My speeding ticket (long)

[jdbubb@ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

So, did you ask to see the radar readout???
Back in '78 I used to drive out to my favorite road (Wild Horse Creek
Road in St. Louis suburbs) late at night. On the way out I was taking
the curvy road route at relatively high speed. I'm pretty sure a cop
noticed me (lime green '76 Roc stands out like a sore thumb!), but he
didn't catch me cause evertime I was out of sight I'd really nail it. On
the way back in I came back on the main drag and since it always had
cops I was sure to go exactly the speed limit. Cop pulls me over anyway
and accuses me of something like 50 in a 40. The conversation was like
this.
You were doing 50 MPH.
No, I was going 40.
I've got you on radar at 50.
No, you don't. I was going 40.
Well, the radar says 50.
Let me see your radar readout.
The radar says 50.
Let me see it.
Your speedometer must be off, you better get it checked.

I think it was the only time I ever got pulled over when I wasn't guilty
and I'd been pulled over way too many times when I was. I just wasn't
going to get a ticket cause he couldn't catch me earlier.
Dan



Jorel Jackson wrote:
> 
> Well, I just got one of those speeding tickets in my
> 16V. I was northbound and the state trooper was south
> bound. The posted speed limit was 65 and I was doing
> 70. I saw him and let up on the gas. As we drew even
> he came across the grassy median with his lights
> flashing. Honestly I thought he was going to ram me!
> 
> He walks up and asks me if I'm in a hurry and how fast
> was I going. I forgot my no-talk rule and said I was
> somewhere between 65-70. He told me I was doing 79.
> "No way," said I. He then goes back to the car and
> writes up the ticket, gives it to me and I drive off.
> 
> About two minutes down the road I see he is on my
> tail. My speedo says about 62. He motors up along side
> and starts talking through his PA. Tells me to slow
> down or get another ticket. I drop down to 60, and he
> says I'm still too fast. Finally at an overly sedate
> 55 he breaks off and goes south again.
> 
> I was thinking somthing is wrong with my speedo. So I
> perform a simple test. I get back up to an indicated
> speed of 60 and start timing myself between mile
> markers. At that speed it should take me one minute to
> travel between two mile markers. It turned out I was
> consistently close to 60 seceonds on each test. My
> speedo is good. I have to fight this one.
> 
> My first strategy is to change to court date and hope
> the officer never shows up. Then maybe I'll say I was
> speeding, just not as fast as claimed. If I can get
> them to less than 75, this won't go on my record for
> the state of MN. Any other advice for my defense would
> be greatly appreciated.
> 
> =====
> Jorel Jackson
> web site:  http://geocities.com/jorel140/index.html
> 1987 16v & 1985 8v Sciroccos
> 2000 Neon ES
> Jaguar XK 180
> 
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