actually, with the judges i've seen you would fit right in as an unfair and partial to his own interests type of judge.
Jim Freeman "Maxwell, Chris" wrote: > Maybe the only thing in need of calibration here is our collective > conscience and our speedometers. > > I thought the purpose of laws, radar guns, speeding tickets ... was for the > public good, not so that we could invent the most clever way to avoid > getting caught. It may be an interesting intellectual exercise, but I don't > know if it's worth the effort. I also don't know if it merits the attention > of this forum. > > If I were a judge, I'd start charging by the hour if I had to listen to all > sorts of "what if" scenarios. If the "what if's" didn't pan out, I'd triple > the fine just for wasting my time. (I guess that's why I'm not a judge :-) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Price, Ed [SMTP:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 8:04 PM > > To: 'Peter Merguerian'; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Speed Measuring Devices > > > > > > Peter: > > > > The best chance to win is through a technicality. Look for errors on the > > officer's report; time, date, road conditions, traffic, license #. Also, > > there's the possibility that the officer may not show up in court, and you > > win by default. > > > > If you search the web about "police radar", you will find several sites > > which offer detailed commentary on the legal points of officer training, > > experience, observation of the infraction, etc. Unfortunately, this may > > all > > have little bearing on Isreali civil jurisdiction. > > > > BTW, USA radars come with a printed, signed C of C attesting to the > > calibration. No idea what the recommended cal interval is. I have a Kustom > > K-1 X-band unit, and it also came with a little tuning fork (also with > > it's > > own C of C). When struck, and held in front of the radar horn, the fork > > tines physically move back and forth at a velocity equal to 50 MPH. Thus, > > a > > field check simply involves striking the fork and demonstrating an > > indicated > > 50 MPH. > > > > FWIW, I have never had this unit read incorrectly. It's sensitive enough > > to > > clock a car at one kilometer, or a human walking at about 200 meters. I > > have > > deliberately tried to induce error in it with a cell phone, amateur > > 2-meter > > 7 watt transceiver and a 5 watt CB 11-meter transceiver. (Guess you don't > > want this testimony!) > > > > I have always thought, if I felt like really sticking my neck out, that I > > would try to get the radar unit impounded as evidence until the trial. > > After > > all, the ultimate witness against you is one person swearing that they > > operated a meter correctly. That meter is now evidence against you, and > > it's > > condition must be preserved for your inspection at trial. (If a pistol is > > obtained from an investigation scene, it's impounded as evidence. So why > > not > > a Doppler radar?) > > > > The tactic here isn't fair; it's economic blackmail. A radar is sold to a > > municipality as a an enforcement tool, which just happens to pay for > > itself > > and go on making bundles of bucks (shekels?) How long till your trial? How > > long will the municipality be denied the use of the radar? How much money > > per day? How many continuations can you get? Your hope is that they decide > > that you aren't worth the loss of the revenue stream. > > > > Let us know if you need to change you email address for a while. <grin> > > > > Ed > > > > > > Ed Price > > [email protected] > > Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab > > Cubic Defense Systems > > San Diego, CA. USA > > 858-505-2780 (Voice) > > 858-505-1583 (Fax) > > Military & Avionics EMC Services Is Our Specialty > > Shake-Bake-Shock - Metrology - Reliability Analysis > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Peter Merguerian [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 6:28 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Speed Measuring Devices > > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > Yes, I did get a speeding ticket today! I am not sure if I was speeding or > > not - I do not have my eyes on the speedometer all the time! I asked the > > policewoman to show me the calibration certificate on her speed measuring > > gun. She did not know what I was talking about! I inspected the gun and > > did > > not see any stickers on it. > > > > I plan to go to court and attempt to convince the judge that the speeding > > gun was not calibrated and/or the gun's measurement data may have been > > affected by emissions from another device. > > > > Can anyone in the calibration business send me professional opinions on > > the > > methods and reasons for calibrating speeding guns? > > > > What is the best way to present this case in court? > > Peter Merguerian > > Managing Director > > Product Testing Division > > I.T.L. 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