Need advice. I was driving in NH with some friends (two other cars) and we were all pulled over on the highway.
Apparently, someone called and reported that we were going fast (called said we were going around 95mph - I don't know how he/she determined that)
So..we were going downhill at around 80 or so when we noticed a police cruiser and a police officer by his car waiting for us. As soon as he noticed us he starts waving to stop the traffic on the highway and shows us to pull over to the side of the highway.
He pulls over four cars - the first car has nothing to do with us and after all four cars stopped - officer waved the first car to go.
Then he goes to my friends in the first car - then to me - and to the third car telling us how someone called and reported us.
Eventually, the cop asks us to come out of our cars and gives all three of us speeding tickets. He says the following "I am not going to give you a 95mph ticket because I didn't see it, but I will give you an 86mph ticket" for $350 each.
"Slow down, have a nice day" - right, very nice birthday present (I had a birthday that day)
Now my questions are: what are the chances that he caught all three cars going at the same speed (86mph)?
What are the chances of us appealing the tickets?
My thoughts are that he didn't catch us on radar because when he noticed us (and we noticed him) - he was standing by his car without a radar gun, already waiting for us. We were not even going that fast at that time (maybe a bit fast when we were reported - but not even close to 95mph)
Apparently, someone called and reported that we were going fast (called said we were going around 95mph - I don't know how he/she determined that)
So..we were going downhill at around 80 or so when we noticed a police cruiser and a police officer by his car waiting for us. As soon as he noticed us he starts waving to stop the traffic on the highway and shows us to pull over to the side of the highway.
He pulls over four cars - the first car has nothing to do with us and after all four cars stopped - officer waved the first car to go.
Then he goes to my friends in the first car - then to me - and to the third car telling us how someone called and reported us.
Eventually, the cop asks us to come out of our cars and gives all three of us speeding tickets. He says the following "I am not going to give you a 95mph ticket because I didn't see it, but I will give you an 86mph ticket" for $350 each.
"Slow down, have a nice day" - right, very nice birthday present (I had a birthday that day)
Now my questions are: what are the chances that he caught all three cars going at the same speed (86mph)?
What are the chances of us appealing the tickets?
My thoughts are that he didn't catch us on radar because when he noticed us (and we noticed him) - he was standing by his car without a radar gun, already waiting for us. We were not even going that fast at that time (maybe a bit fast when we were reported - but not even close to 95mph)
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