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Re: Proof AGAINST speeding ticket

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From: Mitchell N. Perilstein
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 1994 07:03
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> I know personally that at 60-65 MPH the antenna becomes shaky. Anything
> above 65 MPH and the thing flyes off, trailing behind my car attached to
> the cable leading to the radio in my car.  Would this argument hold up
> in Montgomery County Court? Thanks for any advice, 

There's an urban rumor of someone who claimed their car was in bad shape
and simply couldn't go fast enough speed to get the ticket received.
The judge called the bluff, went out to the car and tried it.  The car
truly couldn't speed, and the ticket was dropped.

Even if the judge buys the Antenna Argument, though, wherein the officer
agrees the antenna didn't fall off, that would mean you were still doing
65 in a 45.  They might be nice and call it "10 to 19 over".
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Subject: Re: Proof AGAINST speeding ticket
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