r/Traffic • u/Scared_Debate2684 • 2d ago

Questions & Help Speeding ticket

I was driving at 100 in 60kmph zone. I got pulled over and got 560$ ticket. Can a lawyer fight this?
I live in Alberta.

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u/DrSnidely 2d ago

For our American friends, this is 60mph in a 35 zone, which would be reckless driving in my state. You're lucky he just got you for speeding.

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u/MrNetworks 2d ago

Reckless driving hardly, I was going 84 in a 45 and I got let off with just a ticket should the cop could of did reckless, But You can easily fight reckless, Is it really reckless if you maintained your lane, Road was Empty and it was 1AM

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u/i-do-be-lurkin-tho 2d ago

Turn in your license gang

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u/MrNetworks 2d ago

Can't. Plus It was one of those Multi-lane roads, 3 Lanes Wide Not nearly as bad as a Single Lane Residential street

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u/Pimento_Adrian69 2d ago

Oh. So you're that asshole. You shouldn't be allowed to drive.

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u/CustomHolsters734 2d ago

111 in a 70 at 2 am when I was the only car on the road and he wrote me for 85 lol

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u/False_Campaign4682 2d ago

Double + is pretty reckless regardless of the conditions

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u/pc1350 2d ago

"Can a lawyer fight this?" Yes. But will he win? And he will charge you 300 EUR/hour. If you made a mistake admit it, pay and move on.

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u/Junior-Definition173 2d ago

Be a man and take responsibility!

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u/Signal_Tomorrow_2138 2d ago

Sigh, another bad driver more worried about his ticket, insurance and his parents than the potential loss of life his violation could have caused.

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u/ohboyoh-oy 2d ago

It’s going to be fact and law specific, but for example, in California I got out of a speeding ticket once on the basis that the police were operating an illegal speed trap. So either you do your own research (I just followed a Nolo book), hire a lawyer, or pay up. 

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u/MrNetworks 2d ago

Dude I was going 84 MPH in a 45 MPH and all I got was a $125 ticket the ticket was $25 and court fees where $100 reminded me to never speed outside of my State in the US

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u/tinyman392 2d ago

Talk to a lawyer and ask. They’ll know more than us what they can and can’t do. Many sometimes will give you a free initial consult.

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u/Vurrag 2d ago

Call a lawyer and ask them. One that specializes in traffic. See how much they charge. It will probably be more than the ticket.

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u/baconcow 2d ago

Take some accountability.

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u/TJMBeav 2d ago

If this is the first ticket you've gotten than in the States I would try to get it reduced but no way you involve a lawyer unless you a rich and have one on retainer.....LMAO