I live in Bay area
 

My statistic is stable-- it is about 47% of CHP oficers are not apiaring in cort on the cort date ( sometime is helpfull - case dissmissed if CHP/O is not there) Have a chance to veruify, when exactly his( oficers) day off- helpfull in case to setle the date in court (explantion- he will never will go to cort in on his day off or his birthday -100%)
2)if money is not an object - attorney is absolutelly helpfull -his presense is alomost something !!! a) calibration of the radar eqipment.
3) calibration of CHP vihecals speedometr ( proof he was not speeding or jugging correctly your speed ( u said there is a xhance he made it up...thats actually very often...- we all know that ) b) if attorney is smart guy he will find compromise for you...O for example my dad was alwayse helpfull in such storys...and he IS the only your #1 friend...
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PS hey next time let CHP /O fell down on the ground only then push it baby...(this part is a joke!)

I don't know whether to be more confused or saddened.

And with respect to the comment about next time, what exactly are you suggesting he do to the police officer? Run him over? Why else would he fall down?

Definitely see a lawyer and fight the ticket. Try to get your court date extended as long as possible. A cop writes a few hundred tickets a month, so your memory of the incident will be better than his. The farther back you push the date, the harder it will be for the cop to remember specifics. If you fight the ticket and the cop doesn't respond, your ticket is dismissed. Estimates of officers not responding are anywhere between 25-50% depending on who you talk to. That's a 25% better chance than if you didn't fight it. At the very least, a lawyer can help reduce your fines and points. Also check the web and see what the traffic laws are in Philly. Here in Cali, we can fight tickets through Trial by Written Declaration, as mentioned on www.ticketassassin.com. Not sure if they have something similar in Philly, but call and see if the courts do have a Trial by Declaration.

If the cop says he paced you, is there an area on the ticket where the cop has to write in his Patrol Car #? Whether or not he wrote it in, if you do fight the ticket, make sure that he produces a certificate that shows the last time his patrol vehicle's speedometer was calibrated. The way I see it is if you can disprove that you were speeding, then the other 2 charges should be dismissed as well. If you weren't speeding, how can you go too fast around the bend and endanger the cop's life? Don't admit you were speeding...judges might convict based on that. But I'm not a lawyer, so check with one that knows how to fight tickets. I'm just basing my advice on my recent experience with fighting my own pacing ticket. Good luck and hopefully you learned from this. If you do get pulled over again (not any time soon of course), it doesn't hurt to ask if he can give you a warning. And remember, always be polite to the officer, you don't want to be a prick. It won't help and you'll just stand out more in his mind if you contest the ticket later.

Just a general question. If a cop pull you over in a highway and claim you were speeding, can I ask for the proof, such as the radar reading. Or do I have to sign the ticket & fight it in the court? We all know the ticket business is the big business for revenue. :P

Get a lawyer, if you admit to speeding/are admitted to, say the X has accekratuiion and he3 was new at druvung it, and u didnt noe the potential

I'm sure you can ask...also make sure you ask to see when the radar/laser gun was last calibrated. Here in Cali, I think it's suppose to be calibrated every 3 months. Not sure what each state law is about whether the officer is suppose to show if asked.

Every jurisdiction is different, but usually, a signature is not a guilty plea but rather an acknowledgement that you have received the ticket. Read the ticket.

If the officer asks you how fast you were going, you can say something like "20 over" and you have admitted guilt. You can say "I don't know" and you have admitted a lack of attention to your driving. Either comment will be in his notes if you go to court. The standard first question will be "do you know why I pulled you over", in my experience. If you are unfailingly polite, contrite, and honest, sometimes you get to drive away without a ticket.

If you can't accept the penalty for breaking the law, there is a simple answer. Don't break the law. Yes, I have broken speed limits. But on the odd time that I was ticketed, I didn't make up reasons why it was the officer's fault instead of mine. Just pay the ticket and think of all the times you drove over the limit and didn't get caught.

I don't agree that it is always a big business for revenue. It may be where you live. It isn't everywhere.

Is that the incompetence plea? I didn't know it was accelerating so fast, but I kept my foot down anyway just to see if it would keep doing it? :rofl:

In my younger and less <cough> enlightened days, I found myself in traffic court on several occasions. Quite an education and sometimes great entertainment. In one case, a young defendent brought up on speeding charges, in a thoughtless and laughable defense attempt, told the judge his car simply wasn't able to go slow enough to keep within the speed limit. So the judge impounded the vehicle and imposed the full fine and points.

The best advice has already been proferred.

Get your parents involved.
Get a lawyer.
Offer an apology to the officer.


There's nothing else to say.