| There are two ideologies about beating speeding | | | | The simplest is online traffic school where, in most |
| tickets. One goes: everybody speeds and I got caught | | | | states, you still pay the speeding fine and in addition |
| in a police trap with a radar detector when everybody | | | | you pay a small fee for the traffic safety course. In |
| else was going faster, so why shouldn't I try to beat | | | | return the points for the infraction do not appear on |
| the ticket and cheat them out of the speeding fine? | | | | your driving record. |
| The second one goes: I was speeding and I should | | | | You can also elect to take a driving school offline |
| slow down for my own safety as well as everybody | | | | where you'll spend more time, and pay more money |
| else's so I should just pay the speeding fine and learn | | | | but you'll learn more about proper driving techniques |
| from my mistake. Whether or not to try to beat the | | | | and safety. Any of these elective programs will have |
| ticket is up to you. If you feel you were unfairly | | | | the effect to help lower your auto insurance premiums, |
| targeted or profiled, then fight. | | | | reducing the fines you'll pay for the ticket and could |
| However, if you speed all the time and just need a | | | | ultimately end up having your ticket dismissed. It all |
| gentle reminder to slow down before you have a | | | | depends on your past driving history, the current |
| serious accident there are alternatives that can be | | | | infraction and your willingness as demonstrated to the |
| explored whether or not you decide to go to court. | | | | DMV and the court to amend your ways. |