From: Plumm on Sunday, April 11, 1999
State: Colorado
Story: Had gotten onto a 4-lane highway (2-lanes in each direction) after stopping for gas and re-entering the roadway in mid-block, merging into heavy traffic (waited for one traffic light to cycle, then waited a long time for right-turners from a side street to get onto the roadway).
Travelled about 3/10ths of a mile to the top of an overpass (over train tracks); at some point thereafter was clocked by a police officer who said I was going at 50 mph. He had located his squad car on a side street perpendicular to the roadway upon which I was travelling, and was approximately 10 yards *in front* of a 45 mph sign, but claimed that I was still in the 35 mph zone, apparently because I had not yet *passed* the sign posting the 45 mph zone. When I first perceived him in front of the 45 mph sign, I (of course) glanced down at my speedometer, was afraid that I might be going *too slowly* and sped up to approximately 42-43 mph. At the point where I assume I was clocked, it was impossible for me to have been going 50 mph because I could not have accelerated to such a speed in the distance I had travelled since entering the roadway, even if I had been pedal-to-the-metal (which I wasn't because I was too busy looking for street signs [I was a little lost] and rearranging the mountain dew and beef jerky I had just purchased at the gas station). My car is a big jeep and would not do very well at the Indy 500 (or even the Indy 3.14159). On my way out of town I calibrated my speedometer using two methods and ascertained that it was accurate.
Help? I'll be going to court to fight this one because it was unfair and wrong.
Any advice, email me at:
maude@gendep.com
Should I get a lawyer? I'm a 38 y.o. mom who hasn't had a speeding ticket in 20 years, but I don't want to mar my record.
They have sworn to serve you
