I was riding with my friend going on the freeway at around 9 pm tonight when he got pulled over for speeding. He was going a little faster than the rest of traffic, but lane changes were minimal and I don't think he was going so fast that he was a hazard. I'd say he was doing about 5-8 mph faster than everybody else.
Anyway, cop pulls him over and tells him that he was speeding. My friend, thinking that it's never a good idea to admit fault, acted surprised and said that he thought he was going along with the flow of traffic (which was sort of sparse tonight). He never gave the cop attitude. I stayed quiet the whole time. We didn't see the cop (dark), but he said that we passed him on the road because we were going significantly faster than he was (the cop said he was doing 65). Long story short, the cop gave him a ticket and said "I know you're going to contest this".
Yes, he was going a little fast, but you know how when you're driving along with the rest of traffic and you see one maniac just weaving through the lanes and blowing by everybody? That wasn't what was going on here. I told my buddy that he should contest this ticket, and he said he will. If he does have to pay, I said I'd chip in. He's freaked out because this is his first moving violation and until today, he had a perfect driving record.
What now? Should he even bother contesting this? If so, how does that work? I got a speeding ticket a little over a year ago, but I was clearly wrong (52 in 25 area) and was too busy to even bother going to court so I don't know how the process works. Does he have a shot at getting out of this fine? Will his insurance take a hit?
Thanks.
Anyway, cop pulls him over and tells him that he was speeding. My friend, thinking that it's never a good idea to admit fault, acted surprised and said that he thought he was going along with the flow of traffic (which was sort of sparse tonight). He never gave the cop attitude. I stayed quiet the whole time. We didn't see the cop (dark), but he said that we passed him on the road because we were going significantly faster than he was (the cop said he was doing 65). Long story short, the cop gave him a ticket and said "I know you're going to contest this".
Yes, he was going a little fast, but you know how when you're driving along with the rest of traffic and you see one maniac just weaving through the lanes and blowing by everybody? That wasn't what was going on here. I told my buddy that he should contest this ticket, and he said he will. If he does have to pay, I said I'd chip in. He's freaked out because this is his first moving violation and until today, he had a perfect driving record.
What now? Should he even bother contesting this? If so, how does that work? I got a speeding ticket a little over a year ago, but I was clearly wrong (52 in 25 area) and was too busy to even bother going to court so I don't know how the process works. Does he have a shot at getting out of this fine? Will his insurance take a hit?
Thanks.