Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General General Reckless driving 84/65mph in Virginia! Advice?

Go to court....dress nice...shave and all...and admit guilt, but with an explanation "Your Honor."

Tell them you know you shouldn't have been going that fast, but as the trucks were "buffeting your car", you decided to pull out and pass. You misjudged the car coming up behind you at a high rate of speed, and attempted to speed up to get out of this persons way as fast as you could, in an effort to get back down to your driving comfort level. You had no idea that you had gone that fast, and was quite surprised that you were pulled over and not the guy who blew past you. Tell the judge you have a healthy respect for the law, as evidenced by your clean record. Then tell him that you intend to never do anything like this again, and that the only real puishment that will come out of this is that your insurance rates will go up.

I have found that "Yes Sir" and "Yes Ma'am" and looking them dead in the eye while being calm and confident goes a long way in making yourself believable. think about how many 19yld punks the judge sees. Break the mold, and he/she might break the mold on their sentence as well.