Officer Location Questions:
Q. Where did you park your cruiser? GUELPH CURLING CLUB PARKING LOT
Q. In the north or south entrance? SOUTH
Q. Are you certain? YES
Q. Where specifically in the laneway did you park your cruiser? 20 METERS BACK
Q. Were you inside or outside of your cruiser when you took your speed reading? OUTSIDE
Q. Approximately how many meters wide is the laneway? 14 M
Q. How many meters from the roadway were you standing when you took your reading? 3 FEET
Q. What was the distance from your laser to my vehicle when you took your reading? 240 M
No big surprises here except the officer didn’t remember that he had parked his cruiser just five meters back from the road, in the laneway, not the parking lot, and that it was a marked vehicle. He testified that it was an unmarked vehicle.
Laser Questions:
Q. Would you say you rely quite heavily on the accuracy of the laser in your duties in traffic enforcement? YES
Q. You received official training with lasers and I trust you received training with the UltraLyte LR100. Is that correct? YES
Q. While you are not expected to be an expert with the unit, nor be familiar with the internal electronic workings of the unit, you are expected to be familiar with the operation, testing and maintenance of the unit. Is that correct? YES
Q. Did you receive official training on the operation of the UltraLyte LR100? YES
Q. Did you receive official training on the testing of the UltraLyte LR100? YES
Q. Did you receive official training on the maintenance of the UltraLyte LR100? NO
I was so caught up in the drama at this point that I didn’t run with this admission. I had prepared a slew of questions on the LR100 maintenance but didn’t ask them.
"As I'm sure you are aware the UltraLyte LR100 is a sophisticated piece of equipment that requires frequent testing to ensure it is running accurately in all aspects."
Q. Given that you rely heavily on its accuracy, would it be safe to say that you test the unit often for its accuracy? YES
Q. You tested the unit twice on Sept. 19, 2005, at 7:15 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., is that correct? YES
Q. Could you please tell the court what test or tests you performed? SELF-TEST, ALIGNMENT, DISTANCE TEST
I skipped a whole bunch of questions on the distance and alignment tests.
Q. Did you perform the Battery Voltage Test? YES
Q. Did you perform the Reference Frequency Test? NO
“This measures the instrument's internal time base.
The internal time base accuracy is critical to the overall accuracy of the unit.”
Q. Are you sure you didn't perform this test? YES I’M SURE
Q. Did you test the laser's accuracy for measuring a speed of 92 km/hr? NO
Q. Did you test the laser's accuracy for measuring any speed? NO
He hesitated for these last two questions, as he didn’t seem to understand them.
I pointed out that the distance test measures distance not velocity. I asked if he tested the speed of a moving vehicle. He said he did not.
There was one big surprise in this section of questioning. The officer stated that he usually tests the laser at the police station using a target that is 30 meters away.
I should have pounced on this one right away, but I left it until closing arguments.
Probably because I didn’t want him to come back with a response.
The discovery sheet showing his laser testing for that day had him at a public school doing the tests.
He also mentioned that he’s been training officers for two years on laser use.
I decided not to pursue this angle any further given that information.
That ended my cross-examination.
Q. Where did you park your cruiser? GUELPH CURLING CLUB PARKING LOT
Q. In the north or south entrance? SOUTH
Q. Are you certain? YES
Q. Where specifically in the laneway did you park your cruiser? 20 METERS BACK
Q. Were you inside or outside of your cruiser when you took your speed reading? OUTSIDE
Q. Approximately how many meters wide is the laneway? 14 M
Q. How many meters from the roadway were you standing when you took your reading? 3 FEET
Q. What was the distance from your laser to my vehicle when you took your reading? 240 M
No big surprises here except the officer didn’t remember that he had parked his cruiser just five meters back from the road, in the laneway, not the parking lot, and that it was a marked vehicle. He testified that it was an unmarked vehicle.
Laser Questions:
Q. Would you say you rely quite heavily on the accuracy of the laser in your duties in traffic enforcement? YES
Q. You received official training with lasers and I trust you received training with the UltraLyte LR100. Is that correct? YES
Q. While you are not expected to be an expert with the unit, nor be familiar with the internal electronic workings of the unit, you are expected to be familiar with the operation, testing and maintenance of the unit. Is that correct? YES
Q. Did you receive official training on the operation of the UltraLyte LR100? YES
Q. Did you receive official training on the testing of the UltraLyte LR100? YES
Q. Did you receive official training on the maintenance of the UltraLyte LR100? NO
I was so caught up in the drama at this point that I didn’t run with this admission. I had prepared a slew of questions on the LR100 maintenance but didn’t ask them.
"As I'm sure you are aware the UltraLyte LR100 is a sophisticated piece of equipment that requires frequent testing to ensure it is running accurately in all aspects."
Q. Given that you rely heavily on its accuracy, would it be safe to say that you test the unit often for its accuracy? YES
Q. You tested the unit twice on Sept. 19, 2005, at 7:15 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., is that correct? YES
Q. Could you please tell the court what test or tests you performed? SELF-TEST, ALIGNMENT, DISTANCE TEST
I skipped a whole bunch of questions on the distance and alignment tests.
Q. Did you perform the Battery Voltage Test? YES
Q. Did you perform the Reference Frequency Test? NO
“This measures the instrument's internal time base.
The internal time base accuracy is critical to the overall accuracy of the unit.”
Q. Are you sure you didn't perform this test? YES I’M SURE
Q. Did you test the laser's accuracy for measuring a speed of 92 km/hr? NO
Q. Did you test the laser's accuracy for measuring any speed? NO
He hesitated for these last two questions, as he didn’t seem to understand them.
I pointed out that the distance test measures distance not velocity. I asked if he tested the speed of a moving vehicle. He said he did not.
There was one big surprise in this section of questioning. The officer stated that he usually tests the laser at the police station using a target that is 30 meters away.
I should have pounced on this one right away, but I left it until closing arguments.
Probably because I didn’t want him to come back with a response.
The discovery sheet showing his laser testing for that day had him at a public school doing the tests.
He also mentioned that he’s been training officers for two years on laser use.
I decided not to pursue this angle any further given that information.
That ended my cross-examination.