Holiday driving can be hectic and stressful at times. We often get preoccupied with our schedule and holiday plans, especially when traveling through many of the state’s desert areas. Speeding 100+ mph is way too easy to do when you habitually drive 80 or more and then need to pass. However, the severe penalties could impact your insurance premiums and driving privileges significantly. A conviction could lead to a downward turn in both your professional and personal life. It is not an understatement to say you MUST hire a traffic ticket attorney for speeding 100+ in Mojave, CA.
How Law Enforcement Measures Speed
The California Vehicle Code (CVC) 22348, Speed Laws states the following: "A person who drives a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than 100 miles per hour is guilty of an infraction.... "The state establishes a very clear-cut difference in penalties for speeding 100+ mph. This violation includes "enhanced penalties" that might be 10X as severe as the minor infraction of speeding 1-15 mph over the limit.
How do I avoid a speeding ticket in California? The wisest plan is to consider the conditions around you and try to maintain a reasonable speed. While 65 or 70 mph might be a reasonable speed on some California highways, the courts will not judge speeding 100+ mph as reasonable anywhere in the state including desert areas.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) might use a radar (radio detection and ranging) system to measure speed. The laser light detection and ranging (Lidar) system is the modern version. Lidar is more expensive; therefore, less widely-used but more accurate than radar. Pacing is another technique law enforcement officers might use to measure your speed based on their speed. Although these methods are very accurate, an experienced traffic ticket lawyer can raise “a reasonable doubt” about the accuracy or potential errors in the use of these speed-determining techniques.
Speeding 100+ in California
For a conviction on a speeding ticket for 1-15 mph over the limit, you will pay a base fine of $35. That base fine will soon rise to $235-250 with the ten additional surcharges, fees, and assessments allowed on traffic tickets. The base fine for a first-offense speeding 100+ mph conviction will be $300-500, and the final fine will range from $900-2500. Plus, your insurance premiums will double or triple.
A speeding 100+ ticket could damper your holiday cheer. Furthermore, it could have a long-lasting impact due primarily to the DMV assessment of two Negligent Operator Treatment System (NOTS) points that will stay on your driving record for seven to ten years. When the renewal is due for your auto insurance, the company will see those points and raise your premium. That raise in premium could be anywhere from $2000 to 4000 annually, if they decide to keep you as a customer. Over just seven years, you could pay $14,000 to 28,000 more for insurance.
Consult with a Speeding Ticket Lawyer in Mojave, CA
The holidays can be very stressful. However, if you get a ticket for speeding 100+ mph, then you must consult with a speeding ticket lawyer. A speeding 100+ ticket requires a mandatory appearance in traffic court. The good news is that you or a speeding ticket attorney can make the appearance.
Therefore, you can hire a traffic ticket lawyer to handle your speeding ticket. We know the law and can work for the best resolution of your case. Consult with Bigger & Harman, APC today to protect your driving privileges and insurance premiums.
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References:
CVC) 22348, Speed Laws
The 2018 CA Driver Handbook .pdf