Traffic courts are busy places, and the courts, judges, and court personnel may deal with hundreds of traffic-related cases each day. As a result, if you must appear in court as a result of a speeding ticket, you must take care to be on time, appear in the appropriate courtroom, and be prepared to deal with your case, without being distracted by the many cases going on around you. There are a number of technical aspects to speeding ticket court - and traffic court in general - that you should be aware of in seeking resolution of your speeding ticket. For instance, if the police officer who issued you the speeding ticket does not appear at the hearing, there is no way for the prosecutor to introduce any evidence in support of the claim that you were speeding. As a result, don't be willing to postpone proceedings on the prosecutor's request if the officer does not appear in court. Likewise, find out how likely it is that the officer will actually appear in court. Is your hearing scheduled during the officer's usual shift? Is your hearing scheduled on the officer's day off? Will the officer receive overtime pay if he appears in court? By taking the time to discover some of these answers you may be able to better judge the potential for having your case dismissed for this reason.