There was a news story in Colorado that speeders had some success by
challenging the radar gun's accuracy. Seems that there were some testing
procedures by use of tuning forks that were not done on a regular basis
as required by law. When these records were requested to validated the
radar's accuracy, some cases were thrown out due to the police agency's
lack of regular testing. You might search the Rocky Mountain News
archives in February and March for the story. Good luck with your case.
Mark Robinson
RMVR Spitfire #272
On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 02:24:20 -0700 "Michael D. Porter"
<portermd@zianet.com> writes:
> On my way back from my girlfriend's, who lives in central Texas, I
> encountered a rather zealous cop, who pulled me over
> for doing 85 in a 70 mph zone on I-20, near Colorado City, TX. Only
> difficulty was that I was doing 70, and had the
> cruise control set all the way from Abilene at that speed.
>
> It would have been a sort-of LBC question, but I can't manage six
> and a half hours straight in the GT6 any more, and was
> driving the 300ZX. I think I was the victim of a "let's get the
> out-of-state driver" trap--sports car and out-of-state
> plates.
>
> If anyone has any tested court procedures for challenging an
> improper speeding ticket, I'm all ears. I did what I could,
> according to books on the subject--I stated clearly that I was not
> speeding, and reiterated that, without hostility, in
> the last thing I said to the cop.
>
> I'm betting that this guy won't appear in court, but I don't want to
> take that chance. I'd like to have some questions
> for him if he does show up for court, since I intend to appear. Any
> suggestions are welcome.
>
> Fifteen over in Texas is going to be a pretty big ticket. I'd
> swallow the cost and pay the fine if I had been doing that
> speed, but I'm more than a little irked that the cop picked me out
> of a gaggle of cars from a mile and a half behind his
> static location when I wasn't speeding. I've been with a new insurer
> for only a year, with a previously great driving
> record, and I certainly don't want some quota hot dog damaging that
> and causing raised rates, especially since I'm
> recently unemployed--I don't need additional bills like this one.
>
> Advice is welcome.
>
> Cheers.
>
> --
> Michael D. Porter
> Roswell, NM
>
> Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking
> distance.
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