go to ANY school they offer to keep the points off your record.
Depends on your age, how long you've been with them and past accident record.
Go to the school, you may learn something.
Considering that you rarely drive, it might just be a good thing to do even if you hadn't gotten the ticket.
Shoot your way out and leave town in the middle of night....;^)
Ouch. Not only does the ticket cost, the premiums increase..... Good luck.
Hire a lawyer and get the ticket reduced to a non-moving violation which should be easy to do if this is a first offense. DO NOT let your insurance company know you got a ticket!
Now.
I'm serious.
it's possible now to do your school on-line, which I did just a couple months ago. I could do it on my own time, and it didn't take a full eight hours to do either. And you can do it at your convenience even if it means two am. It's an additional amt..mine was $39 extra to the superior court for taking traffic school and the school itself was only $14.95 - plus if you didn't pass a chapter test, you could go back and redo it. It was actually not that easy, you had to pay attention but it was SO awesome, then they send you the certificate in the mail - I had mine in three bus. days from when I finished the test. Plenty of time before the courts due date. The site I went to is approved by the courts here (you will get a huge list of those on the paperwork after they accept your posting the amt for traffic school). Check and see if it's accepted by yours:
dayornighttrafficschool.com - it was really convenient. Hope this helps. :)
Get the hearing re-scheduled during happy hour, the cop won't show up and you'll get off the ticket.
When you got pulled over, did you leave the toothpick and cigarette in your mouth when you told the patrolman to kiss you ass?
Pay it or go to jail, lawbreaker.
39? Piker! If you're going to get a ticket you might as well go all the way. I recommend next time you go 79 in a school zone while driving under the influence, talking on a cell phone, in an SUV....
It also depends on what state/county you live in and where it happened.....
You're only hope is to plead insanity.
(I'm sorry, couldn't help it.)
Seriously, 14MPH over isn't good. Usually 12 MPH over is the cut-off for leniency - at least in IL. But if this is your first 'mover' in eons you might catch a break from 'Da Judge'. Another factor is if it's a local, county or State Police ticket. Local = good, County = bad, State Police = fugtaboutit.
My guess is you're looking at a nice fine, court costs and a up to a year court supervision and driving school. No police contact during your supervision and your ticket goes away. Also if its local and you plead guilty, pay your fine your insurance company likely won't find out. But never ever plead guilty for a County or State ticket. Unless you're Bill Gates and can self insure.
And I wouldn't hire a lawyer - yet. See how the cases before you go (sit up front). If Da Judge is a jerk and is sending people to prison for spitting, ask for a continuance (your allowed two in IL) then get a lawyer.
(I'm not a Lawyer, but I've played one in court - more times than I care to recall thank you)
Well, I'm no help---I don't own anything that goes that slow. Are you the guy that keeps getting in front of me in the fast lane?
You can even take a defensive driving course over the internet. And yes, it is far better than leaving the ticket on your driving record.
You were probably a victim of tax collection. Better to go take a course on the abuses of governments.
If you ever get stopped for not making a full stop at a stop sign and the cop says to you, "Did you see the stop sign?" Make sure you say, "I saw it. I just didn't see you!"