1st Ticket

[nfwb11]

So I'm headed home this afternoon on the 210 and I come up behind some jackbag doing 60 in the carpool lane.  You know the guy, lost in conversation, arms flailing about as he tells his story, etc.  The rest of the traffic around me is buzzing by and I decide to join them.  A quick twist of the wrist and I haul ass around him and make my way back into the 2nd lane.  Of course, the bike cop on the side of the ride sees nothing but the (apparent) 82 mph on his radar gun.  I tell him my sob story which, of course, he cares little about and writes me my ticket.  Surprisingly, he does not confiscate my out of state license -- whew!  So the question for all of you longtime CA riders is this: will an (older guy's) spotless record get this taken under advisement for a year or is traffic school a possibility?  Obviously, I'd love to not get bent over by my insurance company for a questionable ticket.  Timing really is everything... and not just on the track.

[Scotzman]

You should be able to do an online course for a fee that will keep it of your record. My wife got a ticket doing 90 and this kept it off her record, but she can't remember how she went about enrolling in the corse.

Good luck

[silentbob]

If you got a ticket in CA and have an out of state license, just pay the fine and you won't get any points.

[redxblack]

sorry to hear about that. Good luck.

[nfwb11]

I've been coasting on my out of state license for over 1+ years, but now that I've decided to stay I don't want to get nailed for this when I do ultimately get my CA license.  I'll have to do something about it, just want to make sure it doesn't blow my insurance up.

[ab]

Good luck.  I am not in CA.  Here's what I know. I recently took driving remedial course (by State recommended/approved) to reduce 2 points.  But you have to do it before your ticket court date and verdict is rendered.  Basically they apply the -2 points to the next ticket the driving bureau receives.  So you may luck out that way.  in addition, i know that its best to go to court and hope that prosecutor will give you option to pay court fee for 0 point and reduce speed.  It's not a good idea to just mail in your payment. 

[S4ROB]

  I got a speeding ticket  in Ca. with a Co. licence and I just paid it.
About a year later I got my Ca. Class B to drive a school bus.
CHP and the DOJ did a complete background check for Ca. Co. and Or. because I had lived in those states.
Nothing about the ticket ever showed up.

 

[xcaptainxbloodx]

  I tell him my sob story which, of course, he cares little about and writes me my ticket. 

this is why you never tell them anything. always answer as ambiguously as possible.

[hbliam]

this is why you never tell them anything. always answer as ambiguously as possible.

90% of the people I let off with a warning are the ones that tell me what they did without waiting for me to ask them. The ones that are being obviously ambiguous all get tickets.

[IZ]

Like mentioned above..just pay for a course and you should be fine.

In AZ, I took a 2 day course, paid a few bucks and the points were gone.  I just couldn't get another ticket for a year. 

CA should have something comparable?!

[hbliam]

Like mentioned above..just pay for a course and you should be fine.

In AZ, I took a 2 day course, paid a few bucks and the points were gone.  I just couldn't get another ticket for a year. 

CA should have something comparable?!

Yep. Traffic school. You can go once every 18 months. It's 8 hours and can be taken online. In LA County you can go to 2nd offender school (16 hours instead of also. But.....you can't go at all if your cite is for a certain amount over the speed limit. I can't remember if it's 20 over or 25 over.

[silentbob]

With an out of state license you don't need to take the course.  The points don't follow you.  As long as you pay the fine that is all they care about.

[sbrguy]

remember "anything you say can (will) be used against you in a court of law".

so if you have nothing positive/or that will totally exonerate you to say, don't say it at all, you are not required to.

I think the main rule is "don't lie".

[hbliam]

remember "anything you say can (will) be used against you in a court of law".

so if you have nothing positive/or that will totally exonerate you to say, don't say it at all, you are not required to.

I think the main rule is "don't lie".

Like I said. While true, the people that go this route all drive away with a ticket. And I don't need you to say anything anyway. If I did I wouldn't have stopped you.

[Privateer]

You should be able to do an online course for a fee that will keep it of your record. My wife got a ticket doing 90 and this kept it off her record, but she can't remember how she went about enrolling in the corse.

Good luck

The availability of online traffic school is based on the county in which the ticket was received.

You could try to fight the ticket through Trial by Declaration, citing some combination of basic speed law CVC 22350 and the other driver (and you) impeding traffic(not sure of the CVC), but that may not get you off and you may not be entitled to traffic school.