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03-19-2010, 07:13 PM | #1 |
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Speeding ticket in Upstate NY
Today I was in the catskill mountains in NY on some business. The road is a single lane road for each side and at times there are dotted lines allowing you to overtake a car. Normally, I drive teh speed limit and am a very relaxed calm driver. I live in Bergen County, NJ. Either ways I'm behind a Black Durango who's going 55. I see dotted lines and decided to over take him, downshift into 4th and floor it. I hit about 91 and as soon as im about to merge back into my lane the cop hits me with the radar gun. I told him i was overtaking but he believed i've been speeding all along. What do you guys recommend I do? I'm thinking of going to court with a lawyer in an attempt tog get out with 0 Points. Do any points transfer? If i get away with 0 points in NY how will that affect my NJ points. I've never gotten a moving violation if that helps. Thanks for the advice.
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I think NYS allows for an arrest at speeds over 85 mph!
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Somewhat, from what I understand violations are alerted to other state DMV's but it's at your home states discretion whether or not to assign points and record the violation.
For instance I have a NYS license and when I got a speeding ticket in NJ I just plead guilty and paid the fine. The points and violation never showed up on my NYS driving record and insurance did not get hit. http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/DMVfaqs.htm Unfortunately for the OP, it looks like NJ does record these violations, but only list it as an out of state violation that carries 2 points. http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Violation...therStates.htm Quote:
IMO, you're better off just paying the fine unless you're highly confident that you can either beat the ticket or have it reduced to a non-moving violation. Considering your speed and what I assume was a speed limit of 55mph, it would be tough to make this happen. From the multiple tickets I've fought in NY, a violation like this would usually get dropped to a lower speeding violation or other moving violation, but not all the way to a non-moving one. Good luck with whichever you choose |
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Thanks for the advice guys. My mother had gotten a ticket in the same area and got her ticket dropped to a parking ticket through a well known lawyer in that town. I'm going to get his opinion and then make my final decision. Wish me luck :/
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I got a 93 in a 55 a year ago. I was attempting to get away from a douche in an E36 that tried to hit me twice in a span of about 30 seconds. The cop didnt believe me, so ticket. I had that reduced with a lawyer to a 2 point infraction of unsafely opening my door while changing lane without signaling (Its an on the book infraction in NYS apparently). GL with your ticket man.
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