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[Lee Levitt]

Feedback I got from a lawyer with friends in the PD is that 90 in 
a 65 will not be reduced to a non-moving violation. Maybe 75 in a 
65, but 90 in a 65 is just a bit too blatant.

:(

Lee


On Wed Apr 01 17:53:49 CDT 2009, Taka Mizutani 
<t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Lee-
> I *always* fight in-state tickets, regardless of distance, speed, 
> etc. I
> don't know how the cops do it in MA, but usually you can have
> your ticket reduced to a non-moving violation, which usually 
> carries zero
> points. Works in NJ and PA- my NY lawyer was not very good- he
> got my ticket reduced in points and speed but didn't get the 
> ticket erased.
> 
> I don't have any points on my record right now. Knock on wood.
> 
> Taka
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> From my reading of the various state documents, a first offense
>> brings 2 points on the license, whether I was doing 66 or 90. My
>> insurance won't go up based on that first offense, as long as I
>> stay clean for 3 years.
>> 
>> A couple of people have suggested that I'm not likely to win on
>> technical merits. I might be able to get the ticket knocked down
>> to a lower speed, but that only reduces the initial fine somewhat
>> and has no effect on the insurance situation.
>> 
>> So I don't think I'm going to fight it.
>> 
>> I was going with the flow of traffic. And the other car in that
>> flow got tagged at 90. I'm not making any comments about my own
>> speed :)
>> 
>> Lee
>> 
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