I have had two major traffic violations in this year. 1) One was I overtook a school bus.
2) I accidentally hit the fencing (private property) and car of another vehicle while reverse parking.
These two incidents happened the same day.
Can't predict the future on this one. Two major violations on the same day is bad news.
It's not a great idea to represent yourself in traffic court even for an appeal you feel confident about. You do, however, have the constitutional right to do so.
I would recommend spending an entire day in the traffic court to observe how judges handle self-represented defendants to get an idea of how irritated they get at amateur lawyering. If you really want to represent yourself, you should purchase an hour of a traffic attorney's time to have her or him coach you on how to handle things.
