Comments on: GPS vs Radar - New Defense for Speeding Tickets

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:59:23 +0000

I would contest this ticket since you were only going one mile over the speed limit, it would be hard to prove… the radar guns have a +/- 5 mph degree of error. You don’t need an attorney to contest the ticket, just send it back not guilty and see what happens. They might drop it without even setting a court date.

By: kx

kx — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:16:20 +0000

Today, I was driving almost in speed limit at Raymond Boulevard, Newark, NJ but as soon as I came to Lock St., I saw a police car and stopped. He took my NJ-DL, and Insurance and gave me 4 points ticket with fine by saying that “On radar camera, your car hit at one point 46 mph.” May be, it was not at all speed of 46 mph or may be only at ONE POINT (second) it might have become while changing lane or someone may be was behind for me to keep distance etc. I can’t tell when exactly or where at Raymond Boulevard it might be 46 mph as I do not think that I was speeding at all. It is a bias case but hard to prove. Either I pay fine and get NJ-DL points or appeal NOT GUILTY but How? I do not have any points on my license at this time except this new ticket from today. It is hard to accept 4 points on NJDL, pay fine and/or pay attorney’s fee. What to do?

By: carl

carl — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:06:47 +0000

they need to improve the radar/laser gun that the police use to measure a vehicle’s speed to keep up with technology so that it uses both a gun and satellite technology combined.

By: mik

mik — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:36:38 +0000

whats with the idiots who think they know how gps and lasers work? arguing one over the other? a laser gun in THEORY is 100% accurate but I have pointed one at a wall doing 4 mph, a white line on the road doing 26 and waving your hand in front of it can give any number. Plus there is NO ‘check’, a speed camera takes 2 photos with markers on the road so you can physically work out your speed. GPS as mentioned above is probably 95% accurate at any instant and approaches 100% accuracy the longer the distance. Laser guns have no ‘check’ its like a cop putting a parking ticket on your car when its parked legally. Your word against his.

By: mik

mik — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:29:33 +0000

that is literally worth 2 cents. being in scotland, we use £s, so unfortunately that is worthless.

By: mik

mik — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:28:02 +0000

only if you’re too stupid to work out how to disable the system.

By: mik

mik — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:26:46 +0000

Rob’s right. Do you know any police who you personally respect? thought not. 40, 50 years ago the local policeman was a pillar of society. nowadays everyone hates them because we are constantly being persecuted on minor offences, going 1 mph too fast gets you a £60 fine and 3 points which puts your insurance up and reduces your chances of getting a job.

By: mik

mik — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:22:42 +0000

its the DVLA not the DMV. wtf. idiot. and yes in the uk some cars are registered with them and if you go say, on a motorway, it won’t go over 70. around town, it won’t let the car go over 30. people volunteer to have these things put in their car.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:38:53 +0000

They now have a radar detector which uses GPS and references a database of known speed traps that people have reported. The detector will alert you when you approach the speed trap area regardless if it detects a radar or laser signal. This is really cool technology, because cops tend to shoot radar in the same places. I think that Escort makes this detector at www.escortradar.com. Check it out.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:52:34 +0000

I would say that the police radar gun if used correctly is more accurate than GPS which has the potential for some communication delays.