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Originally Posted by --grande--
I was not going down hill, the officer was sitting under a over pass blacked out, he shot me with the radar gun mounted in his back window. There at the time of the reading was a 4 wheeler passing me. I know this because I had a detector in the truck with me at the time. I was speeding, 62mph in a 55, not 67mph. He came to the truck and told me i was doing 67mph I told him the truck is governed at 62mph, he laughed and said ya right.issedoff: I was like OK, he also gave the copany I work for a ticket for the tractor not being registered. We just got the truck and were waiting for the tags in the mail, I showed him the paperwork that stated the truck was legal, he said no I want the cab card. I told him the cab cards had not cam in yet, he still gave them a ticket :hellno:
chances are he knew how fast the car was going and how fast you where going. the radar will tell him which is the fastest vehicle and which is the strongest signal. (he will get two speeds on his detector) you being the truck and the bigger vehicle will have the strongest signal. also most officers are trained to judge your speed with there eyes and use the radar to back up there eye witness account. most officers can judge speed within 5 miles an hour and some are dead on all the time. (you spend hours doing it, it comes naturaly). he probably decided to give you the ticket because 80,000lbs speeding is more dangerous than 3,000. your best bet is to get a lawyer and plea it out. I wouldn't go into court and mention your radar detector or anything else. also most courts do not allow letters or statements as evidence unless the court or prosecutor can cross examine the witness. bol.