Want to fight a traffic ticket? Then educate yourself on your rights and the process of successfully proving your innocence. While most cases in a court of law put the burden of proof on the prosecution, this is not true in the case of a ticket, and the officer is considered to be telling the truth about the ticket because the officer is thought to be impartial to your cause and have no ulterior motive for issuing the ticket. Thus, you must beginning building your case immediately, and document all information that could prove your innocence. This includes taking pictures of the scene, gathering eyewitness accounts and requesting the records of any mechanical devices, such as a radar gun or meter that you may have felt were not accurate. You also need to examine your ticket carefully to see if there were any errors on it that could lead to a dismissal. Moreover, you should always be aware of any alternative plea arrangements you could be eligible for in exchange for waiving the ticket.