Before making a decision to fight a traffic ticket, first consider the evidence you have to support your version of the facts. For example, the testimony of a witness can help your case; however, the judge will consider the reliability of the witness, based on who the witness is. The judge will probably put more faith in a stranger’s story than if your witness is your best friend or your spouse. Some people decide to fight a ticket simply in the hope that the police officer won’t appear. While this is more likely to happen on a parking ticket rather than a moving violation, if it does happen, oppose any request for a continuance that the prosecution makes, and ask for an immediate dismissal of all charges. Although you have the option to appear alone before the judge to dispute a traffic ticket, you may wish to seek the advice of an attorney for more information.

在决定就交通事故传票应诉前,首先需要考虑的是你的证据是否支持你对事实的看法。举例来说,证人证词会对你的案子提供帮助。但是,法官会考虑证人所说的可信度,（也就是得看）谁是证人,如果证人是你最好的朋友或者是你的妻子（或者丈夫）,法官将会更多的信任陌生人的讲述。 有些人决定应诉存在简单的幻想希望交通警察不会出庭,这种情况在对停车罚单诉讼中通常会发生,而驾驶过程中违规（交警不出庭的现象比较少见）。如果（确如你所愿）,交警没有出庭,你应当反对任何关于延期诉讼的要求,并要求得到因（诉讼）被突然解雇的所有费用。虽然你可以选择自己单独应诉,你可能希望寻求律师得到的建议以便得到更多的信息。

testimony
plural testimonies [uncountable and countable]
1. a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one a witness makes in a court of law:
Barker's testimony is crucial to the prosecution's case.
In his testimony, he denied that the company had ignored safety procedures.
2. a fact or situation that shows or proves very clearly that something exists or is true
be a testimony to/of something
These results are a testimony to the coach's skill and hard work.

witness
1. crime/accident [countable] someone who sees a crime or an accident and can describe what happened:
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
witness to
One witness to the accident said the driver appeared to be drunk.
an eye witness (=someone who sees an event) to the robbery
➔ eyewitness
2. in a court of law [countable]SCL someone who appears in a court of law to say what they know about a crime or other event.

the testimony of a witness : 证人的证言
reliability of the witness：证人的可信度

prosecution
[uncountable and countable] when a charge is made against someone for a crime, or when someone is judged for a crime in a court of law:
a criminal prosecution

dismissal
[uncountable and countable] a decision by a judge to stop a court case