I was supposedly clocked 80mph in a 60 zone (85-north in Gastonia) and there's no way that's correct. I KNOW I was holding a constant 70mph (I check my speed every couple seconds, always). It was labor day weekend with lots of traffic but I had come into a clear spot. It was just me and a mustang. The mustang slightly faster but only by about 1mph or so; from the cop's vantage point, he would have seen me instead of the mustang. There was no way the mustang was doing 80mph either. I know speeding is speeding, but HP embellishing it is still a crock..

Cop pulls me over claiming 80 in a 60, but I didn't contest it when I had the chance. He drops me to 75 in a 60 and gives me the ticket.

Anyone have experience/luck with representing yourself and pleaing innocent? How did it go?

9/9/2006 12:23:57 PM

Your word vs cop's word= you always will lose. However, he should have radar record of what he clocked you at to back it up.

9/9/2006 12:35:31 PM

In the future, you should ask to see the gun when you are pulled over.

9/9/2006 12:42:48 PM

i don't think they have to show you the reading

9/9/2006 12:50:15 PM

I would get a lawer

9/9/2006 1:21:38 PM

im gonna tell you 2 things. if you didnt know them both, get a lawyer

1) your trial will be that same day if you plead not guilty
2) there is no jury

9/9/2006 1:33:18 PM

Anything over 70 is classified as a midemeanor not an infraction. You should try to get that reduced to 69 for insurance purposes and for your record.

9/9/2006 1:36:44 PM

So going 75 in a 70 is a bigger crime than going 70 in a 65?

9/9/2006 2:05:42 PM

yep the way the laws are written it is

9/9/2006 2:09:12 PM

actually the law is

15mph over the limit, OR an offense clocked at 80mph or greater = class 2 misdemeanor

9/9/2006 2:18:38 PM

just a general question: do the in car cameras not run all the time to record this kind of stuff and prevent the he said-she said ordeal?

9/9/2006 2:19:40 PM

Last time I had to pull my criminal report it had a 74 in a 60 conviction and it said it was a misdemeanor.

9/9/2006 2:20:29 PM

feel free to look up the general statutes... chapter 20 (motor vehicles)

dont tell the people misinformation ok

9/9/2006 2:21:57 PM

and noen, im not sure... so im not gonna answer that

9/9/2006 2:23:58 PM

Quote :

"In the future, you should ask to see the gun when you are pulled over."

don't waste your time asking. they will not show it to you nor do they have to.

9/9/2006 4:43:39 PM

they'll show you the other type of gun for being a pain in the ass.

9/9/2006 5:08:05 PM