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31-05-2005, 07:31pm
I was recently booked by a "lidar" detector, Laser Gun in bridbane. I went to court and argued that I had another rider behind me and then we changed lanes and he passed me on the far side of me in relation to the officer.
Both of us were booked by 2 separate officers with a gun each. It was clear that my mate was speeding however I had made sure I was traveling dead on 60kph as this was a well known hotspot for radar.
I went to court and highlighted inconsistencies in both the officers statement in identifying which bike they each were targeting and also presented a printed data sheet from my handheld GPS that indicated my speed to be no greater that 63kph at 3 points along this road.
The judge said that my data has not been certified and the only evidence I was bringing to the court was the belief that I wasn't speeding. Lidar can pinpoint you out and I doubt you could argue the fact.
Ticket stands plus $65 court costs, not to mention 2 days off work. It took two uniformed female police prosecutors and 2 uniformed police witnesses and a gallery of about 15 plain clothes police to make sure I didn't get off.
Both of us were booked by 2 separate officers with a gun each. It was clear that my mate was speeding however I had made sure I was traveling dead on 60kph as this was a well known hotspot for radar.
I went to court and highlighted inconsistencies in both the officers statement in identifying which bike they each were targeting and also presented a printed data sheet from my handheld GPS that indicated my speed to be no greater that 63kph at 3 points along this road.
The judge said that my data has not been certified and the only evidence I was bringing to the court was the belief that I wasn't speeding. Lidar can pinpoint you out and I doubt you could argue the fact.
Ticket stands plus $65 court costs, not to mention 2 days off work. It took two uniformed female police prosecutors and 2 uniformed police witnesses and a gallery of about 15 plain clothes police to make sure I didn't get off.