What should I plead on my speeding ticket?

Question

A cop was behind me while I was traveling in a 35 mph zone. I set my cruise control on 33 while the mph zone declined. I thought it changed to 30, but it was actually 25. The cop behind my pulls me over and asks me if I know how fast the zone is. I say 30 and he tells me its 25. He gives me a ticket for going 38 mph in a 25. 13 over.

I ask him if he had me on radar, he says no, but he was tracking me.

He also threatens to give me another ticket for not signaling while changing lanes, even though i did signal.

On my way home driving back on the same road, I see that the speed limit is 30. So i turn around and check what it is in the direction that I was traveling, and it was 25. Two different speed limits on the same road, depending on which way you go.

This is my 3rd ticket, and I have very few if any points left on my license.

I haven't taken a driver's class yet, but i want to keep my license. I don't care about the money, i'm just concerned about the points and insurance policies.

What should I plead to keep my license?

Answer 1

What do you mean "What should I plead?"  You have two choices, pay the ticket or go to court and lie and say you were not speeding, which you have already admitted to.  From what you have already said there is absolutely no way the judge will dismiss the ticket, so by going to court you would just be wasting gas money and the time to go to court.

Police officers have discretion.  That means they can let some things go while citing for others.  I did that often, although I wrote those other things in the comments, like the failure to signal.  That way if the person went to court the prosecutor would add those charges to the citation.

When I was on patrol I never used radar.  Our squads did not even have it.  Any time someone was pulled over by an officer they were paced for .25 miles or more.

Answer 2

Plead Not Guilty.  The court will find against you.  Then, on appeal, make the State show their calibrations, and you show yours for the Cruise Control.  Take photos of the signs in both direction, and claim the State is ambiguous in setting Limits.  You will win the appeal.

More than likely if you appeal, the officer will not show, and you will win on default.  But be prepared.

Sounds like fun, but lots of $$$$$

Answer 3

Plead Not Guilty and get photos of different speed zones and present them at next hearing. Should get thrown out.

Answer 4

The only thing about pleading not guilty is multiple tickets within a year will persuade the judges decision before you step in front of him.

Your license won't be suspended though.Especially if you take a class to get one of them removed.

Plead guilty.Oh and the police are under no obligation to show you the radar if they do not feel like it.Good luck and obey them little pain in the *** trafic laws.

Answer 5

It is common to have different speeds on the same road depending on the direction of travel.  That will not work as a defense.  

Try for traffic school.