(Question for Police) - What are the chances I was ticketed for someone else’s speed?

Question

I was ticketed for traveling 55 mph in a 40 mph zone. I honestly don’t believe it was me.

I’ve driven that road for over 20 years. When driving roads I’m familiar with, I can tell when I’m driving 5 over the limit without even looking. 15 over is excessive.

I would have noticed if I was driving that fast.

I was turning left from a double turn lane. There were at least three cars ahead of me. Shortly after the turn I needed to get into the right hand lane. I had a right turn coming up. By this time, the traffic that turned ahead of me had pulled away faster than I was traveling, leaving a pocket in front of the car to my right which was now in my blind spot but traveling faster than me. I chose to let this car pass me before changing lanes - there was nobody behind that car.

Answer 1

A cop cannot ticket on radar alone.  The officer must visually observe one vehicle traveling faster than the others.  The radar is just used to determine the minimum speed of the faster moving vehicle.  

Laser, on the other hand, does not indicate a minimum, but rather an exact speed as it uses a pin point beam.

The chance that the officer did not see the other car moving faster than you is slim, but possible.  Take your case to court, tell the judge just what you told us, and see if they throw the ticket out.  It happens all the time.

Answer 2

The radar "gun" has a very direct beam.  Just like using a rifle there is a a scope-like post in the viewer that is placed on the car being looked at.

Answer 3

actually that's very rare , and doesn' happen much , im sorry for that but that maybe your bad luck .

Answer 4

You know what - Cops do not give a damm who they  ticket - Whatver you say does not matter, , you are guilty - If you had pictures and other peolpe who would testify for you, maybe, just maybe the judge would  let you go -  But judges also could care less, what ever the crooked cop says, goes -