Fighting a speeding ticket

[Cyclonepride]

Got a ticket once for going 75 in a 65 zone. I argued with the officer. He told me cars sometimes have bigger wheels/ tires put on them by a previous owners. Sure enough I had 16" tires on my car which was supposed to have 15". I t made for a better ride but it affects the speedometer. Looking back I was always passing people but I figured I was always pushing the speed limit. $134.00 later I learned my lesson. This happened in the early 90's so Im not sure if it still applies, just thought I'd throw it out there.

Yeah, pretty sure the speedometers are calibrated for the original sized tires.

 

[keepngoal]

Straight forward if you don't take into account the margin for error regarding car speedometers and the necessity of frequently and correctly recalibrating the radar guns themselves. I'm curious as to what the potential margin for error would be when those two things are taken into account. That should be a fairly easy thing to figure out, and people should be given at least that amount of leeway.

according to "Pay No Fine" as mentioned earlier in this thread your discovery requests ask to see who/how/when calibration takes place.

https://ia800304.us.archive.org/35/items/Pay-No-Fine/PayNoFine.pdf

Radar - Repair records, manufacturers manual and specifications, calibrationlog and the law enforcement department’s FCC License to operate theradar unit.

Tuning Fork - Certificate of accuracy and repair or calibration records.

Police Officer - Arrest record (day of offense and last three months prior toyour date of offense), daily log for the date of your offense, radar trainingrecord and operator’s certification and copies of both sides of your originalcitation.

Patrol Car - Speedometer calibration certificate, repair and maintenancerecords along with the repair and service records for the actual patrol car

 

[Cycsk]

You have to think that judges get pretty tired of people parroting what they find on that website. It isn't like they don't know what is going on.

 

[keepngoal]

You have to think that judges get pretty tired of people parroting what they find on that website. It isn't like they don't know what is going on.

People get tired attaching widget A to widget B. Its part of the gig in being a judge, that is, people choosing to exercise their access to the court.

 

[Al_4_State]

Straight forward if you don't take into account the margin for error regarding car speedometers and the necessity of frequently and correctly recalibrating the radar guns themselves. I'm curious as to what the potential margin for error would be when those two things are taken into account. That should be a fairly easy thing to figure out, and people should be given at least that amount of leeway.

You always run through the calibration process of the radar gun with an officer during a speeding trial. The cop explains how it works, and when he did it. If he didn't keep a record of it, the judge probably won't care. I've never met one that did anyway. They accept the cop's sworn testimony and find the driver guilty.