I just got a ticket for 60 in a 45 and he said he radared me 4 times. One of my friends told me he cant radar u when he is in motion. Is he right?
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UNFORTUNATELY IT WORKS, IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH A SPEED SENSOR CONNECT TO THE OFFICER'S VEHICLE.  IT WORKS APPROACHING OR ON-COMING.  ANTENNA'S ON VEHICLES ARE DIFFERENT BUT DOWN HERE WE USE A ANTENNA WHICH APPEARS TO BE A SPOTLIGHT HOOKED OVER THE TOP OF THE WINDOW GLASS.  IT MAY BE AIMED UP OR DOWN THE ROAD.\n\nWORKS AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS IN SIGHT!\n\nDRIVE CAREFUL HEAR !
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A)  If you were convicted on the tickets, there isn't anything you can do.\n\nB) If they are still pending, get a lawyer\n\nC) Not speeding will certainly help you to keep it clean going forward.
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Sometimes it's not illegal to sell or possess certain items, but it is illegal to use them.  I think in most cases radar detectors fall under this category.\n\nIn particular, they are illegal to use in Arkansas. Sorry about that.
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Dear Tony Cologne,\n When you say a red car appearing to move faster, do you mean to the human eye or to the device that the cops use. I think you may have some confusion that is evident in popular lore about the Doppler shift. \nHowever, you might have a point about the cops coming to a complete stop and then catching up again within a quarter mile. At 37 mph a quarter mile is 24 seconds. That means the whole time they are stopping it is adding to your lead as well as the whole time they are accelerating to catch up. Then once they surpass your velocity they have to exceed it enough to catch up within what is left of the 24 seconds they started with. Plus, nobody pulls over right away the instant the lights start flashing. If you had a savvy lawyer you might have a case, plus the judges know these cops usually embellish the truth. Who cares, its a traffic ticket, might as well fight it and have some fun. Its not like you'll get the death penalty if you lose.
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why didn't you pay the minor fine and not have to sweat this thing for life? you could call the sherif and ask him if he wants to get you. hey he can't trace your phone call to him just don't tell him where you are.
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Chances are you will get points on your license.  Your insurance is also likely to go up.  Regardless of whether or not someone was tailgating you, YOU were speeding, so it's your fault.
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Yes you can easily fight this one and should. All tickets should be litigated. They are just using you as a profit center. Time to stop this.
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Hmmm.... let's see... about 6 in about 20 years of driving... yes, sadly, they were all fair... completely accurate.  I was, indeed, speeding.  I have not, however, gotten a ticket for every time I've  deserved one... I have sped more often than I have been ticketed for speeding... so when I've been ticketed, I have no reason to complain.
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Hey dude - Sorry to hear about the ticket.  I got a couple things for ya:\n\n1.) You said you think you weren't doing more than 85.  So you know, most speedometers in vehicles are off between 5-7MPH.  Unless you have a calibrated speedometer (like cop cars) your indicated speed is probably not what you are actually doing.  Be careful.\n\n2.)  I have never heard of them changing this type of violation to a non-moving violation.  I think the route you should attempt to take is to go to court and respectfully and in a non-argumentative manner, request the fine/speed be reduced due to whatever circumstances you feel are appropriate.  A lower speed will possibly reduce the points.\n\nThe key is be humble and respectful.  The worst thing that can happen is the court will say no.  Doesn't hurt to ask though.\n\nGood luck.
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I've tried answering this question on many,very many occassions. Dont know if theres a good answer much less a "right" or "wrong" one.  But the percentage of traffic cases won against an officer are near NONE. \n\nThe only chance is to be able to succesfully challenge the defice that was used to clock your brothers speed. There are faults in these devices, but the best challenge is the recent callibration or lack of. \n\nOn the other hand let me add, the number one reason people dont fight speeding tickets is that it is MUCH more expensive to fight than to pay. The average ticket is much less than the average attorney and I might add "Average" wont cut it in this case. \n\nThe number TWO reason people dont fight traffic tickets, well, because they are guilty of the charge and their time is more valuable than the cost of the fine. \n\nWishing your brother "Good LUck" \n\nPeace Out
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I had something similar happen to me and I managed to get out of it, with proof.\n Facing traffic while parked may prove a bit difficult to get out of, but not impossible. Providing you were parked there momentarily and not overnight.\n I pleaded ignorance because I truly did not know. I parked on the street overnight in an unposted area. Apparently, Bolingbrook residents in that area were/are not allowed to be parked on the street between 2-4 AM. I brought the recent ticket and my receipts from the DMV, (address changes from my new drivers license, registration, ETC.), to the police station and explained this to the sergeant. After I showed proof of literally just having moved they let it go with a warning.\n It will go on his record if the fine is paid, however, it is really a non-factor as far as insurance goes as long as it is a one shot deal and doesn't happen with regularity. If the police forgo the ticket and the fine is not paid, it will be as if the ticket never happened.\n It may be best to go to court to plead your case, but, if the fine is cheaper than missing 1/2 of a days work, I'd pay the fine.\n Good luck!
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Polo, here is the sad truth:  He won't approve it.  There are guidelines that the judge has to adhere to.  He cannot allow you to take a second defensive driving class within the specified time.  Sorry.  You failed to tell us the State in which you received the tickets.  There might be slightly different laws from state to state.
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First of all, the police most certainly can pull you over in your driveway if they choose to.  It's not like making it to your driveway suddenly invokes some kind of "King's X" on breaking the law.  Pulling him over in the driveway has absolutely no bearing on his guilt or innocence.\n\nSounds like the officer wrote the wrong posted speed limit  on the ticket, and later sent you an amendment to the ticket, indicating what he'd amended (the posted speed).  Don't see any kind of issue with that.\n\nIf the police were following him (which is what you said), they very likely didn't have a radar reading to show him...why use radar when you're following someone?  It's certainly possible, but I suspect radar wasn't the issue here.\n\nThe "they" charging him $800 isn't the police, it's the court.  Law enforcement does not set the fines for traffic offenses, the courts do.  This has nothing to do with whether or not he should have received the ticket, so I don't know why you're mentioning it. \n\nIf your brother does not agree with the officer's assessment that he was driving 60 miles an hour in a 40 mile an hour zone, then he should contest the ticket in court.  It will be the officer's job to prove your brother violated the speed limit and your brother can offer whatever defense he might be able to offer.  The judge makes up his mind based on what he/she hears.
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Check the sound ordinance in your town.  In Philadelphia if you crank the tunes after 10pm the cops will give you a ticket.\n\nCall the cops a few times and he'll stop.
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No. depends on how bad your driving record is.  Obviously, you probably had multiple tickets & hadn't paid them.
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In my state, I have contested each and every ticket I got. I always had it dropped, just because I showed up in court, or put my excuse in writing...\n\nGive it a try, you have nothing to lose
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They deny they have quotas, but they have a little gimmick called citizen contact points.  The more points you get the better cop you are (and the more tickets you write and revenue you generate incidentally). \n\nNever talk to a cop, use the statement "If you choose to cite me or arrest me I will cooperate, otherwise I will now answer no more qustions" (AFTER you have provided I.D. registration etc.) \n\nIt is your right, and they know it.