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So I got a speeding ticket for 20 over, 75 in a 55 on the way back to Virginia, my home state. I was driving a friends lifted truck with 40 inch tires so I knew to keep the speedo a tad under the posted limit cause I knew it was off. The last time I had checked my speed it was about 50 MPH. I saw blue lights about a mile back and I was basically the only one on the road so I pulled to the side and waited to make it easier. The officer asked how fast I was going and I said around 50, in which he laughed a bit and said he got me at 75. I was shocked and knew I was in for a ticket. (Note: I wasn't aware it was a state trooper because he never stated he was, nor his name. Irrelevant?) Anyways, he asked if I had the speedometer calibrated and I said not that I know of since it isn't my truck. He asked for my license and registration and went back to his car. He came back with a citation which requires me to appear in court (great, I'll have to miss class for the 2 hour drive). He also stated to bring in a receipt of calibration and it will probably get dropped to improper equipment.
I got back home and asked my friend (the owner) if he had it calibrated and he said the receipt is in the truck. So my question is, if I bring in the paper that says the speedometer is off but the paper has a date a few months before I got the ticket, is it still valid? I've never dealt with improper equipment.
Isn't the whole idea of knowing you have improper equipment getting it fixed?
IMO, if you have a previously dated acknowledgement the speedo is not correctly calibrated it demonstrates negligence since it has not been fixed.
Isn't the whole idea of knowing you have improper equipment getting it fixed?
IMO, if you have a previously dated acknowledgement the speedo is not correctly calibrated it demonstrates negligence since it has not been fixed.
Well it wasn't my truck so I didn't know how far off it was. Also, after some research it states the truck is unable to be calibrated past a 35 inch tire. After speaking with the owner he had just ordered a tuner that allows you to calibrate the trucks speedometer to the tire size. So would taking that receipt help me out?
I could be wrong, but if he had a receipt, wouldn't that imply he had it calibrated?
Side note...I just got pulled for going 19 over. 5 minutes later got pulled again for going 9 over. HAHAHA After that, it was just a LOooooooooooooong ride home
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