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DONNIENARC0 t1_j6y8ojj wrote

Reply to comment by someguyontheintrnet in How real are the red light and speed trap cameras all over town? by DvrthKen

You can appeal, it just requires taking a day off work to go sit in traffic court in hopes of recouping $40, right?

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GallowBarb t1_j6ydwuj wrote

Not sure how much you make in a day, but that sounds like a bad tradeoff. Even if it is a vacation day.

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DONNIENARC0 t1_j6ye766 wrote

100%, I'd imagine the fact it's an effective waste of time isn't lost on them, either.

I said something similar below, but you could probably go drive Uber Eats or some shit and make double that amount in half the time you spent in court.

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someguyontheintrnet t1_j6y9036 wrote

True. Its not worth it and rarely overturned anyway as I recall. Unless there is an emergency vehicle behind you, you are fucked (pretty much). Also note someone else could he driving your car, and you are still fucked. Its tied to your registration, not the driver.

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DONNIENARC0 t1_j6ybyi5 wrote

Yeah. I think your best shot would likely be to just admit fault and provide a reason why you were speeding in hopes of having the ticket waived. If your driving record isn't a complete abomination that strategy usually works pretty well with normal tickets, atleast. I think they referred to it as "guilty with circumstance".

A while ago while I was there for a normal speeding ticket I saw a couple guys try to argue the camera was wrong and the judge just wasn't having any of that.

But like you said it's just not worth it to take off work and sit in traffic court all day for a chance at $40. You could go drive Uber Eats or some shit and make double that amount in half the time you spent in court... or just relax on your day off.

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