11-22-2004, 12:26 PM
My court date for this ticket is the monday after thanksgiving, and I'm debating whether to stick around northern VA or not for it. The cop told me when he wrote the ticket "well, I'm going to give you a ticket for speeding in a 25mph zone and not a reckless ticket.. but I'm going to get a lot of shit from the judge for this." I thanked him heartily.
I know that judges look kindly on people who take defensive driving courses, especially voluntarily... but I'm a little wary about going in there. On one hand, there's a chance my fine and point addition would be lessened, but on the other... there's the chance that the judge would be like "uh yeah you were way over reckless, so I'm bumping up the violation to that." I'm thinking I probably shouldn't push my luck and just pay the ticket 8) I dunno any thoughts ?
I know that judges look kindly on people who take defensive driving courses, especially voluntarily... but I'm a little wary about going in there. On one hand, there's a chance my fine and point addition would be lessened, but on the other... there's the chance that the judge would be like "uh yeah you were way over reckless, so I'm bumping up the violation to that." I'm thinking I probably shouldn't push my luck and just pay the ticket 8) I dunno any thoughts ?
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Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks