$200 = 20 mph over the speed limit ($50 for the first 10 mph over, $10 each mph over that and $50 "Head injury fund surcharge)
Troopers are using Lidar more and more now. For those that don't know, it is a laser beam that hits the car directly, reads speed and distance and whether closing or gaining. VERY accurate!
LIke someone said, we don't have quotas...we can write as many as we want
I had a Judicial hearing for a ticket and a kid asked me if I had a quota. I used that line and had the court in hysterics. He lost!
Seriously, fight it and don't go in with an attitude. I can't tell you how many people that go in with an attitude and get hammered by the Clerk Magistrate, not the officer!! Be apologetic, sorry...basically kiss arse and you might have a fighting chance!
As for the ticket itself, the only thing that needs to be filled out is speed and speed limit along with your info. Nothing more. And you are not required to sign any MA tickets.