"Pacing Speeding Ticket"

[speedminded]

Lol I got a speeding ticket for 10 over in Indiana last year. My ticket was over 100.00 bucks. So would you rather spend that on a 10mph over ticket w/ no points, or pay bills, party, take out your girl, and do alot more than paying a 100 dollar ticket... just saying.

Small or college town? Did they harass you about drinking or search your car? I've stayed all over Indiana and have been warned about particular smaller college towns looking to make a quick buck.

[Greddypacked]

Small or college town? Did they harass you about drinking or search your car? I've stayed all over Indiana and have been warned about particular smaller college towns looking to make a quick buck.

Nah man not even close to a college, just got off the highway and no speedlimits sign posted. Went down a 55 mph backroad. He pulled me over right at the first speedlimit sign lol. I would have fought it but I live here and am not hiring a lawyer to appear in court for me for a 100.00 ticket lol.

[speedminded]

Nah man not even close to a college, just got off the highway and no speedlimits sign posted. Went down a 55 mph backroad. He pulled me over right at the first speedlimit sign lol. I would have fought it but I live here and am not hiring a lawyer to appear in court for me for a 100.00 ticket lol.

Yeah, people say Georgia has crooked laws and crooked cops but we actually have some of the best laws that protect us. It is unlawful for an officer in Georgia to sit within 500 feet of a change of speed limit sign or a 'Speed Detection Devices In Use' warning sign. Their vehicle also must to be visible within 500'. Hiding under a bridge in the shadow on a motorcycle while you're staring into the sun is illegal, I've seen it done on both Hwy. 400 and on Hwy. 78 south right at the 285 exit split.

The question in your case is what was the speed BEFORE the speed limit sign. Was it the same or did it just drop 10 mph. Always have to be careful when out of state because they know the chances of you knowing their laws or attempting to fight a minor citation is slim.

[Greddypacked]

The question in your case is what was the speed BEFORE the speed limit sign. Was it the same or did it just drop 10 mph. Always have to be careful when out of state because they know the chances of you knowing their laws or attempting to fight a minor citation is slim.

He was actually driving and did a uturn on me and pulled me over right before the first speedlimit sign. I know I could have fought and won but got no points and just paid the fine.

[gtikid]

Yeah, people say Georgia has crooked laws and crooked cops but we actually have some of the best laws that protect us. It is unlawful for an officer in Georgia to sit within 500 feet of a change of speed limit sign or a 'Speed Detection Devices In Use' warning sign. Their vehicle also must to be visible within 500'. Hiding under a bridge in the shadow on a motorcycle while you're staring into the sun is illegal, I've seen it done on both Hwy. 400 and on Hwy. 78 south right at the 285 exit split.

The question in your case is what was the speed BEFORE the speed limit sign. Was it the same or did it just drop 10 mph. Always have to be careful when out of state because they know the chances of you knowing their laws or attempting to fight a minor citation is slim.

So if you're coming around the corner/turn, and can't see the vehicle within 500 feet and they catch you going over the speed limit, you have a case?

[carbon_crash]

So if you're coming around the corner/turn, and can't see the vehicle within 500 feet and they catch you going over the speed limit, you have a case?

Go to court and fight it. More than likely, it will get dropped. Its basically your word against his. On the ticket, how does it say he recorded your speed? jw if it says "pacing". I have had a friend deal with this same thing before and he went to court and it got dropped.

[gtikid]

Go to court and fight it. More than likely, it will get dropped. Its basically your word against his. On the ticket, how does it say he recorded your speed? jw if it says "pacing". I have had a friend deal with this same thing before and he went to court and it got dropped.

I never got a ticket for it, I was just using an example

[speedminded]

So if you're coming around the corner/turn, and can't see the vehicle within 500 feet and they catch you going over the speed limit, you have a case?

Yes. You will need a way to prove where they were sitting was less than 500 feet visibility though.

TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 14. USE OF SPEED DETECTION AND TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL MONITORING DEVICES
ARTICLE 2. SPEED DETECTION DEVICES

40-14-7. Visibility of vehicle from which device is operated

No stationary speed detection device shall be employed by county, municipal, college, or university law enforcement officers where the vehicle from which the device is operated is obstructed from the view of approaching motorists or is otherwise not visible for a distance of at least 500 feet.

Another, when evidence is inadmissible...

TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 14. USE OF SPEED DETECTION AND TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL MONITORING DEVICES
ARTICLE 2. SPEED DETECTION DEVICES

40-14-9. Evidence obtained in certain areas inadmissible; use of device on hill

Evidence obtained by county or municipal law enforcement officers in using speed detection devices within 300 feet of a reduction of a speed limit inside an incorporated municipality or within 600 feet of a reduction of a speed limit outside an incorporated municipality or consolidated city-county government shall be inadmissible in the prosecution of a violation of any municipal ordinance, county ordinance, or state law regulating speed; nor shall such evidence be admissible in the prosecution of a violation as aforesaid when such violation has occurred within 30 days following a reduction of the speed limit in the area where the violation took place, except that this 30 day limitation shall not apply to a speeding violation within a highway work zone, as defined in Code Section 40-6-188. No speed detection device shall be employed by county, municipal, or campus law enforcement officers on any portion of any highway which has a grade in excess of 7 percent.

[gtikid]

Yes. You will need a way to prove where they were sitting was less than 500 feet visibility though.





Another, when evidence is inadmissible...

Good to know