[Tee]

Fight it and hold their feet to the fire, if you believe you are innocent.

I mean really, if your speedometer said you weren't speeding and you testified to the accuracy of your speedometer and the readout that you witnessed at the time, how is that any more or any less than the officers testimony. They're both technological instruments that can be faulty.

Did you know that even the best models of radar in police cars today only have an accuracy of +-3% in stationary mode and +-5% in moving mode? That's even when they are properly calibrated and that doesn't even account for the cosine effect which in some cases, can cause it to misread up to +-20%.

Any honest cop will vouch for this- The radar they use is not infallable and is not 100% accurate.

Another thing, the cop must show that he was certified and that his certification was current to operate the model that he was using. It takes some training and experience to differentiate between vehicles with a stationary mounted radar- you have to listen for tone drops as cars pass to know which one was speeding. In heavy traffic it's virtually impossible to be sure of anything.

I used to repair radar equip years ago, so I know a little bit about them.

BTW, did you happen to look at the radar when he stopped you? Did you happen to notice what speed the officer was doing? That's the readout under "PATROL". Now a days most officers are smart enough (or crooked enough) to clear it (their own speed) if they too were speeding. They don't want you to nail them for that. Kind of hard to sell a judge on giving you a tickey when they were speeding as well- and believe me, virtually all cops (especially hypos) speed!