So, here is the situation. I was turning left from a stop sign. A bus was approaching from my right. I increased my speed to beat the bus which i did. Apparently, i was not aware and the downhill road fueled my speed. I immediately slow down my car to the posted speed limit but got pulled over by officer D**KH**D. According to him, i was going 36 in 25 zone(radar) and got a speeding citation (22350VC)(in California). Should I just pay the ticket and go to traffic school or plead not guilty?
If i just pay the ticket, one point will be taken out from my license and insurance premiums will increase.
If i plead not guilty, it might not be worthy because of lawyers expenses and time consuming court trials.

Has anybody been to similar situation before? Any suggestions would be great help.Thanks.