Guilty by Association

[1mic]

For those that have been ticketed with the use of radar, be sure to note that radar cannot be "focused" at the distances they are typically used to check speeds (1/4 mile or less). They will ALWAYS report the speed of the largest object (most surface area facing the radar gun). The beam width of typical police radar equipment is 250' at a distance of 1000'.

This fact won't help you if you're nabbed out in the open, but if you're in a group of cars and you're not the largest one, there's no way the officer can prove the radar was "locked" on you unless he can visually determine that you were the fastest among the group. If he states this in court (which he will if you contest it), you'll likely lose the case anyway.

However, there may be times that this information is valuable, so I just wanted to throw it out there. Also, none of this applies to LIDAR - the beam is always aimed and focused on a particular vehicle.

I got "nabbed" by a radar gun, my escort radar went off like a cell phone ringing. I wasnt too worried because I was already taking the exit. I got lucky i guess. But it seems to be around the same area I got another ticket (didnt have radar plugged in).

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[CaptainUnderpants]

I vow to always fight every ticket at this point. It is my belief that exceeding speed limits and accidents are not correlated. Damage from an accident and speed are correlated.

What is correlated with accidents is distracted driving. Cops should only issue tickets based upon distracted stupid errors and or dangerous maneuvers. But that requires too much thinking, so LEOs just go with the simplest method, speed.

So screw speed laws, and fight every damn ticket you can. If they are going to make my life difficult, I am going to make them earn my fine, even if it costs me double when adding lawyers fees. If every driver contested their tickets, it would de incentivise law enforcement from turning what should be a safety issue into a revenue generation tool.

Uh...... just my 2 cents.

 

[Nfs1000f]

Dash cam, get one

I purchased a Garmin GPS with dash cam, and have bought a dash cam for my wife. Not having it is like leaving the house without my phone or wearing a seat belt.
The Garmin will record time, speed and I believe location. I of course have the speed turned off.

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