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82 GT · 02-05-2003, 03:27 PM

OLD GUY WITH 87 GT, is there really any good defense against a speeding ticket when you're caught on radar?
In my case, it was at night, on a back road and I was the only car on the road.
He had his lights on before I ever saw him...never had a chance to slow down.
Now that I hear stories about cops tacking a few mph on the tickets, I wonder if he did that to me so that I would be in the 31mph+ over the limit?
Yes, I was speeding but I'm now wondering if I was actually going 77mph or perhaps a tad bit slower.
He asked me if I knew how fast I was going and I said 70 and he said" no, more like 77
Would it be worth admitting I was going 70 or 75 tops but not 77 to a judge?

02-05-2003, 03:27 PM	#9
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	OLD GUY WITH 87 GT, is there really any good defense against a speeding ticket when you're caught on radar? In my case, it was at night, on a back road and I was the only car on the road. He had his lights on before I ever saw him...never had a chance to slow down. Now that I hear stories about cops tacking a few mph on the tickets, I wonder if he did that to me so that I would be in the 31mph+ over the limit? Yes, I was speeding but I'm now wondering if I was actually going 77mph or perhaps a tad bit slower. He asked me if I knew how fast I was going and I said 70 and he said" no, more like 77 Would it be worth admitting I was going 70 or 75 tops but not 77 to a judge? __________________ '82 GT 351W (.060)Comp Cams 274* Extreme Energy cam, ported & polished heads w/ 1.94/1.60 valves 10.3:1 flat top pistons,stealth intake, Mallory dizzy,Holley 750dp carb, BBK shorties,Flowmaster exhaust,C-4 with 3700 stall converter, B&M pro shifter,8.8 rear, 4:10's, subframes, electric fan, powermaster alternator, 4 core radiator. Last edited by 82 GT; 02-05-2003 at 03:33 PM..