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I was in court years ago for some kind of minor infraction(I don't even remember what it was for at this point, maybe a hot check or something...I was young and dumb). Anyway, there were a few folks in the court room pleading traffic violations to the judge. Each and every one of them that I witnessed lost because each and every one of them admitted to being guilty of the violation they were charged with. They all had some kind of goofy excuse or the old argument about not going as fast as the ticket said. The judge almost sounded as if he found humor in the admitance of guilt, just not as guilty as the ticket said...LOL. I only had the pleasure of watching four or five before my turn came and I was allowed to leave. It was an experience that stuck with me forever. If I am going to fight a ticket for speeding, it won't be based on how much I was speeding...LOL.

One of my employees got a ticket a year or so ago and was going to go to court because he claims he was only going 6 over and the officer said he was going ten over. He discovered the fine is the same for either and just did the defesive driving bit. Most fines are in ranges anyway, so what would be the point of claiming 42 instead of 48?