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In article <1992Jul9.204254.1999@access.digex.com> jamie@access.digex.com (James Treworgy) writes:
>I was recently pulled over for speeding in Virginia.  The cop said I was
>doing 71 in a 55.  This was the first time I have been pulled over and what
>the cop said differed significantly from what I thought was going on. 
>I was doing less than 65 (probably around 63).  I had always heard that you
>can sometimes get out of a ticket by asking to see the reading on the cops
>radar gun...

Al Donaldson's bootlicking notwithstanding, you should contest this one,
if for no other reason than to try to avoid the points on your license.
If your speed wasn't inappropriate for the conditions, you shouldn't let
the state or your insurance company cash in on artificially low speed
limits.

In the end, it's all going to depend on the judge you get, and perhaps the
officer's inability to produce documentary evidence on the spot works in
your favor.  Both RADAR (an industry group) and the National Motorists
Association (formerly Citizens for Rational Traffic Laws) can provide you
with information on fighting unfair tickets.  RADAR is in Tipp City, Ohio,
and I think they have an 800 number.  NMA is located in Pertzborn, Michigan.

-dave

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