[Ted Stringer]

I started to post on the other speeding ticket thread and then realised that my post needed its own thread.

I just got a ticket yesterday from a laser reading for 60 in a 45 at night. I’m not trying to do any cop bashing here, but those sounded like the numbers were rounded to me. I was with a pack of larger vehicles, and I believe that he hit another vehicle instead of mine. I don’t know at what speed I was going, he probably was not to far off. I have some other defenses that I am working on.

One of those defenses is a reflective map. I read about a guy that beat a laser ticket with one from his motorcycle. I realize that a 911 is bigger than the motorcycle, but it is my understanding that laser needs a vertical flat reflective surface. Obviously the 911 is short on those. Other defenses are it was at night, hitting a small car that doesn’t do direct reflections well, and the calibration of the sights on the laser gun along with the officers record at the gun range (if the laser is handheld, he can’t be much more accurate with it than with a pistol).

My biggest question is do I stand a chance of winning in court. I know that I need to prepare more than what I have done now. I am going to talk with the officer and find out where he hit the car (if he can’t tell me this, how does he know that it was my car) and other details (suggestions please!) that I need to defend myself. If my case is looking real good I will offer a plea bargain of a no contest plea, and pay fine for no points and no driving school. The thing that I am worrying about is my insurance rates. Paying the fine and pleading no contest is small compared to what would happen if I loose and get 3 or 4 points on a perfect until now record.