What is the name of your state? Washington
Was pulled over by state patrol on side road. He said I was doing 48 in a 35. The officer had attitude right from the start so I remained as quiet as possible and didn't even try to negotiate. I was in such shock that I really could not do anything but laugh, but was still pissed that I got a $114 ticket.
The situation:
Officer says he clocked me as he crested the hill he was going over. I was about 1/2 mile from him at that point heading towards him. There were two cars infront of me about halfway between me and the cop traveling in opposite directions.
I didn't notice the cop until I saw the brake lights of the car infront of me. At that point I looked at my speed which was exactly 40mph. I of course am contesting the ticket.
How do I prove it wasn't me doing that speed?
Cops never show up at the contestment hearings here in Washington, I guess they aren't required to. If for some reason he does show, can I grill him on what make and model those other two cars were and how he determined that I was the speeder. I wrote down every last detail of that event, so is this enough to get off by stating that if he can't remember any other details how can he remember why he picked me. My car was Red and had the headlights on, the others were earth toned with no headlights, so I figured I just stood out.
From what I have researched, they can only use laser when at a standstill, so he had to be using Radar. Since he was driving, he most certainly could not have aimed it and since the radar beam spreads wider and wider the farther from the source it gets, I have calculated that the other two cars were also inside the beam width based on the manufacturers information.
Was pulled over by state patrol on side road. He said I was doing 48 in a 35. The officer had attitude right from the start so I remained as quiet as possible and didn't even try to negotiate. I was in such shock that I really could not do anything but laugh, but was still pissed that I got a $114 ticket.
The situation:
Officer says he clocked me as he crested the hill he was going over. I was about 1/2 mile from him at that point heading towards him. There were two cars infront of me about halfway between me and the cop traveling in opposite directions.
I didn't notice the cop until I saw the brake lights of the car infront of me. At that point I looked at my speed which was exactly 40mph. I of course am contesting the ticket.
How do I prove it wasn't me doing that speed?
Cops never show up at the contestment hearings here in Washington, I guess they aren't required to. If for some reason he does show, can I grill him on what make and model those other two cars were and how he determined that I was the speeder. I wrote down every last detail of that event, so is this enough to get off by stating that if he can't remember any other details how can he remember why he picked me. My car was Red and had the headlights on, the others were earth toned with no headlights, so I figured I just stood out.
From what I have researched, they can only use laser when at a standstill, so he had to be using Radar. Since he was driving, he most certainly could not have aimed it and since the radar beam spreads wider and wider the farther from the source it gets, I have calculated that the other two cars were also inside the beam width based on the manufacturers information.