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Seems he hit the nail on the head if you ask me.
He's lucky they chose to drop it, most jurisdictions won't. However, choosing to fight any traffic violation is a right few of us exercise. In the end, the alleged violation can only carry a set maximum penalty & in choosing to fight it you at least know the maximum you'll be on the hook for if you lose.
Of course, if you choose to fight an alleged traffic infraction, know going into the fight that most courts incorrectly put the burden of proof on the suspect, not on the government.
I've heard some are successfully defeating the photo-radar tickets by mounting a recessed slave flash unit next to their front plate. They usually cant it 23 degrees to the right.
The only pic they get is a large white bloom where the plate should be.
It's not against the law...yet...as the photo radars can only operate during daylight hours anyway.
I find that if I drive according to the rules of the road and follow all traffic laws and keep my vehicle up to date with maintenance and registration I don't get pulled over and ticketed, searched, etc..
Works every time.
TEA
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Boulder didn't get that memo...Quote:
Originally Posted by whitbaby
"if there is NO VICTIM…there is NO CRIME!”"
This logic is wrong.
It is similar to people who:
having a non-licensed sbr?
selling NV device (toy gen 1 level) to a foreign country?
selling weapon grade laser component/opticals to foreign dod?
Pushing the rock/boulder out of the place like the guy in Utah did?
selling armor plates to foreign countries?
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Originally Posted by wctriumph
You got it. Don't run red lights... voila, no ticket. Red lights aren't there to inconvenience you. They exist to let you know that cars from an opposing direction now have a green light. I know, logic is difficult for many to grasp.
CO is the only place I've ever lived where people will, more often than not, wait until the light turns red, and then turn left through the intersection. Blatant stupidity amazes me every time I see it.
I've only gotten 1 speeding ticket. I went to court and fought it. It wasn't a camera it was an officer. If memory serves me since I asked for a court date the officer who gave the ticket had to show up in court as well. Which he didn't. Can't remember if that's what got me a not guilty. I did also just explain my side to the judge. It was 16yrs ago kinda foggy memory. I do remember how pissed my dad was though!
....in Atlanta, it's five cars turn left per red. It's a bit unnerving at first but after a while you come to expect it in ATL and do not go when the light turns green as the left-turn crowd is just getting started.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teufelhund
Correct answer: Silenced .22
I like his guts, but I find his logic flawed.
1. Evidence of his involvement - Depending on how the camera is set up, if it only flashed his car, then indeed this might work. However, if it got a picture of his face (which happened to me ~13 years ago in one of the roadside car speed trap vehicles), they could use that as said evidence.
2. Right to face his accuser - The accuser would be the state, not the camera.
3. Beyond a reasonable doubt - Pointing to my #1, with photo, you'd have to be rather ridiculous to use that.
Neither did Centennial.Quote:
Originally Posted by hatidua
That dog don't hunt when it's a ticket in a rental car from a far away municipality.
Fail to pay and no more rentals for you.
Don't ask how I know this.
I've sat at the red light watching the one at Arapahoe and Yosemite click of photos of green-light runners. Something was mis-firing yesterday.
The last two I rented from said they paid the fine and charged your credit card. You never got a chance to contest.Quote:
Originally Posted by brutal
reminds me of the internet joke that went around a few years a go:
1) Guy receives picture of his plate in the mail and an amount for a fine.
2) Guy sends back picture of money for the fine amount
3) Guy receives picture of handcuffs .