Anyone recently beat a DC speed camera ticket?

[Anonymous]

Tell your tales if you have recently beaten a speed camera ticket.

[Anonymous]

OP here: for DC only on this thread!

[Anonymous]

I'm curious how this would even be possible. You also run the risk of points being assessed if you lose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious how this would even be possible. You also run the risk of points being assessed if you lose.

There are no points associated with the speed camera extortion rackets, yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious how this would even be possible. You also run the risk of points being assessed if you lose.

There are no points associated with the speed camera extortion rackets, yet.

More like a stupidity tax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious how this would even be possible. You also run the risk of points being assessed if you lose.

Huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious how this would even be possible. You also run the risk of points being assessed if you lose.

There are no points associated with the speed camera extortion rackets, yet.

Do you want to hear my one weird trick for not getting tickets from speed cameras?

[Anonymous]

You don't " beat" a ticket. You can go to court to avoid the fine, but you will still have taken the time to go to court. So you did the time instead of the fine. Either way, you lose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious how this would even be possible. You also run the risk of points being assessed if you lose.

There are no points associated with the speed camera extortion rackets, yet.

Do you want to hear my one weird trick for not getting tickets from speed cameras?

Bike rack!

[Anonymous]

Yes - finally! I've had several (lead foot, not paying attention to my speed at times, and forgetting where the cameras are). I dispute almost all of them - if not for nothing more than to buy myself time to pay them. But once I was pretty sure that I wasn't speeding because I am hyper-aware of that particular camera. I disputed it and cited a recent article that said that somewhere in the area of 55% of all DC speed cameras have malfunctioned. Nearly a year later, and BOOM - ticket dismissed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't " beat" a ticket. You can go to court to avoid the fine, but you will still have taken the time to go to court. So you did the time instead of the fine. Either way, you lose.

No you don't. It's all online. You only go to court if they make a decision that you don't agree with and you want to appeal it in person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell your tales if you have recently beaten a speed camera ticket.

Nope. No need if you don't speed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes - finally! I've had several (lead foot, not paying attention to my speed at times, and forgetting where the cameras are). I dispute almost all of them - if not for nothing more than to buy myself time to pay them. But once I was pretty sure that I wasn't speeding because I am hyper-aware of that particular camera. I disputed it and cited a recent article that said that somewhere in the area of 55% of all DC speed cameras have malfunctioned. Nearly a year later, and BOOM - ticket dismissed.

So the judge sees you have had "several" speeding tickets before and because you cite some article about cameras that have malfunctioned the judge just dismisses the ticket.

[Anonymous]

I appealed in early fall for a ticket received in a poorly-labeled work zone (295), based on the fact that I was below the regular posted speed limit (recorded going 53 in a 55; ticket was for going over 40 in a work zone, but no work/markers were evident in the speed camera image). I haven't heard back yet...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes - finally! I've had several (lead foot, not paying attention to my speed at times, and forgetting where the cameras are). I dispute almost all of them - if not for nothing more than to buy myself time to pay them. But once I was pretty sure that I wasn't speeding because I am hyper-aware of that particular camera. I disputed it and cited a recent article that said that somewhere in the area of 55% of all DC speed cameras have malfunctioned. Nearly a year later, and BOOM - ticket dismissed.

So the judge sees you have had "several" speeding tickets before and because you cite some article about cameras that have malfunctioned the judge just dismisses the ticket.

Yes. I'm not sure of what the judge sees in front of them at the time since there is no court hearing and they make a decision in your absence, but that is exactly what happened. Perhaps they checked the maintenance record on the camera?