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• I got a ticket today for going 82 in a 55 mph in Los Angeles County, California. Two lane, undivided highway, with little to no traffic (no cars within roughly two miles of me in either direction), clear visibility, good weather (no road hazards), was not paying attention to my speed (I had no idea he was even pulling me over until he stopped behind me after I pulled over to let him pass). The ticket is a citation for 22349(b) VC (speeding over 55 on a two-lane undivided highway). There is nothing on the citation about reckless driving or any other vehicle code infraction/misdemeanor. The officer said I'd probably be able to go to traffic school (my last infraction was five years ago). Based on the Vehicle Code and the citation it seems like I should be able to go to traffic school, but I've found a lot of contradictory information online that doesn't match the Vehicle code--such as more than 25 over the limit and you can't go to traffic school, or more than 25 (or 20, or 15; I've seen all three) over the limit is automatically reckless driving (actual Vehicle Code gives no criteria that I can find for 'reckless' and makes no distinction that I can find between excess speeds unless your speed is over 100 mph, though the Uniform Bail and Penalty schedule does differentiate fines). In short: the citation lists only 22349(b) VC as my violation, 82 in a 55 zone. Will I be eligible for traffic school?

• Answer:

  You are eligible for traffic school. However, with speeds over 25 mph over the limit, traffic school is not automatic, you have to go to court and ask. You've done good research, and the reason you aren't finding a statute is because this is found in the Rules of Court. (Rule 4.104.) I think it likely that a hearing officer would conclude that the traffic officer could make a 2 mph error in his speed calculation, and not make a fuss about allowing traffic school. People who say that driving at any particular speed in California is automatically reckless driving just do not know what they are talking about--though that may be true in other states.