[Shotimes] Now I'm really screwed....speeding

[Rick Glass]

I have only hired a lawyer for 1 ticket, it was for 100+ in a 55 while drag 
racing, and he accused me of evading arrest, hey I didn't even know he was 
back there until after the 90mph J maneuver, and I was ready to head down a 
side road, he never hit his lights or siren....I saw him during the slide. 
I turned around and went to where he pulled the other car (I figured he 
already had my tag, or possible video, wasn't worth the risk).
I was arrested, fingerprinted, and released on site, and had to see the 
judge within 48 hours.

When the court date rolled around, my atty talk to the prosecutor before the 
judge ever came in the room.... I did an 8 hour driving school, tickets were 
dropped, arrest was expunged.

Cost....$500.....worth every penny.

Rick Glass
    '99 SF  66k
         Flowmasters
         Kirk'd


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: <cmichaelo@optonline.net>; "'TaurusSHO'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:59 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Now I'm really screwed....speeding


>I have three MTX SHOs: '89 '94, '95.
>
> On all three, with the stock diameter tires, both the speedo and odo
> under-read by 3%. Early on with the '89 I got at least three tickets for
> doing 81 in a 65, when I thought I had my cruise set at
> 79-to-no-higher-than-80. When I finally discovered the 3% low-reading 
> error,
> 79 on the speedo is really 81 mph.
>
> If his 104 reading was good, that sounds like about redline in 3rd gear to
> me.
>
> You need to go to curt, and I would suggest joining NMA (you definitely
> don't sound like a member) at www.motorists.org They have materials
> available for defending yourself in court. Although, with your ticket, I
> would definitely hire a lawyer.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> Ron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of cmichaelo@optonline.net
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 9:08 AM
> To: Shylo McKinsey
> Cc: TaurusSHO
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Now I'm really screwed....speeding
>
> Diameter of the current tires is 645mm and stock is 664mm. That makes the
> current tires 1.03 times smaller and thus causes the speedometer to show a
> +3% higher velocity than actual.
>
> I have to admit, I don't really trust the spedometer anymore. It has 
> behaved
> weirdly lately.
>
> I also wasn't watching the speedo closely. Not until I saw the cop did I
> actually look. And at that time I might have already let go of the 
> speeder.
>
> Several people have told me that often the cops evidence is not admissable
> in court.  Thus, if you really know what to ask him, you can win.
>
> Like, I can imagine he didn't calibrate the laser above 100mph, thus he
> can't show this.
>
> I also suspect he got me out of range.
>
> Does any of you know if they use video or cameras in NY?  If not, I can 
> make
> an even better case.
>
> Isn't it also possible that he picked up reflections from the spokes on 
> the
> rim, which in the upper portion of the rim moves faster than the car.
>
> Michael
> 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
> SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html
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