[s-cars] Speeding Ticket Question - speed tracked by airplane...

[chris chambers]

--- Peter Schulz <pcschulz at comcast.net> wrote:
> Folks:
> 
> Does anyone know how vehicles speed is calculated and the vehicle
> identified?
> I assume that speed calculation is simple as stopwatch used to
> measure time 
> between marks on the road.
> 
> I was given a ticket for driving 80 mph in a 65mph zone while driving
> my 
> audi (mandatory audi content)...tracking was done by airplane
> This happened Friday at the Hooksett NH tolls, where the state police
> were 
> out in force, and pulling people over at the toll booths.
> ( and no,  I was far from the fastest car)
> 
> I'm trying to decide whether I should pay, or exercise my right to
> show up 
> in court.
> 
> Does the airplane operator take down the license plate ( or take a
> photo) 
> to identify the vehicle?  Is this kept as proof?
> Or do they just radio ahead to the ground officer and say
> silver-colored 
> car, clocked at xxx mph...stop and ticket.?
>   ( which means that the car was identified and tracked until
> definite 
> identification is made)
> 
> Since they were tracking multiple vehicles, and there was no ground 
> confirmation of vehicle speed, I am curious as to how the police are
> making 
> their case.
> I.e. is it possible that they did not have my license plate until I
> came to 
> a stop at the tolls?
> 
> Or would the likely scenario be that the officer in the airplane said
> " 
> silver car, lane 3, stop and issue citation for xxx mph..."
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Peter
> 
> 
> 
> Peter Schulz
> 1990 CQ (perpetually awaiting S2 3b engine transplant)
> 1991 200 20v TQW indigo mica
> 1991 200 20v TQW titanium grey
> Chelmsford, MA USA
> peter at audifans.com  
> 
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