So, i recieved a speeding ticket in san francisco where EVERYONE drives 10mph plus on 280 or 101, my story is, I was driving on the fast line about 70 mph 5 mph over(65 being the speed limit) and this car that was behind me approached me at a fast speed and decided to tailgate me and so i decided to drive a little fast and pull over so that person behind me can past me up......So the cop decided to pull that person over behind me and ME at the same time and gave us both speeding tickets for going 75 on a 65...
Question: 1.) Can a cop pull 2 people over with accurate readings of how fast they are going? espeically me? from just judgeing the car behind me?
2.) would i fight this in court?
2007-04-16 12:06:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
1) Yes
2). well that depends, you can take it to court and hope the officer doesn't' show up or you can just pay the ticket and be done with it.
a) or you can pay an attorney and if you win all you pay is the attorney, or if you lose you pay the ticket and the attorney.
Take your pick.
2007-04-16 12:12:31 · answer #1 · answered by NolaDawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they can pull over two cars and know that both were speeding. Again, if the car behind you was speeding, then you would have to be as well or he would have run over you.
No, don't fight it. You chose to speed, so pay the consequence. Your comment about how everybody drives 10mph over is asinine. Just because everyone does it does not make it right, nor is it an excuse for you to do it.
Pay the ticket, don't speed next time, and don't complain when you get caught for breaking the law and actually have to hold yourself accountable.
2007-04-16 12:36:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would fight it. Yes to answer question # 1 he can pull 2 over at the same time. I speak from experience. I have a heavy foot, but manage to get myself out of the tickets that I otherwise deserve. Got one going 83 in a 55 and managed to get off with driving school and no points! GO TO COURT!!! take your driving record with you (if it is clean)and remember the rest of the scene around you that day (the cars around you at the time as many details as you can remember) those guns they use can only track one speed at a time accurately....most likely you'll get out of it. Ohh and obviously be polite to the judge and make eye contact and don't be a stuttering fool. GOOD LUCK
2007-04-16 13:12:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No one ever has to speed up that much to avoid an accident! One might have to swerve a little and momentarily accelerate, but no, that excuse is not going to work any better with the judge than it did with the trooper. In addition, driving without your seatbelt is a big deal. Sounds like you were nailed fair and square and you're going to have to accept the consequences. Buckle up.
2016-05-17 04:52:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The officer can probably get a valid "pace" on both vehicles. A "pace" is when he uses his speedometer to judge the speed rather than a radar.
Whether to fight it depends on how much free time you have and what you have to lose by paying it.
2007-04-16 13:56:48 · answer #5 · answered by Attorney Stephen M. Terpak 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the person behind you was speeding, then it would be safe to say you were too. You can always say why you increased your speed, unless the Officer was observing both of you for a while.
2007-04-16 12:13:44 · answer #6 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Driver education teaches us the proper response to a tailgater is not to speed up but move out of the way at the first convienient location and allow them to pass. Since you sped up, you endangered yourself, as well as others. (I actually slow down next to a slower car just to piss them off).
2007-04-16 12:14:19 · answer #7 · answered by xtowgrunt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. yes he can pull you over
2. he will judge your speed by the car following you, you were going at least that fast.
3. not for that reason, but for any of the regular reasons you can fight one. Officers certification, certification of police equipment and the such.
2007-04-16 13:22:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish I had a dollar for every person who ever had a speeding ticket and can think of some excuse why he should not have received it.
2007-04-16 12:52:10 · answer #9 · answered by TedEx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why did you stop? I would have just kept going. He couldn't follow you and ticket him at the same time.
Just pay the ticket. You did the deed.
2007-04-19 19:05:15 · answer #10 · answered by Cindy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋