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Originally Posted by cabmando
As long as there isn't any sort of reckless op involved, I'd pay the fine, take my lumps, and move on. The attorney will cost you more than the ticket.
That or go into the courtroom and tell the judge you were distracted by your phone ringing while you were trying to text someone and lost track of how fast you were going. That should fix things!
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It isn't the fine. It is the insurance cost that goes up for YEARS.
Get a good lawyer. Not a friend or a friendly lawyer. But one who can get you to pay the fine but on "something else", like "Failure to observe a traffic control device. One without points.
In Texas, you can apply for "Deferred adjudication". You pay the fine, take traffic school and they now hold this over your head for 18 months. No stops in 18 months and "Poof - Gone!"