ITCampbell
Junior Member
I live in Washington.
Yesterday, around ten PM, I was driving home in my new car when I got pulled over for going 63 in a 50. My last car was a 83 civic, which you had to keep your foot on the gas pedal at all times to avoid loosing speed, and after having driven it very heavily for almost two years, I keep my foot on the pedal as a habit. My new car is a saturn SL2, with some weight too it, and as I was going down hill, with my foot resting on the gas pedal, I was so tired I did not realize that i was gaining speed, until I closed on a car in front of me (who I thought was going really slow), which turned out to be a cop. Joy.
Anyway, I have never gotten a ticket before, and I want very much to keep my driving record clean. I am considering going in for a mitigation hearing to explain that it was an honest mistake, and try to do something to keep it off my driving record. My fiancée says something about a class I could attend, due to this being my first ticket, to get it off my record...?
Do you think this is worthwhile at all to try? Or will I likely get thrown out on my ear?
Also, is this mitigation hearing likely to come with court fees???
And is there anything I should know about going to this? I've never set foot in a courtroom......
Yesterday, around ten PM, I was driving home in my new car when I got pulled over for going 63 in a 50. My last car was a 83 civic, which you had to keep your foot on the gas pedal at all times to avoid loosing speed, and after having driven it very heavily for almost two years, I keep my foot on the pedal as a habit. My new car is a saturn SL2, with some weight too it, and as I was going down hill, with my foot resting on the gas pedal, I was so tired I did not realize that i was gaining speed, until I closed on a car in front of me (who I thought was going really slow), which turned out to be a cop. Joy.
Anyway, I have never gotten a ticket before, and I want very much to keep my driving record clean. I am considering going in for a mitigation hearing to explain that it was an honest mistake, and try to do something to keep it off my driving record. My fiancée says something about a class I could attend, due to this being my first ticket, to get it off my record...?
Do you think this is worthwhile at all to try? Or will I likely get thrown out on my ear?
Also, is this mitigation hearing likely to come with court fees???
And is there anything I should know about going to this? I've never set foot in a courtroom......