Originally Posted by AnthrAxNSB
That's not true. There are three methods and an officer can use when issuing a speeding ticket.
-radar/laser
-pacing
-discretional judgement
The second method is the most difficult to fight because you're going to have to prove their speedometer is miscalibrated (or it's error margin is significant enough that you could have fallen within the legal limit).
The first method is the next hardest to fight in court because you need to have information on the type of gun they used and its deficiencies.
The final method is can be beat rather easily. The problem is, the cop pulled him over for a moving violation and gave him a ticket for that, and tacked on the other two (both valid).
Where was the illegal search?
Good luck beating the reckless driving ticket.
To be Radar certified, you have to take the classes AND pass the test. You have to say the speed of vehicles passing and be correct within +/- 1 mph. you are tested on more than 20 cars (cant remember the exact amount).
So, by saying the final method can be beaten rather easily, could be false. If the officer can judge the speed of all the cars in their test and get them right, how can you prove that he estimated wrong when he's been tested and proven to estimate correctly?
good luck Jerry, i hope at least the fine/points will get reduced if possible