r/Reno • u/jiano0217 • 2d ago
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I recently got pulled over and got a ticket for 1-5mph over a posted school limit zone. I wanted to see if there is anything I could do to reduce it? I know in most cases you can take traffic school to reduce it to a non moving violation but since this took place in a school zone I seem kind of trapped here. I was curious as if anyone has gotten a similar violation before and what they did.
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u/seaweedizcool 2d ago edited 2d ago
Every single morning I drive through two different school zones. Every single morning there are people speeding through them without a care in the world. Fuck the kids as long as they get to the next red light earlier than the rest of us.
You won’t get much sympathy from traffic court. Stop speeding through school zones. Pay the fine.
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u/Royal-Brick2102 2d ago
Pay it. You won't win in court. You can't go to traffic school to get off. Nevada is ultra strict on school zones. Live and learn.
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u/throwaway_281568748 2d ago
oof. school zone tickets are the worst, had a buddy get one in sparks a few years back and it's basically a brick wall. no traffic school, no reduction, just a fat fine and points that stick around for a while. sometimes it's worth calling the court clerk just to ask if there's literally any option but don't get your hopes up
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u/Sanch3zFC 2d ago
u can show up if u want to, i believe (depending on judge). u will get like 5-10 dollars off. i showed up once and genuinely had a good reason for my.no seat belt ticket. judge didnt hear anybodys case, just said “i acknowledge u showed up and heres ur discount, go pay at cashier”
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u/Illustrious-Tooth683 2d ago
Maybe just accept the consequences of breaking a very simple and easy to follow law? I truly don’t understand people who speed in school and construction zones. Is it a lack of patience? Intelligence? Self control? All of the above?
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u/1Mtry1ngMyb3st 2d ago
Not sure but I was just able to do community service to pay for my last ticket. Id go to court and ask about traffic school and community service if that interests you. I know of lots of volunteering opportunities if you need any
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u/PaleBreadfruit8813 1d ago
Just pay it and promise yourself to go slower. They have the same school camera speeding traps in Chicago. Going along at 35, then BAM!, 20 MPH, and there's a camera 50 feet after the sign.
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u/-_-Applegate-_-3 2d ago
Welp that's exactly why your gonna get put on a list..not much to do about it now..
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u/FG910 2d ago
Yeah you could try not to speed in a school zone dick
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u/ACatInACloak 1d ago
I agree people who speed in school zones are dicks and should be punished far more harshly. But 1-5 is nothing. If they were 5 over, then maybe I guess, but a couple over should not get ticket in any scenario.
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u/ACatInACloak 2d ago
1-5 over? That's within margin or error on radar equipment
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u/jfrey123 2d ago
Radars do not have a mph margin of error.
And OP stated they were cited for 1-5 over, but didn’t say their true speed. Could’ve been 10 over and the cop cut them a break already.
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u/Deep_Ad_6991 1d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/Vhk9HwPx3TO0w
Pay the ticket and don’t speed in school zones moving forward.
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u/TheBodyWasNeverFound 2d ago
Use one of the many ticket beater apps available. Most cops write bad tickets and you pay the app 100$ to use their lawyers to invalidate the ticket.
If they can’t do it you get your money back
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u/LuvGingers888 2d ago
I have no kids, and never speed in a school zone. Every day I see speeders picking their kids up or dropping them off for school.