Cops guess on speeding fines - say what???

gumpy · 06-04-2010, 04:24 AM

Cops guess on speeding fines

this is going to suck for z drivers... our car looks like it's speeding whilst stationary...

Matt · 06-04-2010, 09:42 AM

In most states, cops are trained in "visual estimation" and use radars as confirmation. Allof the states I've lived in allow speeding tickets to be issued with "visual estimation" as the only "proof".

Makes me feel slightly less "safe" with my V1 at my side.

bryan@Z1 · 06-04-2010, 10:11 AM

It's not really guessing when you're trained in the procedure. It essentially comes down to timing a cars travel time across a known distance and calculating the speed from that.

LiquidZ · 06-04-2010, 10:11 AM

Can't wait to get pulled over because I looked like I was driving fast.

PapoZalsa · 06-04-2010, 10:35 AM

You are going to waste money with a Lawyer, but that issue don't hold water in court.

TipsZ · 06-04-2010, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by bryan@Z1

It's not really guessing when you're trained in the procedure. It essentially comes down to timing a cars travel time across a known distance and calculating the speed from that.

Damn u Bryan .. always having to clear things up! Hey, I might have to take you up on that Miami / USF ticket .. the only problem is I will probably be the only USF fan in your seating area .. which would suck around a bunch of drunken Miami Cane's fans ... lol

GZ3 · 06-04-2010, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PapoZalsa

You are going to waste money with a Lawyer, but that issue don't hold water in court.

very true, BTW who is that goddess on the right in your avatar

370Zapper · 06-04-2010, 03:19 PM

I think this whole thing is kinda ridiculous. Cops are incompetent to use a radar, but competent to guess speed visually?

Wasting money on lawyers is a bad idea, since it probably won't get you anywhere. But what happens when a lawyer is victim of this themselves? I am sure they will raise a huge stink.

SiXK · 06-04-2010, 03:30 PM

It happened to me in Florida. On a residential street, near where I live, in a 35 MPH zone.

The cop pulled me over and said I was speeding. I wasn't. I know they have speed traps there.

I argued the cop down by insisting I knew they were there and was not speeding. I asked to see the radar and he said he visually estimated my speed and was going to let me go with a warning.

I was driving a small Nissan pickup. In a Z, I wouldn't have had a prayer.

PapoZalsa · 06-04-2010, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GZ3

BTW who is that goddess on the right in your avatar

Don't know bro, stole it from another site.

06-04-2010, 04:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
gumpy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 449 Drives: 09 370z white manual Rep Power: 16	Cops guess on speeding fines - say what??? Cops guess on speeding fines this is going to suck for z drivers... our car looks like it's speeding whilst stationary...

06-04-2010, 09:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Matt A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Augusta, GA Age: 41 Posts: 1,680 Drives: 2010 Avalanche LT Rep Power: 19	In most states, cops are trained in "visual estimation" and use radars as confirmation. Allof the states I've lived in allow speeding tickets to be issued with "visual estimation" as the only "proof". Makes me feel slightly less "safe" with my V1 at my side. __________________ "Any man who can drive a 370z while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the Z the attention it deserves." Albert Einstein....modified.

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LiquidZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,940 Drives: Mag. Black 2009 370Z Rep Power: 705	Can't wait to get pulled over because I looked like I was driving fast. __________________

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06-04-2010, 03:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
SiXK Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Orlando Posts: 352 Drives: 09 370Z / 91 300ZXTT Rep Power: 185	It happened to me in Florida. On a residential street, near where I live, in a 35 MPH zone. The cop pulled me over and said I was speeding. I wasn't. I know they have speed traps there. I argued the cop down by insisting I knew they were there and was not speeding. I asked to see the radar and he said he visually estimated my speed and was going to let me go with a warning. I was driving a small Nissan pickup. In a Z, I wouldn't have had a prayer. __________________ Magnetic Black 2009 370Z / Pearl Yellow 1991 300ZXTT

06-04-2010, 10:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
bryan@Z1 The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Carrollton, GA Age: 46 Posts: 38 Drives: 04 GTO Rep Power: 0	It's not really guessing when you're trained in the procedure. It essentially comes down to timing a cars travel time across a known distance and calculating the speed from that.

06-04-2010, 03:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
370Zapper Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 116 Drives: PG auto/sport 370Z Rep Power: 16	I think this whole thing is kinda ridiculous. Cops are incompetent to use a radar, but competent to guess speed visually? Wasting money on lawyers is a bad idea, since it probably won't get you anywhere. But what happens when a lawyer is victim of this themselves? I am sure they will raise a huge stink.

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