Who can get me out of a ticket?

[Michaelmr2]

I got pulled over in Centennial yesterday. Yosemite and Dry Creek. I was allegedly going 52 in a 35 but I dont think I was going that fast.


Anyone know anyone that can help me out of this mess?

Also, anyone know how the Point system works here in colorado?

Thanks

Mike

[SuperWhiteGT4]

Ever had a ticket before? In colorado?
Does the ticket say how many points the violation is for?
How old are you?

This will help us to answer your questions without a big long schpiel

[Michaelmr2]

Originally posted by SuperWhiteGT4
Ever had a ticket before? In colorado?
Does the ticket say how many points the violation is for?
How old are you?

This will help us to answer your questions without a big long schpiel

Last ticket I was convicted of was like 6 years ago in MD. Never in CO. I still have my MD Lic and tags.

Im 31 and the ticket was for 52 in a 35 (centennial) 4 points, but if I mail in the fine they reduce it to 2 points.

That help any? Thanks in advance!
Mike

[SuperWhiteGT4]

If you've never had a ticket here in colorado, and it's been that long since your last one elsewhere, my recommendation would be to go to the date on the back. Centennial is rather leniant compared to other cities in the area. I have had 2 different 4 point tickets dropped to a 1 point "Fix-it" ticket, which leaves just the fine and the single point, but avoids any sort of insurance involvement.
From what I've seen, heard, and experienced, It is nearly impossible to get a ticket dropped completely. If you'd like to try though, measure things like the distance from the last time you stopped, and take pictures of the area, including traffic at a similar time to when you were pulled over.

[Michaelmr2]

Originally posted by SuperWhiteGT4
If you've never had a ticket here in colorado, and it's been that long since your last one elsewhere, my recommendation would be to go to the date on the back. Centennial is rather leniant compared to other cities in the area. I have had 2 different 4 point tickets dropped to a 1 point "Fix-it" ticket, which leaves just the fine and the single point, but avoids any sort of insurance involvement.
From what I've seen, heard, and experienced, It is nearly impossible to get a ticket dropped completely. If you'd like to try though, measure things like the distance from the last time you stopped, and take pictures of the area, including traffic at a similar time to when you were pulled over.

My insurance company says that they wont raise my rates for just 2 points. they go by the number of violations you commit. So I may just pay it and reduce it to 2 points and not have to worry about court.

It was night time, and I was the only one on the road. So I dont think I have much of an argument in this case.

im worried that If I go to court, that they wont reduce the points enough. they may only reduce it 1 or not at all. that would suck, then It would be better for me to just have paid it.

What do you think?

[SuperWhiteGT4]

If you mailed in the ticket, instead of fighting it, you would save a bit of money. I think they charge an extra 50 or something if you go to court, I can't remember...

Which you do is up to you

[Phoenix]

did the officer use a radar/laser gun on you? if he did, next time ask to see it, they are required to show you per request, atleast that is how it is here. At court, request a time slip on when the gun was calibrated, here has to be within 4 hours.

If he was just guessing, there is a ton of stuff on the net about "how to get out of a ticket". ive read a few of them and some may work, some might not, just depends on which method you use.

I read that someone tossed a quarter in the air and asked the officer to tell him how fast it dropped. i guess he was way off and the guy got off scott free with the judge laughing. he did have to do a bunch of work for it, meaning getting a physics professor to due the math for him but he did state that it worked.

just depends on what you want to do, in that case if the judge got pissed, i bet he would have gotten full penalty for the ticket.

if there isnt a huge fine, then i would just pay it and hope the judge reduces the sentance to low points and a small fine.

that is definatly a tough situation that a lot of people are put in everyday. If you feel that you were not going that fast and were "wronged", then fight it. if you can honestly say that ya, i screwed up. i would just let it fly and hope for a low fine and small point reduction.

[SuperWhiteGT4]

One time, I tried to help a friend get out of a speeding ticket in arapahoe county, and so the first thing we did was proceed to the physics professor for help in the physics of acceleration. We proved using physics that it was IMPOSSIBLE for him to have been going as fast as the officer said, and the points were dropped to 1 from 4, and the fine cut in half.