I have a question about speeding tickets

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There are several ways to beat a ticket, and there are several books written by retired cops which describe the most effective ways to do so. I have heard several retired cops say something like, "ALWAYS fight a ticket, because you'll get off more times than not."

However, there are consequences if you lose. Most tickets give you the option of paying a fine, and taking a driver improvement course to avoid points (if your state uses a point system). Usually this is better than fighting the ticket, because if you fight you risk getting points.

If you fight, the cop and/or the city must do the paperwork to prove their case. This usually involves evidence of speeding (some kind of report from the radar gun), and evidence that the method used to determine speed is accurate and reliable. Radar guns need to be calibrated regulary, and if the calibration has expired for the radar gun in use, then any measurements taken with said gun are invalid.

The argument that there were other people speeding isn't going to help, unless you can prove that to drive slower would have been unsafe (not likely). The bottom line is that everybody was breaking the law, and the cop can choose which law breaker to pursue.

Good luck.