Well it worked for me. I got an illegal U-turn ticket and just asked the judge if the fine could be reduced. He cut it in half and threw in traffic school. Another strategy Palexfire can try is to meet with the assistant DA prior to court and accept a reduced charge with traffic school. A lot of times the DA will go for this to forego the expense of a trial. His best bet is to do research to find out his options in his city/state though.