Whoo-hoo! Have I ever earned my expertise on THIS topic! Let me tell ya! LOL! I have amassed many a ticket but the most I have ever been fined was $170. Going 74 in a 45 zone, I was! I was RIDING OUT to the beach, bumpin "Nobody" by Keith Sweat and I was singing right along with Athena Cage when next thing I know I see the flashing lights. He was having none of my story, NO slack whatsoever. I must say, he was the LEAST lenient traffic cop I had ever dealt with. Hmm...I HAD a point before I got to reminiscing...
Oh yeah...go to traffic school, if you have one in your state. It negates points on the license and most of the time it will reduce your fee. I wouldn't go to court, like they are really gonna overturn his/her word against yours

The system works out that way!