On Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:21:24 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)"
wrote:

Per The Daring Dufas:
I asked a cop friend what would happen if everyone who received a
traffic ticket showed up and plead "Not Guilty"? As expected, he
said the whole system would come to a screeching halt. ^_^

Here in Paoli, PA they have a tricky little system.

You go before a JP to plead and he gives you a choice: plead
guilty and pay the fine and get assessed zero points or plead
innocent, get found guilty, and get assessed something like 5-10
(I forget...) points. I watched this little charade all day
once - maybe 30 people pled... and it was the same thing
over-and-over again.

Then, if you want to contest it, you get to go to the county seat
about 20 miles away for a court date - but the JP warns everybody
in advance that "You will need a lawyer then and lawyers cost a
*lot* of money....".

Yeah. Pennsylvania is, after all, a Commonwealth.