Hey All, just got pulled over today for doing 57 in a 65...yes really. It was during morning traffic on HWY 10 (So Cal), I was not doing anything different then I have for the last 4 years of riding out here (I have been riding longer then driving and raced for 4 seasons). The officer said I was too fast for the "grid lock" his words and said I "almost" collided with a vehicle.
1) The ticket has the incorrect HWY stated on the ticket, from research this can be ammended by the officer, so not a total dismissal due to this. Is that correct?
2) The officer told me "if you were a louder bike, people could hear you better" which basically says to me that this officer is advocating for aftermarket exhaust, which as I understand it are illegal in CA. Not sure if this is admissible or not.
3) I was not speeding faster than conditions allowed, traffic was moving, usually flows between 25-35 MPH during "grid-lock" times. There is a general suggestion of 15 mph over what traffic is doing at the time, which nets me ~50 MPH, I get I was "7" over that but the car could have been traveling faster, I usually ride 35-40 MPH and speed up accordingly with traffic, so I do not feel that it was "unsafe" for the conditions.
4) Because I was in "traffic" is it possible that the radar could have doubled the delta of speed between me and cars, causing in accurate radar information?
This is my first speeding ticket in over 10 years...do I just bite the bullet and pay and do traffic class or fight it?
TIA
1) The ticket has the incorrect HWY stated on the ticket, from research this can be ammended by the officer, so not a total dismissal due to this. Is that correct?
2) The officer told me "if you were a louder bike, people could hear you better" which basically says to me that this officer is advocating for aftermarket exhaust, which as I understand it are illegal in CA. Not sure if this is admissible or not.
3) I was not speeding faster than conditions allowed, traffic was moving, usually flows between 25-35 MPH during "grid-lock" times. There is a general suggestion of 15 mph over what traffic is doing at the time, which nets me ~50 MPH, I get I was "7" over that but the car could have been traveling faster, I usually ride 35-40 MPH and speed up accordingly with traffic, so I do not feel that it was "unsafe" for the conditions.
4) Because I was in "traffic" is it possible that the radar could have doubled the delta of speed between me and cars, causing in accurate radar information?
This is my first speeding ticket in over 10 years...do I just bite the bullet and pay and do traffic class or fight it?
TIA
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