taking a speed from a car that has just passed you.. and you get the ticket, because the speed camera wasn't calabrated properly?
2007-03-28 04:24:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Well fancy that - I shall sleep so much better now for that little pearl of wisdom!
2007-03-28 04:26:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
How many times do you think that has been tried in Court?
In the UK all speeding offences need two sources of information (called corroboration.) In the case of a static camera, the camera records your speed by radar or other device first, source one. The second source is two photos which are taken and timed as you drive over white lines at set distances on the road. By checking the time it took you to get from one white line to the other your speed is double checked, source two.
Please tell me how a car passing you i.e. on the other side of the road, can alter the time it takes your car to pass between the two white lines (or series of lines as is often the case now.)
Nice theory but you are oh so wrong.
2007-03-28 12:12:20 · answer #2 · answered by Captain Sarcasm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can contest your case in court. Most people get off due to insufficient evidence. In English Law, the police must produce 'evidence' that a 'crime was committed' and they must make that 'evidence' available to you and your legal representative. Quite often the police fail to produce the evident and you walk free.
How to avoid a speeding ticket. Drive very slowly on main roads and in town. Go fast down un-managed country lanes. Go for it and good luck.
PS - the good news is that the hand-held speed cams used by the police cause impotence. They are ruining their sex lives while at the same time collecting money from you. Something about prostitutes in there somewhere.
2007-03-29 02:23:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No- But I did notice the other day when a jeep speed by us, the camera flashed too late and Im pretty sure it got us and not the jeep that was speeding.
But we were in England at the time and we don't live there so, Meh...
2007-03-28 04:28:27 · answer #4 · answered by Colin 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
did you know that a real live cop can point his radar at on cer and they could be close together and get the wrong car's speed?
to the guy above me. go on a ride along with a traffic cop. wait until somone points a gun at you and wants to kill you because he was caught speeding.
i bet everytime you walk into work and preform the most frequent task somone might want to kill you.........
2007-03-28 05:36:47 · answer #5 · answered by Kevy 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Are you asking about hand held camera or the fixed position ones?
2007-03-28 12:21:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose the camera could be misaimed but I wouldn't try using that as an excuse in court.....
2007-03-28 04:27:53 · answer #7 · answered by Nightstalker1967 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's of course if there is film in the camera in the first place.
If there is film, the picture should show the overtaking vehicle.
2007-03-28 04:33:07 · answer #8 · answered by Boris 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yeh and do u no if u do about 30 mor than the speed u go to fast fot it to catch u.
2007-03-28 04:31:22 · answer #9 · answered by john k 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
you also have the right to a copy of the most recent calibration certificate
2007-03-28 04:47:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋