Yep - it happened to me. First time in 17 years. First time ever in my 911, and that's after seven years.
Anyway, here's the gist. I got pegged doing 58 in a 35 via radar. The motorcycle cop flashes his lights, I pull over (which he seemed thankful for). First thing he asks me is what my lap times are at Willow Springs.
Then he wrote me the ticket.
Questions:
1) Is this something worth fighting in court? How would I fight it? Is there a special plea I can use? Is there also a special plea I can use if the cop decides to show up in court? I hear tickets are dismissed if the cop doesn't show.
2) I called the courthouse who said that because I was doing 23 mph over the speed limit, traffic school is out of the question no matter how good my driving record is. Is this true?
This happened in North Hollywood, btw, on a Sunday at 8:30 PM. Courthouse is in Van Nuys. Cop was a Valley Division guy who explained he plans to buy in '08 BMW M3.
Thanks for any help.
