What is the name of your state? Texas
I was given a speeding ticket the other day for going 50 in a 30. The speed is posted just over the hill that the cop clocked me on. I just got a ticket 8 days earlier that I am willing to pay and do the driving course and stuff for, but this ticket has a few interesting issues that I think a judge would be sympathetic to.
First, I turn left from a four way stop to get onto the street that I was ticketed on. However, that same street on the other side of the four way street is a 40 mph zone for a good 3 miles, then it arbitrarily is converted to a 30 mph zone after the four way stop. The traffic on the street after the four way stop is actually much lighter than the 40 mph zone and the only reason I can find for the speed limit to be 30 mph is that it is a new residential area with a few neighborhood entrances on the sides of the street. The number of lanes etc, does not change after the stop. Think this route proves a good defense? The thing about this ticket that makes me very angry is that there was absolutely no traffic on the road, and because it is located in a developing (not developed except for a few houses) area the speed limit will most certainly be raised up to 40 within the next few months. Also, the sign wasn't posted until a little less than 2 months ago.
Second, in Texas (remember I got a ticket a week earlier so my memory is quite fresh) when you are pulled over for speeding the officer always asks if there was an emergency for the speeding infraction. Similar, though obviously not the same, to the Miranda Rights, doesn't certain procedure have to be followed for a ticket to be properly administered? I may be stretching things, but I'm a fan of applying the law but only if properly applied.
Third, a good defense against such tickets (radar enforced) is asking questions about the calibration of the radar gun and the tuning forks used. I have no clue as to where to look on LexisNexis or other legal resources to determine Texas statutes regarding the admissibility of testimony of officers based on radar readings. Any help with this would be great. I'm an 18 year old college student with no previous infractions so I think I stand a good chance of getting a dismissal or reduction in fine.
Fourth, the ticket said that I was traveling east when I was clocked, but this isn't true. The road is almost a direct path north. Any shot at getting the ticket dismissed on this charge either?
I'm really open to any suggestions, but after a night of thinking of various legal outs these are all that I've got. Thanks!
I was given a speeding ticket the other day for going 50 in a 30. The speed is posted just over the hill that the cop clocked me on. I just got a ticket 8 days earlier that I am willing to pay and do the driving course and stuff for, but this ticket has a few interesting issues that I think a judge would be sympathetic to.
First, I turn left from a four way stop to get onto the street that I was ticketed on. However, that same street on the other side of the four way street is a 40 mph zone for a good 3 miles, then it arbitrarily is converted to a 30 mph zone after the four way stop. The traffic on the street after the four way stop is actually much lighter than the 40 mph zone and the only reason I can find for the speed limit to be 30 mph is that it is a new residential area with a few neighborhood entrances on the sides of the street. The number of lanes etc, does not change after the stop. Think this route proves a good defense? The thing about this ticket that makes me very angry is that there was absolutely no traffic on the road, and because it is located in a developing (not developed except for a few houses) area the speed limit will most certainly be raised up to 40 within the next few months. Also, the sign wasn't posted until a little less than 2 months ago.
Second, in Texas (remember I got a ticket a week earlier so my memory is quite fresh) when you are pulled over for speeding the officer always asks if there was an emergency for the speeding infraction. Similar, though obviously not the same, to the Miranda Rights, doesn't certain procedure have to be followed for a ticket to be properly administered? I may be stretching things, but I'm a fan of applying the law but only if properly applied.
Third, a good defense against such tickets (radar enforced) is asking questions about the calibration of the radar gun and the tuning forks used. I have no clue as to where to look on LexisNexis or other legal resources to determine Texas statutes regarding the admissibility of testimony of officers based on radar readings. Any help with this would be great. I'm an 18 year old college student with no previous infractions so I think I stand a good chance of getting a dismissal or reduction in fine.
Fourth, the ticket said that I was traveling east when I was clocked, but this isn't true. The road is almost a direct path north. Any shot at getting the ticket dismissed on this charge either?
I'm really open to any suggestions, but after a night of thinking of various legal outs these are all that I've got. Thanks!