I received a speeding ticket today. After the initial "license and registration" speech from the officer, he informed me that I was speeding. I asked him how fast I was going. He said 50 MPH (in a 40 zone). I asked if I could see the radar reading and he said "No". He said I waited too long to ask and the gun automatically turns off after 4 minutes to conserve the battery. I told hime I was not speeding, I was merging into lanes as I was traveling in a two lane road that was merging into one. He said I was still going 40 in a 50 zone and merging is no excuse for speeding.
When he came back for me to sign the ticket, I noticed that the ticket was for 55 MPH. I said "Hey..you wrote this for 55 when twice during our conversation you said I was going 50??!!" He said "Go to court, that's what it is there for." My question is, do I not have the right to view the radar? Four minutes is no where near enough time to be able to do that. And secondly, it was so frustrating that he said 50 twicw abd than wrote it for 55! Would there be any motivation for him to do that? I live in Riverside County California
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When he came back for me to sign the ticket, I noticed that the ticket was for 55 MPH. I said "Hey..you wrote this for 55 when twice during our conversation you said I was going 50??!!" He said "Go to court, that's what it is there for." My question is, do I not have the right to view the radar? Four minutes is no where near enough time to be able to do that. And secondly, it was so frustrating that he said 50 twicw abd than wrote it for 55! Would there be any motivation for him to do that? I live in Riverside County California
Thanks