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I had the cruise control set to 74 mph. The officer said I was doing 81 mph. I’ve still got OEM tires on the Jeep and I was hardly blowing past anybody. Any chance my speedometer is off that badly? I figured he was bluffing because he only wrote me a warning.
Dude was bluffing ya!
I'm NOT saying you're speedometer is perfect, I'd check it against a GPS to be sure, but: If the speed limit is 70(?), and you were going 4 miles over, then it's too small to really ticket someone for going only 4 miles over, so he 'fudged' your actual mileage to pull you over. That's my theory.
I once got pulled over for going 58 in a 55. I know how fast I was going, because I commented to a friend of mine, "Gee. Think he'll pull me over for going 58 in a 55"? By the way, don't EVER say that. It's BAD karma. Anyway, when I was pulled over, the officer claimed I was doing 'at least' 69 in a 55mph zone. I asked to see his radar. They don't LIKE people to ask to see their radar: It implies they weren't honest.
The radar DID say 69 - here's my theory: He NEVER reset the darned thing after the last time he used it. I REALLY was doing 58 in a 55. I'd pay for THAT ticket any day. Because it's the truth.
But..........I paid over a $1000 in legal fees to fight a $70 ticket. I won't pay for something I DIDN'T do. Besides, I would have gone on high-risk insurance, which would have cost me $4000/year for 2 years (I had a couple of accidents), so the $1000 was a bargain. I seem to remember the lawyer saying, "But it's ONLY a $70 ticket". And when he kept filing extensions for the court appearance, the judge that let the ticket drop said, "But it's ONLY a $70 ticket".
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