Originally Posted by
bluegoatwoods
You might consider saying to the judge, "Yes. I rolled through that stop sign at less than 5 mph. But every day there must be 30 automobiles who do the same thing there and at every other stop sign in this state."
Here's a disclaimer, of sorts: I'm fully aware that this is not a legal argument. (If I don't put this in, then this thread will have fifty posts pointing this out) But it's a very good common sense argument. And if the judge likes common sense over silly officiousness or revenue generation on the backs of the weakest, then perhaps he'll dismiss the ticket and tell the cop to find better ways of spending his time.
Does this approach actually work? I've never actually gotten a ticket (in a car or on a bike) but I don't think arguing "Yes, I was speeding, but other people speed too" would get you out of a ticket.