of times this is what happens, if you do not do this you are looking at a four point violation, and very high insurance for at least three years.  There is no way to get this thrown out totally.  It just doesn't work like that. Normally your attorney will negotiate to have it reduced and you pay the full fine.
777218
First off, you want to call the court clerk at the last viable moment to ask for a postponement.  This will make the officer who pulled you over have to change his schedule in order to make it to the next hearing.  When you go to that one, dress nicely and be courteous, especially to the clerks.  When you check in ask to speak to the prosecutor and ask if the officer has checked in.  The reason why you want to do this is if the officer is not present, they will have to dismiss the charges because it is your word against thiers....and if they aren't there....then they can not support their words.\n\nYour defense can be that you were not shown the radar gun, you were not supplied with proof that the radar gun was calibrated....etc.\n\nBut, you may be able to avoid all that "lying" and talk to the prosecutor.  In most cases, they are only concerned with getting the fine, but you have to be concerned abou the fine and the points which will cost you more in the end due to insurance premiums.  Inform them that you are pleading not guilty and request that the charges be dropped or moved to a non moving violation.  They do this everyday...so they won't be surprised and will handle vitrually the whole conversation.\n\nIn the end, you can't go to jail for driving a car unless it's stolen or your hit someone with it....so relax.  If you were going to jail they would have handcuffed you there and not ordered you to appear in court.
846118
My father was a cop and he told me some simple ways to avoid getting a ticket.  Here they are and I will keep it simple so everyone can do it:\n\n1)  Pull way over so the poor guy doesn't feel like he is going to get run over by being on the edge of traffic.\n\n2)  Be polite, you are not being singled out.  If you weren't doing anything wrong, you wouldn't of been pulled over.  Don't sass the cop.  Treat him with respect and use rank and name or call him Officer or Trooper.\n\n3)  Don't deny you were doing something wrong.  See #2.  If you deny you were doing something wrong it is akin to calling him a liar\n\n4)  Have your drivers license, insurance information, and registration ready when you are approached.  \n\n5)  Keep your hands in full view of the officer\n\n6)  At night turn on your inside cab light so he doesn't feel a threat of possible attack.\n\n7)  Keep him talking as long as you can while not abusing him or denying you are wrong.\n\n8)  Use your manners!  Show respect and dignity for law enforcement.  Remember it is their turf and you are on it, the officer has the power and you need gentle application of it.\n\n9)  Smile\n\n10)  Thank him for letting you off!
23348
I drafted a pretty good LIDAR (laser-radar) speeding defense using these websites:\n\nhttp://www.helpigotaticket.com/proc/...\nhttp://www.tipmra.com/\nhttp://www.ticketassassin.com/\n\nThey give free advice for beating traffic tickets. I must caution you to verify the law contained in these websites. Hope this helps.
900348
Denial is the best defense in driving violations.  The policemen must improve their methods to identify the culprits.
346361
Just pay the ticket before your court date and you never have to see a judge, or waste a day and go to court he'll probably just make you pay the fine, but sometimes you can take driving classes or something so that the ticket won't go on your record.\n\nAs for the warning it should never be brought up again, it never happened.