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Originally Posted by Kevin-SFBucks
I wonder how you fight a radar gun when you are well over the 10mph they usually give as a cushion? Wouldn't calibration issues go out the window at that point?
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I have done it twice. Both times it worked. An old friend who is an LAPD motorcycle cop taught me this.
You have a right to mount a defense, even for something as simple as a speeding ticket.
You get the court to assist you (they are required by law to do so) in getting a subpoena for the manufacturer of the radar gun. In the subpoena, you ask for the specifications of the particular radar gun used. The company will refuse, trade secrets. Case dismissed.
You can also beat a ticket for running a red light if its not with a camera, if it is just the copy eye balling.
1. The cop must appear, if he/she doesn't, case dismissed.
2. If the cop appears, you have the right to question him or her.
Question: Where were you looking at the exact moment the light turned red?
Answer: The light. Follow up: Then how do you know where my car was?
Answer: Your car. Follow up: Then how do you know the light turned red.
This one works on close calls. By law, if the first fractional inch of your front bumper is touching the first fractional inch of the limit line (that half line in front of crosswalks) when the light turns red, you are legally "in" the intersection and are allowed to continue.
Of course, speeding and running red lights are always bad ideas.