Speeding tickets hard to get past
The Fayetteville Police Department and Highway Patrol hope the policy change will discourage speeding and make the roads safer. But neither agency said it had complaints about how speeding tickets were disposed of before the change.
Before the policy change, it was common for speeders to pay lawyers to visit privately with an assistant prosecutor to arrange for their speeding tickets to be dropped. The driver didn’t have to go to court and suffered no penalty other than a legal bill of several hundred dollars.
"What’s the lesson learned for that person?" asked Highway Patrol 1st Sgt. Bob Kidd.
Under the new policy, speeding tickets can be pleaded down to a reduced charge. They almost never will be dropped.
This will cost speeders more in fines and court costs, increase their odds of losing their licenses for repeat offenses and can drive up their insurance rates.
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