Speeding ticket

[sanford1]

I live in North Carolina.
I received a ticket fo traveling 68 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. I passed the officer, saw no "blue lights" turned off the road and drove into a subdivision. I did not drive recklessly. After a short time I drove out of the subdivision, and the officer stopped me and issued the ticket. He was not behind me when I pulled in the subdivision or driving in the immediate area when I pulled out.
My question is "Can the officer ticket me after losing sight of the supposed offender?" Or is it just my word against his?

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face=" Arial, Verdana, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sanford1:
I live in North Carolina.
I received a ticket fo traveling 68 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. I passed the officer, saw no "blue lights" turned off the road and drove into a subdivision. I did not drive recklessly. After a short time I drove out of the subdivision, and the officer stopped me and issued the ticket. He was not behind me when I pulled in the subdivision or driving in the immediate area when I pulled out.
My question is "Can the officer ticket me after losing sight of the supposed offender?" Or is it just my word against his?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

My response:

And you really believe that driving nearly 70 mph in a 45 mph zone is not driving recklessly? "Recklessly" DOES NOT mean that you have to be swerving all over the place, or driving up on sidewalks, or skidding around corners. It means that they made that speed limit for a reason - - conditions of the road, or that children might "dart out" into the street, or some other good reason. All because you drove out of the "line of sight" of the officer, doesn't mean "Kings X" or it doesn't count if your fingers are crossed. Take responsibility for yourself. The cop saw someone breaking the law, and he remembered later that it was you that he saw doing just that. Driving is not a "right." It's a privilege.

IAAL



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[sanford1]

If I may, here are the parameters of the incident:
I was traveling on a four lane divided highway with "grassy" median.
The speed limit in the area decreased from 55MPH to 45MPH.
I was traveling in the right hand lane with a large group of cars overtaking me.
I was not cited for "reckless driving" or "attempt to elude".
I do not believe that I was traveling at that speed and that his radar "locked" on the vehicles behind me.
It was more than "line of sight", the time elapsed was more than 5 minutes after I entered the subdivision.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face=" Arial, Verdana, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by I AM ALWAYS LIABLE:
My response:

And you really believe that driving nearly 70 mph in a 45 mph zone is not driving recklessly? "Recklessly" DOES NOT mean that you have to be swerving all over the place, or driving up on sidewalks, or skidding around corners. It means that they made that speed limit for a reason - - conditions of the road, or that children might "dart out" into the street, or some other good reason. All because you drove out of the "line of sight" of the officer, doesn't mean "Kings X" or it doesn't count if your fingers are crossed. Take responsibility for yourself. The cop saw someone breaking the law, and he remembered later that it was you that he saw doing just that. Driving is not a "right." It's a privilege.

IAAL

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