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Speeding tickets are horrible and cause nothing but trouble. You are slapped with fines, risk your license being suspended, and waste your time and money in court. There are many dangers of speeding that many people are not aware of but in today's society almost everyone speeds because it is hard to find time to do anything these days. Speeding statistics show that on average 9 out of 10 drivers will receive a speeding ticket in their lifetime. Many people do not know how to fight it in court, and just go to their local court house and pay for it without any fight. That's many people's problem, they absolutely do not know how to fight a speeding ticket. The best piece of advice when you get caught speeding and are about to receive a speeding ticket do not ADMIT YOUR GUILT. The most important factor to consider at this point is, DO NOT ADMIT ANYTHING.

Your Constitutional rights allow you to remain silent, but the officer doesn't have to let you know that. If you tell the officer you were doing about 64 or 65 and you know that you're in a 50 mile speed limit, you've admitted your guilt. It's best just to accept the ticket, don't say a word, and drive away. TRUST ME, I know you want to say something to the officer but at this point you need to just drive away. This will help you get out of the speeding ticket later in court. Now when you go to court there are 4 ways to plead:

1. Guilty. I made an error, here's my money, raise my insurance. It will never happen again.

2. Guilty with an explanation. I made a mistake, but let me tell you why, before I give you my money, and you raise my insurance.

3. NoloContender. It's the Latin translation for 'No Contest'. I am guilty, but I don't want to contest it. Here's my money, oh there goes my sky rocket in insurance!'

4. NOT Guilty. This is the ONLY THING you should be interested in.

Not guilty does not necessarily mean that you did not commit the crime. All it means is that the Prosecutor now has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you DID commit the crime. The Prosecution has the burden of proof, not you. If the citing officer does not show up for the trial, that's not your problem, it's the prosecutions. All you have to do is, enter a simple motion to dismiss due to the lack of prosecution's witness. Someone getting a speeding ticket needs to use this to their advantage in court. If you admit to guilt as soon as you receive the ticket, the only way you can plea now is guilty. Speeding tickets are no fun and an average speeding ticket costs a person $1200.00 over the years. If you get one PLEASE REMEMBER, DO NOT ADMIT YOUR GUILTY AT THE SCENE. If you do this you will have no chance of winning in court!