Originally Posted by SurfEvo

bummer I would have taken a quick turn and parked after I saw him flip a u turn. If you park and walk away he can't prove it was you driving.

Originally Posted by nasty n8

I live in Ohio as well and every ticket I've ever received has a section stating what type of device the officer used to clock your speed (radar, lidar, etc.) Doesn't your ticket tell you what he used to clock your speed?

Originally Posted by th3_rEv8lution

At the bottom of my ticket it reads "the summons served personally on the defendant on" and then the cop is supposed to write in the date. Instead of writting 1/7/07, he put 1/7/06. I know lots of people have gotten tickets dismissed on minor technicalities; could this be one of them?

Originally Posted by Soon2BEVO

Another absurd thing they should be allowed to do.

Originally Posted by Scooter

Just give it to one of those Ticket Clinics and they will make the damn ticket disappear. It doesn't make any sense to get all bent out of shape over this. Yes you were profiled, but the next time some cop calls your house to ask for money for the PBA just say "But I already gave last week when your guy pulled me over on an empty road for 58 in a 40." That will be your little bit of revenge and you can go back about your life.

Originally Posted by th3_rEv8lution

At the bottom of my ticket it reads "the summons served personally on the defendant on" and then the cop is supposed to write in the date. Instead of writting 1/7/07, he put 1/7/06. I know lots of people have gotten tickets dismissed on minor technicalities; could this be one of them?

Originally Posted by th3_rEv8lution

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, so it not, please move it moderators. So last night I was driving home from a friends house around 2:30am and on this particular road there is a hill and in the direction I am traveling the speed limit changes from 45 to 40 and then to 30 all within a mile. I am going down the hill at about 55 (I was very tired and not paying much attention to my speed as the road is relatively untraveled at that time of night) and halfway up the hill where the speed limit changes from 45 to 40 I pass a cop traveling in the other direction. I look in my rear view mirror and see hime brake, then drive a bit, then turn. I reached the top of the hill at this point and the cop is out of sight. About 30 seconds later I see his headlights coming over the top of the hill behind me. He flips on his lights and I promptly pull over. He takes my license and insurance and then gets in his car to write me a ticket. He told me that he clocked me at 62 slowing down to 58. He then wrote me a ticket for going 58 in a 40. What do you guys think about this? Is it possible that he lasered me that quickly? My thinking is that he just guessed my speed since he was traveling in the other direction and I was out of his view in 30 seconds or less. On the ticket, where the cop is supposed to put the method (radar, pace, laser, etc.) the police officer didn't check any of the boxes. Is anybody in law enforcement that could give me a definitive answer? The reason I'm asking is that I really don't want my already ridiculously high insurance rates to go up and I am going to go to court (even though I could pay the waiver) to see if I can get the ticket dismissed by the judge, (hopefully the cop doesn't show up to my court date.) Thanks in advance for any help.

Originally Posted by NoTec

And now for what worked for me in the past. Plead not guilty. Get a copy of your driving record. Assuming its clean, bring that in on your court date and explain to the prosecuter that you dont have any accidents, citations, or points on your record and you were within safe driving speeds for road conditions. Dont admit to going 55. Be sincere and polite and use your driving history to hide your guilt. You dont have to lie, just try to introduce doubt in the accuracy of the officers guestimation. Your the victim damnit. Because he guessed you were going 58 in a 40 at 2:30 am while travelling in the opposite direction, you, a perfect driver have to live with his mistake. Make him look like the badguy. Or if you got money, just hire a lawyer.

Originally Posted by Truevolution

NoTec is right....plead not guilty, get a court date and time. Arrive early, see if the cop is there, if not it is dismissed....regardless speak to the Prosecutor, don't admit guilt be polite and show him your clean driving record and plea it down....best case dismissed or a minor fine with no points, once your in agreement, the Prosecutor will tell the judge that both parties have agreed, the judge will ask you if this is correct and the judge will finalize the order.... That is the same thing your attorney/traffic ticket company agents usually do...of course they may have a professional relationship that doesn't hurt... Good luck

Originally Posted by NoTec

He didnt laser you. He probably didnt radar you either. He probably just estimated your speed. Yes they can do that. To laser you, his car has to be stationary and he has the gun pointed at you. If he radared you, he probably would have turned around a lot quicker instead of taking his time. He estimated your speed when you pased him, proabably saw the massive wing and if you have an exhaust, he probably heard that. It sucks but it looks like you were profiled And you were speeding. No advice here but everyone who chimes in is gonna tell you to get a lawyer and you should have had a radar detector.

Oh, and when you saw him brake, did you brake at all??? <-- Thats important.
Good Luck!!