On the way to work the other day I was in an accident avoidance maneuver with an erratic van and ended up with a speeding ticket. He was erratic in his lane position and speed and his final maneuver was to speed up. My attention was on him and in doing so ended up doing 60 in a 45, but unfortunately only while exposed to radar. I said I was doing accident avoidance and had passed him which the cop didn’t buy, he said I should have slowed down. Being in the morning and not fully awake I didn’t say that I was passing him and he unexpectedly sped up and my attention was on avoiding him. Do you think I have a case or will I get laughed or thrown out of court? It’s been a long time since my last ticket so I could take the class but this time I’m thinking I might have a possible option.

I also heard a rumor if you fight a ticket and loose the fine is double. Is that true?

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5 speed '91 190E 2.6 320,000 mi. (new car, fast, smooth as silk six, couldn't find any more Peugeots)
5 speed '85 Peugeot 505 2.5l Turbo Diesel 266,000 mi. (old car, fast for a diesel, had 2 others)
5 speed '01 Jetta V6 (new wifes car, pretty quick)
5 speed '85 Peugeot 505 2.2l Turbo Gas 197,000 mi. (wifes car, faster, sadly gone just short of 200k )
5 speed '83 Yamaha 750 Maxim 14,000 mi. (fastest)
0 speed 4' x 8' 1800 lb Harbor Freight utility trailer (only as fast as what's pulling it)