vcpirate99
Junior Member
What is the name of your state TN.
I got pulled over on a major secondary highway that had a limit of 55mph. I was just passing a "reduced speed ahead" sign when a city police officer flashed his lights and did a u-turn to pull me over to nail me for speeding. he wrote on the ticket 58 in a 45 zone. even though, i had not passed the newer lesser speed limit sign. even on the ticket, the crossroads where he put the infraction as being at, is known to be in the higher zone. the speed does not change for a good couple of blocks. i have since taken pictures of the road and signs. I once read somewhere that if you are not impeding the flow of traffic, even if you are speeding, that a police officer does not have the right to pull you over. I also remember reading something along the same lines, if you have a headlight out, even if there is no traffic, if you are not impeding traffic, anything found from a search from a stop for the headlight being out would be considered inadmissable(I didnt have my headlight out, just remember reading that somewhere). so my question is, where would i find that info to copy or bring into court to fight the last 3mph? i question even the 58mph radar. what are my options to beating the ticket?
I got pulled over on a major secondary highway that had a limit of 55mph. I was just passing a "reduced speed ahead" sign when a city police officer flashed his lights and did a u-turn to pull me over to nail me for speeding. he wrote on the ticket 58 in a 45 zone. even though, i had not passed the newer lesser speed limit sign. even on the ticket, the crossroads where he put the infraction as being at, is known to be in the higher zone. the speed does not change for a good couple of blocks. i have since taken pictures of the road and signs. I once read somewhere that if you are not impeding the flow of traffic, even if you are speeding, that a police officer does not have the right to pull you over. I also remember reading something along the same lines, if you have a headlight out, even if there is no traffic, if you are not impeding traffic, anything found from a search from a stop for the headlight being out would be considered inadmissable(I didnt have my headlight out, just remember reading that somewhere). so my question is, where would i find that info to copy or bring into court to fight the last 3mph? i question even the 58mph radar. what are my options to beating the ticket?