speeding???

Question

I have been acused of speeding but theres no evidences like a ticket or some sort of thing I went to a hearing and the only thing they got is other officer as witness is this enough to nail me.

Answer 1

Always go to trial with speeding, and ask for testing of the radar detector they have a variance of 7 mph generally and if they are inaccurate they have no choice but to throw out the ticket. If they don't even have that don't worry without it speed is difficult to judge.

Answer 2

I just love all these people who KNOW things. Have you heard of urban legends? Too many people hear or read things & take them as the gospel truth.

First thing I ask you: Were you speeding? This is a simple yes or no question.

As for your case, contrary to what you state, there IS evidence - the officer's testimony. Whatever is admitted as evidence in court is evidence & that includes tstimony. And yes, testimony evidence is definitely enough to nail you. What was the officer's testimony to support a speeding charge? What was your response to counter his testimony? THAT is what the hearing officer uses to decide a verdict. It's a simple case of cop said - driver said. Which does the judge believe.

Furthermore, not all police cars have radar nor do they have video. In fact, across America those with either tool are in the minority. Yet over & over the people who answer police questions in here mention one or the other. Come on, people! How do you think cops gave speeding tickets 40 years ago? Even if there is radar, there is no "evidence" such as a print out. The cop sees the screen. The screen shows the speed. If the speed is over the speed limit or high enough that the officer considers it unsafe for the conditions [yes, that DOES mean you can be cited for speeding even if you are driving under the posted speed limit], that is enough. The cop testifies to what he saw, period.

And all of you who spout off about disputing the accuracy of today's radar units.... I cannot tell you how often I have heard judges laugh about this argument. If you want to dispute a radar citation you will need to obtain the maintenance records for the radar unit that was used then you will have to be able to prove it was inaccurate to the judge. The judge does not care about other radar units since the other units were not used for your citation. A judge wants to hear about the case being tried. If you have a good argument about your case, go for it. Yes, it can be done but in 30 years I NEVER saw it done successfully.

Wilfred: I do not know where you live but in CA your statements are inaccurate. Perhaps they are true for where you live.

Answer 3

without photographic evidence or evidence that is permissible in court lawfully ie radar gun the charge of speeding cannot be proved. so you cannot be convicted.
also not every police car can follow you and do you for speeding, only the so called traffic cars are capable of doing this, the speedos in the traffice cars are by law calibrated at least once in every seven day period. and unless the police can prove the calibration as in fact been carried out the prosecution will fail. in police cars with cameras the actual equipment will need to be approved by the home office and are also subject to calibration also.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN A POLICE OFFICER ESTIMATE YOUR SPEED, AND CHARGE YOU WITH SPEEDING THIS IS COMPLETE NONSENSE HOWEVER If the police officer as reason to believe you are travelling too fast for the road conditions at the time a charge may be laid such as driving without due care and attention etc or other similar charge, but the actual charge of speeding requires documentary evidence in court, that proves this.
the way you state your question leads me to believe that this incident really never happened you should have been given a notice of intentened prosecution and also because as you seem to be pleading not guilty advanced disclosure of the witness statements together with the necesarry evidience the police are going to rely on in court to attempt to convict you. just what do you mean no ticket? no ticket in the world will prove you were speeding

Answer 4

Well considering you're the one accused of a crime, of course the court is going to believe the cop. They have much better things to do than get you in trouble for speeding.

As for evidence, the police don't even need radar or lasers. In fact, with lasers and radars the police STILL have to make a visual estimate of the speed, and often can use methods like pacing to figure out your speed. Also, most radars usually have variance of +/- 2mph. However, usually between 5 and 15mph over is allowed due to most places requiring a "reasonable and prudent" speed.

Answer 5

You will probably end up paying more money if you decide to go to court and fight the ticket, and have an attitude. The officer probably has record of how fast you actually went, and you'll have to pay the bigger fine, instead of what he wrote you for. Don't listen to these other people, I think they are on drugs because they make no sense.

Answer 6

Your question is so confusing. What are you trying to say? Did you receive a speeding ticket or not? Why did you have to go to a hearing?

Answer 7

I really dont think so. Ask for evidence in court and see how the judge reacts. Dress smart and dont be cocky and i reckon you'll be fine

Answer 8

If there was no ticket, why did you go to a hearing? How did you know about it?

Answer 9

Stop overtaking police cars while they are rushing to the scene of a crime.

Answer 10

The information you have given makes no sense. Sorry.