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Someplace in the vehicle code (or someplace related), there's a section that lists the minimum distance and duration that officers have to follow you to clock your speed (I want to say 100 yards for a mile) on the freeway. Anyone know where I'd find that?

No. There is not a set distance requirement in the California
Vehicle Code or any manual to establish the minimum pacing
distance for a speeding ticket.

Per this shady website here: http://www.2fixyourtrafficticket.com/sp ... ornia.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Some interesting reading......
http://www.chpforums.com/forum/archive/ ... /t-49.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Rick Brown wrote:Some interesting reading......
http://www.chpforums.com/forum/archive/ ... /t-49.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I like how they whine about a "Roseburg" on the state supreme court and how somehow lawmakers thought that speeding and catching violators was looked at as a game, which is exactly how they seem to approach the whole thing.

Bob Beamesderfer wrote:

Rick Brown wrote:Some interesting reading......
http://www.chpforums.com/forum/archive/ ... /t-49.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I like how they whine about a "Roseburg" on the state supreme court and how somehow lawmakers thought that speeding and catching violators was looked at as a game, which is exactly how they seem to approach the whole thing.

Like this post?

"The very best part of the bumper pace is when you are in their blind spot in the very next lane, and you can see that the driver is continually checking his mirrors to make sure that he doesn't get caught. Seeing their reaction when you slide in behind them and light them up was always a treat. Sign in the red box. Press hard, four copies."

Bob Plante wrote:

Bob Beamesderfer wrote:

Rick Brown wrote:Some interesting reading......
http://www.chpforums.com/forum/archive/ ... /t-49.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I like how they whine about a "Roseburg" on the state supreme court and how somehow lawmakers thought that speeding and catching violators was looked at as a game, which is exactly how they seem to approach the whole thing.

Like this post?

"The very best part of the bumper pace is when you are in their blind spot in the very next lane, and you can see that the driver is continually checking his mirrors to make sure that he doesn't get caught. Seeing their reaction when you slide in behind them and light them up was always a treat. Sign in the red box. Press hard, four copies."

Yeah, hardy freakin' har, flat-foot. One reason to be glad I have mirrors setup so I don't have a blind spot.

I just got back from freakin' Barstow traffic court...and my ticket was dismissed! Yee haw! Just goes to show you that you should fight every moving violation you get, regardless whether you are actually guilty. Negate any potential profit from the ticket in court costs and overtime for the officers who show to court, and the cops will stop looking at tickets as a source of revenue, and start looking at them the way they should be: a way to keep unsafe drivers in line.

BTW, this was the citation I got driving to Wendover, in case anyone's keeping score.

Would that happen to be in my truck?

Michael Sullivan wrote:Would that happen to be in my truck?

As a matter of fact it would.

Kurt Rahn wrote:I just got back from freakin' Barstow traffic court...and my ticket was dismissed! Yee haw! Just goes to show you that you should fight every moving violation you get, regardless whether you are actually guilty. Negate any potential profit from the ticket in court costs and overtime for the officers who show to court, and the cops will stop looking at tickets as a source of revenue, and start looking at them the way they should be: a way to keep unsafe drivers in line.

BTW, this was the citation I got driving to Wendover, in case anyone's keeping score.

Why was it dismissed? Failure to show?

George Schilling wrote:

Kurt Rahn wrote:I just got back from freakin' Barstow traffic court...and my ticket was dismissed! Yee haw! Just goes to show you that you should fight every moving violation you get, regardless whether you are actually guilty. Negate any potential profit from the ticket in court costs and overtime for the officers who show to court, and the cops will stop looking at tickets as a source of revenue, and start looking at them the way they should be: a way to keep unsafe drivers in line.

BTW, this was the citation I got driving to Wendover, in case anyone's keeping score.

Why was it dismissed? Failure to show?

Yup. Guy had three other citations on the docket today, too, so I figured he's show for sure. Of course, I spent hours last night prepping. Every time I do that, the officer flakes.

Wow.
So did Mr Lucky go buy a lottery ticket?

Nope, but I probably should have!