Tickets!

Jjaden

Last Monday I got pulled over by a cop driving the opposite direction on a highway.

I noticed him as I was passing by and I kept going, he didn't turn his flashers on right away but kept going for a little before he was able to do a U-Turn.

By this time I was pretty far ahead and thought I might be out of sight so I pulled over and hit a gas station and began to fill up.

He pulled up next to me as I was filling up and told me I was going 35KM over the limit which is 4 points and a 350$ fine. He asked me for my DL and registration/insurance and took it to his car.

I saw him on the radio for 3 mins, then he came back to me and said "Everyone needs a break from time to time, so today I'm giving you a break" handed me my papers back and walked away.

I can't recall the last time something so unexpectedly awesome has happened to me.

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Pharmacist

perhaps he let you go because he didnt manage to get a reading on his radar, or maybe the radar was off. if either of that happened, he technically cannot write a ticket

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gleonard

or because he lost site of him. The odds may be low, but it could be argued that there was another car of the same color that he really saw speeding.

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Vegitto-kun

I guess that must of been it.

I mean how can they fine you if they cant measure your speed

frost

Is that a Canada thing? I know cops can do visual estimations here. Maybe that's a state thing though.

nuTinmuch

I've never had a problem with a cop before but I noticed that I was often being trailed/watched/etc when I started driving my 370. I figured that since I aim to make it loud and I also have a tendency to drove 5 - 10 over with traffic here that it might be a good idea to pick up a good detector.

I bought a 8500 X50 and pretty much love it. It works great. I've picked up a few cops from a half mile to a mile out so far. I've actually been surprised to see how many use X around here.

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Pheonix

Way back when, I got stopped by a radar car who was on another stop as I passed them. He claimed that even though he hadn't laser tagged me, he spent enough time watching cars he could tell I was going over. Some of these cars do nothing but assigned traffic details. They get to know an approximation, and they can tell the speeds in their assigned wards or jurisdictions. It becomes their job.

I didn't get a ticket, but thats not the point. The point is yes...at least in this state, a visual estimation is as good as any other.

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Pharmacist

but even if you get a ticket, you can still get the pig to court and if your paralegal is halfway competent he should easily cast doubt on the estimated speed and the cop's "superman eyes" thing. i'd imagine unless he acutally used instrumentation to measure your real speed, this "i thought he was going too fast because I can sense it and i have very good vision" thing won't convince a judge.

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IDZRVIT

Many, many years ago a friend of mine received a speeding ticket based on the cops 'visual'. He went to court and asked the judge if he could question the cop on his acute ability to estimate speed. Judge said yes. My friend looked at the cop, raised his arm and dropped it as fast as he could. He looked at the cop and asked "How fast was that?" The cop was dumbfounded and the judge sent my friend on his way!

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frost

I'll store that in memory for later use!

blue660r01

A lot of cops now are qualified to judge how fast a car is going so they could still give you a ticket if they want.

Pharmacist

would it hold up in court? in the absence of any physical evidence of speeding, would a judge still enter a conviction because of a cop's "gut feeling"? can't you just dispute the accuracy of the cop's superman senses for the judge?

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Zsteve

So are the cops certified for speed judgeing like their equipement? Dont think so, no one can acurately judge a vehicles speed all the time.

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blue660r01

I bet if you drive by me I could get within 2mph.. Like most officers could.

Pharmacist

yeah, you have superman senses now why don't you put your talent to good use, like actually fighting real crime

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