One of favorite tricks used by police officers issued Washington speeding tickets is to try and seemingly innocently inquire about your alleged violation. They know that anything you say can be used against you and will make the job of our Washington traffic attorneys harder. Don’t take the bait.
If an officer asks you these questions:
Do you know why I pulled you over?
Do you know how fast you were going?
Never admit to breaking the law! If you feel the need to admit to a little sin in the hopes of covering for a larger one, here’s our suggestion: Don’t do it! If you were speeding 20 mph over the speed limit and then admit to the cop that you were “only” going 10 mph over, you just admitted to breaking the law.
This admission will never help your cause. Because of this state’s dire revenue situation, it’s impossible to talk yourself out of a Seattle traffic ticket these days. It’s just not going to happen. Those days are gone forever. It’s become big business. If you admit to speeding, it makes the job of our Washington speeding lawyer much more difficult. At this point he or she now has to not only argue that the citing officer’s speed reading should not be admitted into evidence, but also that your statement is unreliable or not credible. This is often very problematic.
Here’s the moral of the story: Don’t dig yourself into a deeper hole with your mouth. Keep it closed. In most situations, a driver’s speed is constantly in flux. So, it’s impossible to know exactly how fast you were going at the moment the officer decided to stop you and issue a Washington speeding ticket. As a result, you can simply answer “no” when the officer asks you if you know how fast you were going.