Col. Mustard
Junior Member
I am 19 years old, and I have had my license for about a year and a half. I recently got a speeding ticket for going 89 in a 55, but I feel like I have a valid reason for going over the posted limit. I don't know what to do to try to get my ticket reduced or dropped or anything, but I literally can't afford to loose my license... And I'm pretty sure since it would be 6 points and I'm under 21, thats where I'm headed. if I loose my license, I will loose my job, and my health insurance coverage. A work permit will not suffice, as I need a valid state drivers license to perform my job, that involves operating customer vehicles. The whole event played out like this: I was driving on a 2 lane highway, called GA highway 16, that stretches on for hours and hours. I was stuck behind a tanker truck, and the highway is fairly hilly, so the tanker truck was consistently going 5 to 10 mph under the speed limit, taking a very long time to accelerate up to speed. The cars behind me were flashing their lights and riding up on me, signaling for me to pass the truck, but I chose to wait, since it was hard to see around the truck and I didn't want to get myself in a dangerous position. after about 20 minutes, I found myself in a passing zone, where 1 lane opens up into 2, giving an opportunity to safely pass vehicles. As soon as the passing lane started, 2 cars that were behind me got over and flew past me and the truck ahead of me, and after they safely passed, I merged over into the left (passing) lane and began to accelerate to pass the truck. I was going roughly 65 mph when I checked, attempting to pass the truck, when I saw just ahead that the passing lane was coming to an end. I wasn't able to see the warning sign because the truck blocked my view. so I looked behind me to see if I could slow down, but there was an SUV behind me, so I down-shifted into 3rd gear and floored it to get past the truck. as soon as I got up next to the front of the truck, about to make it past him, a state patrol officer drove by in the other direction and threw his lights on. by the time I was able to slow down, he was already pursuing me. I pulled over, and he booked me for 89 in a 55. Is there any way I could get this ticket reduced or dropped? I don't know where to go for information, and I have a perfect driving record other than this ticket... Any help would be appreciated! Thanks for reading, and sorry for the long post... I just wanted to include all the info I could.