Got a speeding ticket. Driving 55 mph on 50 mph road (Anoka: insurance, to live)

[hellomayank]

Hello Friends,
This is Mayank here.
The incident happened in County of Anoka on a 50mph speed limit road
I got a speeding ticket for driving on 55 on 50 road. The office asked me why did I stopped you I said I might be driving on 55 but he told I was well over 60. Then he handed me a ticket which stated 55 and the speed limit is 50.

I am not afraid of paying the fine but I already had 1 speeding ticket on me and my insurance is pretty high.

Well is there anybody who can let me know if I get the points for this speeding violation and it will affect my insurance again.

Also should I contest this ticket? What is the procedure.

Please help me

Thanks!

[daboywonder2002]

go see a hearing officer. normally you can either get a lower fine, take a defensive driving course or do community service. i cant remember, but i think if you take defensive driving, they erase the points. can anyone confirm?

[CSD610]

The first thing you should do is have your speedometer checked if the officer told you the speed was over 60.
After that make a call and see if you can work out something to keep this off of your record.

[jdele]

In the future, never admit to speeding when an officer pulls you over. When he asks if you know why he pulled you over, your answer is

I don't know.

That's it. Because by admitting to going 55, you've removed your ability to fight the ticket by saying that the officer pulled over the wrong car, or that his gun was miscalibrated, etc.

[ocsid]

Originally Posted by daboywonder2002

go see a hearing officer. normally you can either get a lower fine, take a defensive driving course or do community service. i cant remember, but i think if you take defensive driving, they erase the points. can anyone confirm?

This. Often times you'll have to pay the same fine, but they'll suspend the ticket and if you don't get another in a year, and then it's like it never happened. It worked for me. Might be different if you already have something on your record though.

[DannyBanany]

You were probably going 60 and he knocked it down to 55 for you. Usually speeding tickets at 5 over will not go on your insurance.

[davephan]

There's another way to keep the speeding ticket off your record. However, it will depend on where you got the speeding ticket. Some cities in the twin cities metro area allow you to pay double the fine, when you pay more, the ticket does not go on your driving record. The violation stays off your record as long as you don't get another speeding ticket within a year. Some police departments don't like it because when they run a check on a driver, they can't see the past violation record. I've seen this story more than once on the local television news.

[Thegonagle]

OP, read this: Speeding Laws in Minnesota

Originally Posted by DannyBanany

You were probably going 60 and he knocked it down to 55 for you. Usually speeding tickets at 5 over will not go on your insurance.

Not true, except if the speed limit is either 55 or 60 MPH. From the above-linked page:

1. Dimler Amendment: A law adopted in 1986, called the Dimler amendment (its author was former Minnesota Representative Chuck Dimler), determines which speeding violations are recorded on the DL record. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety maintains the record. Speeding violations are do not go on the DL record if:

* 10 mph above the speed limit (or less) in a 55 m.p.h. zone; or
* 5 mph above the speed limit (or less) in a 60 m.p.h. zone.

The prohibition on recording a violation on the DL record doesn't apply if the speed limit certified is 65 or 70 mph. The Dimler amendment provisions do not apply if the speeding violation is certified to have occurred in a commercial motor vehicle or if the driver has a commercial DL (class A, B, or C). Minn. Stat. § 171.12, subd. 6. Gallagher has heard of a case where it did not work for an person with a DL from another State. Works for Minnesota licensed drivers.

[sholomar]

This is why I avoid driving through MN though I have heard people say they flew at near 80 through the whole state without a ticket. One saving grace for south dakotans is they seem to like to go fast... 85 on the interstate is fairly routine and doesn't result in tickets.

In eastern WI where I used to live people drive like in Chicago.. they basically ignore the speed limits... people passing me doing 55 in a 35, for example. Some roads for what it's worth are simply given speed limits that are too low.. people do use common sense in this regard.

[Govie]

That's what radars are for. Mine has saved me a few times.