Monday, June 6, 2011

How hard will it be to have my traffic ticket dismissed or one of the charges dropped?

Long story short, I was trying to change lanes because the lane i was in would turn into an exit only lane soon. I checked my rear view mirror and saw 2 cops on motorcycles. I immediately checked my speed and was going 62 in a 60 mph. One was in the lane next to me, the other I couldn't tell if he was in the next lane over or in the same lane but I think he was in the next lane over. I couldn't tell how fast they were going because they were on motorcycles so I put on my turn signal to see if they would slow down/maintain speed and let me get over or speed up. They maintained speed but by this time, the other cop had speeded up but since he was on a motorcycle i couldn't tell if he was in the lane next to me or the next lane over. I still had my signal on, i looked at the cop, he gave me a wtf what are you waiting for face so i slowly moved over and evidently i made a bad judgement call cause he was indeed in the lane next to me and pulled me over. I know i made a very stupid mistake and should have just stayed in the lane and took the forced exit so i don't need to hear what a dumb move i made. But he also put on the ticket that i was going 75 mph in a 60. My max speed was no more than 65 during the whole ordeal. Do I have a case for the speeding charge or am I already screwed because the unsafe lane change charge is enough to convince a judge that if i wasn't changing lanes safely, i was probably driving too fast?How hard will it be to have my traffic ticket dismissed or one of the charges dropped?
Ask the courts if they will allow you to take a traffic school class. You can have the point removed and get an insurance discount also. TicketRelief.com offers all online classesHow hard will it be to have my traffic ticket dismissed or one of the charges dropped?
You admit you were speeding, even though it was 2 miles over the limit, so you really have no defense for that. The fact that they put down 75 will not make a difference in the fine in most jurisdictions, since they usually start with 1-15 MPH over the limit.



Your lane change story might enable that part to be dropped, if you're polite and dress nice.
You may have a case to have it reduced, it couldn't hurt to try. I know what you mean about not knowing which lane the motorcycle was in. I feel the same way, it's hard to tell.
You need to prove to the judge that the officer had no way of calculating your speed in that short time and you made sure not to go anywhere above 65. In general you should try to keep extending your court date as much as possible and get an arraignment. Cops have a very busy schedule, and if he does not show up to court, your case may be dismissed. Also do more research on this, it is easier than paying money.

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