Even though we refer to them as speeding tickets, there are actually a variety of speeding tickets, violations, and citations that exist. One of these is known as basic speed law. This is quite a bit different than speeding as in breaking the speed limit. Basic speed law means that you are driving in a way that is deemed unsafe for the conditions of the road as it might be unsafe for other drivers. Under the tenants of basic speed law, you could be going faster than the posted speed limit but still be within the bounds of the law in jurisdictions that accept this as a practice.
When you get your speeding ticket, it's important to know what type of ticket you have received. This is where you can start building your defense. You have to know what parts of your actions are acceptable and what parts the prosecution or officer has to prove to make you be found guilty in court.
If you have got a basic speed law type of ticket, sometimes these may be referred to as safe speed laws, then you need to think back to the initial conditions that you were pulled over in. This would be what kind of traffic is on the road and what the weather conditions are. If the conditions were awful with fog and ice and traffic was congested and you were going much faster than the other cars, you probably don't have much of a case. But if the conditions were clear with good visibility you have much more of a chance of winning.
The defense would be to ask the officer what the weather and traffic conditions were during the time he or she decided to pull you over. If the officer agrees the conditions are much like what you presented, then you have a case. You can argue that under basic speed law you were driving in a safe manor. Having a clean driving record free from other tickets and accidents will help your credibility because it shows that you have a history of safe driving and have been able to determine what is safe.
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