A LAWYER has revealed how drivers challenging a speeding ticket in court often prove their guilt with one admission.
The attorney noted that motorists often say they weren’t going the speed a police officer claims — but instead, were moving at something around three to six miles per hour over the legal limit.
@kylaleelawyer The most common speeding ticket mistake that I see people making in traffic court! #trafficticket #police #bcpoli #bclaws #britishcolumbia #lawenforcement #lawyer #legaladvice #drivinglaw #kylalee ♬ original sound – Kyla Lee
This video’s lawyer, Kyla Lee (@kylaleelawyer), added that defendants often use this excuse since law enforcement is less likely to pull people over for barely exceeding the speed limit.
But she clarified that saying you were only speeding by a small amount is still an admission of guilt that can get you convicted.
Lee finalized her point by highlighting that you’re still breaking the law even if you only travel one mile per hour over the speed limit.
Viewers took to this TikTok’s comment section to share personal experiences battling speeding tickets in court.
One TikTok account commented: “I fought a speeding ticket one time, and it was honestly a gamble that the officer wouldn’t show up.
“I had no defense otherwise.”
Another viewer wrote: “I got out of a ticket because I proved there was no way coming up to a red light in afternoon traffic I could of been going 20[mph] over without crashing.”
A third TikTok account said: “I fought several tickets and won.
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