| Here's the situation: you got a speeding ticket. But | | | | There must be proof from the traffic cop's side to |
| how fast were you going? Did you go 10 miles over | | | | show that your were speeding. It can be hard to |
| the speed limit, or 30 miles over? This can make a | | | | prove this, though. One of the most accurate ways |
| difference in what you do about your ticket. Do you | | | | is to track a driver's speed is through the use of a |
| try to fight it or accept and pay the fee? There can | | | | radar gun. But there can be caveats to this device, |
| be subtle differences in a speeding tickets that can | | | | as well. A traffic officer has to prove that he knows |
| make you spend $150 or $40. | | | | how to operate a radar gun and that the radar gun |
| Some people think that going just 10 miles over the | | | | was calibrated properly at the time of the offense. |
| speed limit is no big deal and, therefore, should not | | | | One of the best ways to get out of a Suffolk |
| receive a traffic ticket for this. On an average | | | | County traffic ticket is for you to request a |
| 115,000 speeding tickets are written per day to | | | | contested hearing and to subpoena the officer that |
| people who sped just 10 miles over the speed limit. | | | | issued you with the ticket to appear at your court |
| Calculating this on an annual basis makes about | | | | date. Oftentimes, the court date doesn't occur until |
| 42,000,000 speeding tickets written per year for | | | | long after the incident happened. And by this time, |
| people who sped 10 miles over the designate speed | | | | the officer may have forgotten all the details of the |
| limit. Knowing that the average fee is for this kind of | | | | incident that is needed to convict you. Some court |
| Nassau County traffic ticket is about $150, this | | | | dates don't happen until a long six months later, at |
| makes a total of approximately 6.3 billion dollars in | | | | this point many officers have forgotten the details. |
| revenue from these speeding tickets. | | | | Or, he could forget about the court date and not |
| There are ways to get out of paying the fee for the | | | | show. This is even better for you. If he doesn't |
| speeding ticket and avoiding receiving points on your | | | | show then you get an automatic dismissal. |
| driving license. To do this you must start off by | | | | Traffic tickets and DUI's can cause serious legal |
| either mitigating or contesting your [county] traffic | | | | penalties if not handled correctly by a New York |
| ticket for speeding. In order for a traffic court to | | | | Attorney. In order to beat a Traffic Ticket in |
| prove that you are guilty of speeding, there are | | | | Westchester, get the help of an attorney in New |
| number of factors that should come into | | | | York. |
| consideration. | | | | |