Recently I was riding my jet sky in a 5 mph zone. A Police officer stop me and issue a ticket for riding it over the limit of 5 mph in a 5 mph max zone. I contested the ticket in court. I essentially state that he didn’t have a radar, so he could not possibly knew what my speed was (needless to say I was riding at 5 or 6 mph). He said that he did not need a radar to knew I was navigating over 5 mph because, quote, “when a vessels goes over 5 mph It makes waves and does not “glide” on the water, and the jet sky was making waves”. He asserted to that he knew that for a fact, because of some training he took that teach him that. My question is. Is that can be true? Can a Police officer can be train to spot a vessel that is going over 5 mph just by looking at it, without a speed radar? Keep in mind that he said I was riding at 10 mph? The law here states that he “can or may” (not must) use a speed radar to measure the speed. Needles to say I lost the contest and was order to pay the ticket, but I plan to appeal.
2006-08-28 15:24:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
No Wake means No Wake any time the jet ski speed causes an angle that less than 45% from the stern wake is formed causing a wave to the sides rocking the other boats against there moorings Damage to hulls and ropes. How would you like you just sat down in your Cris Craft 35' cabin cruser to fine brandy with Brandy And a Muther ripped by on his jet ski rocking the boat before you got Brandy glasses to your lips? or brandy's lips to yours
2006-08-28 15:41:11 · answer #1 · answered by John Paul 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you appeal you have a good chance of winning. Ask the officer in what direction and at what speed the current was running at the time, and ask him "since currents are variable, how could he know how it affected your speed"? Ask also, "Was the officer standing still, or was his vessel in motion"? If he stated that you were going 10 mph, and the limit was 5 mph, ask him to prove to the court out in the parking ot, when a vehicle is going exactly 5 mph. Not 4 or 6, but exactly 5, since he's claiming that he can tell the difference. Now, it the signs that were posted said "5MPH-No wake", you're screwed.
2006-08-28 22:50:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, you lose. Of course they can tell by looking on land or water. They are checked often, and have to be within a certain percentage of actual speed to be certified to continue in the job. Actually on water it's much easier. The amplitude of the wake is a very accurate gage of speed.
2006-08-28 22:35:54 · answer #3 · answered by oklatom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5 mph means "NO WAKE" and to run at the slowest possible speed, Sorry, you lose, and BTW, everyone see's jet ski's as "Reckless" (thanks to your fellow riders), they are always getting "Yanked" by law enforcement here, you must follow the same rules as a boat, your type of craft (PWC) is involved in over 75% of all marine collisions, thats why "Johnny Law" is always up your guys azz ! most people don't like jet ski's, just the way it is because of the accidents that they cause.
2006-08-29 04:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that cop was just trying to give u a ticket. you cant really tell by a wake off a boat and if i were you, i'd fight it cause jetski's idle at 5 mph so i think he screwed you over, they only go 5 on idle
2006-08-28 23:05:41 · answer #5 · answered by halo2masterof2004 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋