FlyingFinn911

Well I got popped today for 90 in a 70 while coming back from Indy 500. Should have known better not to speed too much on Memorial day but as you all know this car feels the same at 70 and 100+. The V1 went to full blast Ka band in a instant and that was it.... Its actually a cheap ticket only a $ 120 bucks but he didnt have me sign the ticket. Should I just pay it and forget about it or ????

Coochas

Pay it.
My feeling is that if you are doing something wrong and get caught, then you simply pay up.
The only time I contested a ticket was when I felt the cop made up what I was doing (failure to stop at a stop sign),....ticket was thrown out as officer was out of his jurisdiction (thus supporting my feeling that he was full of poop).

Phil G.

I would. What's your time and aggravation worth. If you were truly going 90 in a 70 zone, you were 'speeding' and you know those guys are out to nab you on holidays.

SilverSteel

I would plead for deferred adjudication (if available) and pay it.

smackboy1

My $0.02

If the jurisdiction is really far away or your driving record is otherwise impeccable, you could consider just pleading guilty and paying the $120. Me personally I negotiate every ticket to reduce the points against my license, even if it means paying more in fines.

Signing the ticket makes no difference, the ticket is still valid.

The hidden cost of the ticket are the points accrued against the license which may increase insurance rate and/or risk license suspension if more points are accrued in the future. It's impossible to know how many points I may get in the future and I don't like to wait until I am facing suspension before contesting points.

The way to deal with this is to check "not guilty" on the ticket and request a hearing. Then either hire a local traffic court attorney or represent yourself. The object is not win at trial, but to negotiate a guilty plea to a zero point infraction with the prosecutor just before the hearing (or a lesser point infraction), pay the fine and keep the license clean. Everybody wins, the prosecutor clears a case, the municipality gets paid, the judge has one less case to hear, my license has no points. Some jurisdictions have may have a diversion program whereby the driver goes to traffic school and the ticket is reduced/expunged.

TD in DC

No offense fellas, but I disagree with the posts and I say fight it. Why? Because these things are accumulative. Hire an attorney from the jurisdiction in which you got the ticket. He will likely get you out of the ticket. May cost you a little more now, but it will save you in the long run (insurance) and will preserve your clean record so the next time you get pulled over, the police will be more likely to give you a break. Don't be penny wise and pound foolish . . .

nyca

If your home state accepts out of state tickets as points against your license - fight it.

If not, if you can just pay the fine and walk away - pay it.