Plan of attack #2:

 

- How far away were you located to the reference points? – She will find out that she is located nearer to one point than the other

 

- Is it true that when my vehicle passed through the point of reference closest to you,

it was easier for you to observe and press the switch? – Should be a yes here, but if he still refuses, follow up with:

 

- Isn’t it more difficult to press the switch when the subject vehicle is 100 ft away than when it is 20 ft away? – You may now repeat the previous question again.

 

- Is it then true that if you had miscalculated when my vehicle passed through the farthest point of reference, it would conclude that your measurement of the speed of my vehicle to be inaccurate?

 

- Have you lately participated in any controlled experimentation to examine your ability to moderate when a vehicle bypasses a point of reference hundreds of feet away? – Almost always no. In the rare case of a yes, ask for documentations of results

 

 

If the officer used the Radar speed determination method:

 

RADAR – Radar basically works, in short, as a utility which shoots out a beam to your vehicle, which determines your speed. A good website to study how radar works is:

Read up on it carefully. One of your plans of attack is to test the officer’s knowledge of how the radar system works. Surprisingly, many officers, even though knowing how to apply it, do not concretely understand how it works. Your plan of attack will be the following:

 

1.   To show the officer’s lack of radar system knowledge

 

2.   The error which results from the radar beam at higher distances

 

You can also argue your point that weather conditions will affect radar readings. If it was

a rainy, windy day, the reading will not be as accurate because these weather effects also give off radar waves that will interfere with the reading. Here are some questions which

you can apply when cross-examining your officer:

 

- Can you describe to me how your radar’s speed-reading system works – If he fails to explain clearly, bring this up in your concluding statement that the officer has little knowledge of how radar units operate

 

- Do you agree that sensitive speed-assessing electronic equipments, such as your radar unit, needs to be calibrated frequently to properly ensure their accuracy?