Step VI – The Fight in Court

 

This is the big one. What you should say to defend yourself, and what you should not say. I will cover all the types of traffic violation here and tell you exactly what to say, and what not to say.

 

What NOT to say:

 

Many people make a mistake by giving these excuses in the hope of a reasonable explanation. Avoid making these excuses at all cost:

 

- Never say that you were not aware of such a particular law (even if you truly were not aware of it). For example, saying that you truthfully did not know what the yield sign is meant for, that’s why you didn’t yield to other drivers isn’t going to do you anything besides making you look worse for labeling yourself as someone who just doesn’t know the law. You are required to know all the traffic laws when you are on the road, even if they are trivial ones. Unawareness of the law is not an excuse.

 

- Never say that the officer picked only your car, even though there were others who broke the law as well. For example, if the officer ticketed you for speeding 40 mph in a 30mph zone, do not give the excuse that all the other drivers were going at 40mph, and the officer did not ticket any of them, but instead he came and ticketed only you and it isn’t fair or right. This excuse will never work unless you have condemning evidence of a true motive for the officer to single you out.

 

- Never say that the officer lied - Ever. The “I didn’t do it - the officer is not telling the truth” argument will get you nowhere.

 

- Never say that your violation is okay because it did not cause any injury or accidents to anyone or anything. You may not have caused an accident that time when the officer ticketed you, but that doesn’t mean that your dangerous actions are safe to other drivers, which may very well cause accidents in the coming future.

 

Speeding

 

This section covers speeding tickets. Understand the 3 speed limit rules. Different states have different laws than other states. Look up your state traffic law to find out which type of speeding limit your state has.

 

- The Absolute Speed Limit Law – This basically states that if your vehicle exceeds the speed posted on the speed limit sign, then you have broken the law. If you did not exceed the speed limit, then you are safe.

 

- The Presumed Speed Limit Law – This basically states that the speed limit is an indication of what is to be a speed that your vehicle should not exceed. However, you