ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:
Ask for calibration records for the radar gun and everything.
This is the best advise, if you ask me.
I've gotten out of two tickets because of this. Cops assume you don't know you can ask. Just ask to see the radar gun's calibration record (has to be calibrated every 3 days round here), if it's over the limit, you're off. If they can't show you your clocked numbers on the radar gun, you're off.
I don't know what you do after-the-fact, but you might be able to ask for the calibration records to see if it wasn't calibrated when you got pulled over.
The first time, I asked to see the numbers, he immediately changed subject and told me about how my rear license plate is bent making it hard to read and that I smell "skunky" (I'm 19 and have 2 feet of hair). I said, "OK", since I knew it wasn't true. He went back to his car, pretended to file some paperwork I'm guessing, then came back to my door and told me to "get moving, but make sure you don't speed".
Second time, I asked to see the numbers, he pretended he didn't know what I was talking about. I told him that my lawyer said I can drive off if he didn't pull me over for any "legitimate" reason, so I asked him if he had anything other reason to pull me over for. He said no, so I said "goodbye" and drove off nice and slow. He followed me for 2 miles but then pulled over for whatever. I'd never just pull away from a cop like that, but I could tell he was full of $h!% and probably never used his radar gun to begin, and since I wasn't going crazy fast he can't pretend I was driving wrecklessly (doesn't need a radar gun to determine).
I have gotten pulled over for speeding and asked to see the numbers a third time (but this was the second, chronologically). He showed me and I got the ticket. I can't stand traffic cops.
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