Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 19:48:30 +0100 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamsizefitterzzzz.com> Subject: Re: Speeding Tales/Help
"J. Harris" wrote: > > It finally happened; I got a speeding ticket of 85mph in a 55mph (light/low > traffic, dry & clear conditions on a state highway). Interestingly, the > officer didn't use any clocking device (vascar, lasar, radar, or the patrol > vehicle). Claiming to have seen me speeding as he accessed the roadway > (four-lanes over from my travel lane), he selected "other" as his means of > determining my speed. Obviously, I am going to dispute his clocking > "method" in court; anyone care to share any helpful advice on how to "beat" > this rap (other than reschedule the court-date or "slow-down" [damn > turbo!]). TIA I thought that there had to be at least two officers for such evidence to be used in court. Then obviously, the margin of error is large such that it can only work for large speed violations. Although the speeding might have been noticeable, is only reasonable to apply a margin of error to bring down the violation as much as possible. E.g. a violation of 30mph would assume that their method by eye was dead accurate, which it can't be. You could argue that the speed violation in reality might have been 5-10 mph. Johannes http://sizefitter.com
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