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mikeSS · 11-17-2010, 10:35 PM

the one good thing about getting a ticket like this, is that he has a funny story to tell everyone now

camaroitalia · 11-17-2010, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeSS

the one good thing about getting a ticket like this, is that he has a funny story to tell everyone now

lol yeah one mile over

khabboub · 11-17-2010, 10:59 PM

hahaha, i would have busted out laughing when the cop told me i was going 1 mile over.

ss=scuba steve · 11-17-2010, 11:03 PM

Pretty silly.....

Banshee · 11-17-2010, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by UCI CamaroFan

Tell your friend that the standard deviation of a radar gun is 2-3mph. From statistics, this means there is a good chance that he was not actually speeding and instead it was the radar gun that was off. The court cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you were speeding, and it will be thrown out. Iron Clad defense.

stats behind it: use a simple z-test, x - mean / std dev ==> 1 / 2.5 = .4... using a z-table, you can show that there is a 34% chance that your friend wasn't speeding and instead it was the radar gun that was off.

There is minimal deviation on radar and 0 zero on a LIDAR unit. They are DEAD NUTS ACCURATE and calibrated/tested at the beginning, mid and end of shift. They can not be 1 mph off and have only seen 3 in 20 years that were. Deviation in radar guns is measured in tenths of a mph...NOT 2 or 3 full mph.

LIDAR is 99.999% accurate.

What it sounds like, since "this guy aint here" to tell us the whole story...He was in the left lane doing 61 in a 60 and had 30 people behind him trying to pass. DUDE, if you are in the left lane, do 65 or 70...please?

Officers can write a freeway/highway ticket for 0 points and a fine if the officer writes a speed no greater than 5 mph over the limit. SO say he tagged friend at 68, he writes 61 in a 60...and all is legal and fair.

As far as the ticket...I am sure there was another infraction involved...or there are other mitigating circumstances. I cry BS just based on the OP theory of events..

midnighter · 11-17-2010, 11:24 PM

That's

2010 SSRS · 11-17-2010, 11:28 PM

sounds like a rookie cop

jdenotter · 11-17-2010, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Banshee

There is minimal deviation on radar and 0 zero on a LIDAR unit. They are DEAD NUTS ACCURATE and calibrated/tested at the beginning, mid and end of shift. They can not be 1 mph off and have only seen 3 in 20 years that were. Deviation in radar guns is measured in tenths of a mph...NOT 2 or 3 full mph.

LIDAR is 99.999% accurate.

What it sounds like, since "this guy aint here" to tell us the whole story...He was in the left lane doing 61 in a 60 and had 30 people behind him trying to pass. DUDE, if you are in the left lane, do 65 or 70...please?

Officers can write a freeway/highway ticket for 0 points and a fine if the officer writes a speed no greater than 5 mph over the limit. SO say he tagged friend at 68, he writes 61 in a 60...and all is legal and fair.

As far as the ticket...I am sure there was another infraction involved...or there are other mitigating circumstances. I cry BS just based on the OP theory of events..

I totally agree. Unless that officer angle was 20 degrees or more. I doubt he was off. However writing 61 in 60 I find hard to believe. I like to see a picture of the citation. Op can provide that?

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nardox · 11-18-2010, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Banshee

There is minimal deviation on radar and 0 zero on a LIDAR unit. They are DEAD NUTS ACCURATE and calibrated/tested at the beginning, mid and end of shift. They can not be 1 mph off and have only seen 3 in 20 years that were. Deviation in radar guns is measured in tenths of a mph...NOT 2 or 3 full mph.

LIDAR is 99.999% accurate.

What it sounds like, since "this guy aint here" to tell us the whole story...He was in the left lane doing 61 in a 60 and had 30 people behind him trying to pass. DUDE, if you are in the left lane, do 65 or 70...please?

Officers can write a freeway/highway ticket for 0 points and a fine if the officer writes a speed no greater than 5 mph over the limit. SO say he tagged friend at 68, he writes 61 in a 60...and all is legal and fair.

As far as the ticket...I am sure there was another infraction involved...or there are other mitigating circumstances. I cry BS just based on the OP theory of events..

I was not there when he received the ticket, so I don't know what really happened.

Like you said, there could be some other things that he didn't tell me about. or maybe he was doing more than 61 when he was 'following the traffic flow' and did something that caught the cop's attention.

As far as infractions, speeding was the only thing that was shown on the pic he sent me.

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Originally Posted by jdenotter

I totally agree. Unless that officer angle was 20 degrees or more. I doubt he was off. However writing 61 in 60 I find hard to believe. I like to see a picture of the citation. Op can provide that?

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I will have to ask for his permission for that tomorrow

toetter · 11-18-2010, 12:52 AM

Here we go again......

Lawdog1911 · 11-18-2010, 01:33 AM

At least he had a radar gun, I went to court on a BS ticket and told them the cop didn't even have a radar gun and he said, "he is a veteran cop, he can judge speed". I was so ticked!!!! They said pay the ticket, or go to court. The judge is going to believe the cop so pay now or pay later plus court fees.

Sc0rPs · 11-18-2010, 01:38 AM

Well people have a habit of explaining things making themselves look like an innocent victim. Plus there is always two sides to every story... I'm thinking he didn't tell you everything.

Otherwise... smokie must have been having a really bad hair day or something!

jmaryt · 11-18-2010, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by nardox

I was not there when he received the ticket, so I don't know what really happened.

Like you said, there could be some other things that he didn't tell me about. or maybe he was doing more than 61 when he was 'following the traffic flow' and did something that caught the cop's attention.

As far as infractions, speeding was the only thing that was shown on the pic he sent me.

I will have to ask for his permission for that tomorrow

what color the camaro?..."arrest me red?"....(hot damn!)..that's f**ked!.hope he fights it!..like the man said!..can't win if ya don't play!

ron10 · 11-18-2010, 01:56 AM

i've never heard of such a thing.i'll bet there isn't a cop on this forum that would do that.

11-17-2010, 11:03 PM	#18
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11-18-2010, 12:52 AM	#24
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11-17-2010, 10:35 PM	#15
mikeSS Drives: 2015 c7 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MI Posts: 7,462	the one good thing about getting a ticket like this, is that he has a funny story to tell everyone now

11-17-2010, 10:59 PM	#17
khabboub Tampa Gulf Coast Family Drives: Sold c7, in the market! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,250	hahaha, i would have busted out laughing when the cop told me i was going 1 mile over.

11-17-2010, 11:24 PM	#20
midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,906	That's

11-18-2010, 01:33 AM	#25
Lawdog1911 ZL1 Dreamin Drives: 1967 Camaro, 2010 2SS (RIP) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cut N Shoot Texas Posts: 532	At least he had a radar gun, I went to court on a BS ticket and told them the cop didn't even have a radar gun and he said, "he is a veteran cop, he can judge speed". I was so ticked!!!! They said pay the ticket, or go to court. The judge is going to believe the cop so pay now or pay later plus court fees.

11-18-2010, 01:38 AM	#26
Sc0rPs Drives: 2010 2LT / RS - 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Vancouver Posts: 519	Well people have a habit of explaining things making themselves look like an innocent victim. Plus there is always two sides to every story... I'm thinking he didn't tell you everything. Otherwise... smokie must have been having a really bad hair day or something!

11-18-2010, 01:56 AM	#28
ron10 Drives: 2010 2SS IOM L99 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: LOUISVILLE,KY.. Posts: 7,545	i've never heard of such a thing.i'll bet there isn't a cop on this forum that would do that.