Another negative comment from the amish.

 

Tried that. Failed miserably. Learned my lesson. Now I drive like grandma.

 

I agree ... ask them how they compute the net speed because there would have to be an adjustment for the LEO's speed ... ask to see the alogorithm and source code the manufacturer uses to compute your speed in general ... then ask for the code that computes the net speed. Maybe you can find some swift software engineer to take a look at it and tell you how accurate it is more likely though, the manufacture will not provide any of it because its proprietary information. How can they say there is not a bug in the software, or that its 100% correct?

-Swifty

 

20 years ago my Fathers cousin was in charge of the INTERSTATE PATROL here. Even back then he told us a Patrol car could Tack and CLOCK up to 6 Lanes of traffic coming and going whether he was moving or not !!! Allright you COPS with VETTES it's your turn to chime in !!!!

 

Yes, there is such a thing as moving radar. I won't go in to the details because someone else already did a good job of that.

For all you non-believers out there, I'm 200% positive that a LEO can get your speed while he's moving.

 

Sounds like you're taking the wrong person to court!!! Case law has been upheld that the use of radars/lasers/lidar to determine violator speeds is a standardized and accepted practice nationwide. It has also been upheld that officers need not know the intricacies of their tools beyond their level of expertise. In other words, we are not required to be able to explain "algorithms and source codes", nor be able to explain how a radar makes adjustments for patrol speed. We are merely required to know BASIC OPERATION of the tools we use. Think about it: you may know how to put a DVD into your player, press the play button, and watch the movie on the screen, but do you know exactly how the movie is transferred from the disc to your television screen and which algorithms and source codes are used to do so?

Therefore, if you want someone to testify to all of that information, a expert witness will have to be served with a subpoena, and they also normally charge a hefty price (upwards of $250/hr) to testify....ALL AT THE DEFENDANT'S (YOUR) EXPENSE because the prosecution is not required to put on such evidence. It would be cheaper to pay the ticket, take your points on your license and SLOW DOWN!!!

From my personal experience of testifying in court (which I do at least 5-6 times per week), if you go into court playing the, "I wanna know the source codes and algorithms of your radar" tactic, the prosecutor, judge, and often the jury, will eat your lunch!!! You will be found guilty, assessed the MAXIMUM FINE + COURT COSTS, assessed points on your license, not allowed to take any defensive driving class or deferred adjudication, and sent away crying like a little biaaaaatch. It happens all the time. Moral of the story: Pleading "Not Guilty" is your right as an American....especially if you're not guilty. However, if you're honestly guilty and going to take that approach...make sure you know what you're talking about when you do it (or hire a real lawyer who can pretend like he does), because if you don't...the prosecutor, judge, and/or jury will just see you as a poophouse lawyer!!

Poophouse lawyer (noun) = normally, a guilty person, trying to dig deep to find a reason to get out of what he/she did to land him in court in the first place.

cha ching...$0.02 deposited

 

Case closed it would seem.

 

Absofrigginlutely LEO's can calculate your speed when both vehicles are moving in opposite directions.

The ticket will stand, the best that you can do is opt for driver training and reduced points.

 

my brother a cop for 27years, rarely writes traffic violations. Doesn't need the courts overtime pay, just too much paperwork and bull. Yet, 2 months ago he saw a vehicle going in the other direction at a very high rate of speed,[ like sometimes I do] and he caught up to him and gave him a green stamp WITHOUT even knowing his speed. I reside in gestapo territory in Maryland,and my brother told me that since he was a professional officer that he knows when someone is going too fast and can ticket them on the spot.no devices or pacing needed. NOW THAT SUCKS

 

IMHO, cops like that give the rest of us a bad wrap. Yes, there are bad apples out there.

 

I got busted in Dallas a few weeks ago for doing 55 in a 45. Guy let me go for no front plate.

 

Seeing that you're suggesting that the OP challenge basic high-school physics, maybe the manufacturer should also be required to demonstrate that they can prove the speed of light too?

 

did he just call us stupid?