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

[Fabryce]

Peter

What you need to do , prior to the court date , Is go and file for discovery
, The officer who issued you the summons will have to submit all his
evidence he will be presenting in court.

You will then know if you have a means to fight it or not.

Each state and county is different on the procedure to do this so I would
check in your area.

my 02. cents.

Fabryce
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
To: "Scar" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Speeding Ticket Question - speed tracked by
airplane...


>
> --- 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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