Contesting ticket by trial in court or by mail?

hi,
i got a ticket for going 65+ in a 45 zone. the officer does not have a lock or anything. he sid it was by visual spacing. the officer said that he was going 65+ and i was pulling away from him, but i was definately not over 65 and he was infact catching up on me, thats hpw he got close to me. i want to contest, should i appear in court of do a trial by mail??
any advise welcome. thanks a ton
Answers:
Jack O is completely right. Show up in court.there is a decent chance that the officer won't be there and your case will be dismissed.

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I think you should appear in court to state your case. Sometimes the officer doesn't show and the judges dismisses the case.

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There is no such thing as a "trial by mail." If you want to contest it, plead not guilty and set a trial date.

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If you have a friend who is a mechanic get a receipt stating that they recently worked on your speedometer and take it to court.

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It's waste of time, I spent a morning in court waiting to trial a guy who hit my car. In that time I was able to see a lot of people contesting the same stuff and the judge always trusted the cop's word.

He doesn't need to have a radar to give you a ticket, visual spacing is totally valid in court for cops, all he has to do is say how fast were you going compared to his speedometer so it's your word against his.

If you are sure you were doing bellow 45 then fight it as a matter of principle. But even if you were Not doing 65 if you know you were over 45 then avoid the trouble; he caught you fair and square.