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Originally Posted by upstatedoc
If you go to court to fight this and actually end up paying less than the ticket I will be flabbergasted. It's your word against his, that's it. There is no electronic equipment to doubt the accuracy of, nothing. Good luck.
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I'm not going to court to deny having the second earpiece in my other ear. I am going to tell them that I was not distracted subsequently endangering the lives of the motorists.
I've gone to court 5 times in my 11 years of legal motoring. I've always pointed out the obvious and told the truth. It has worked in my favor 4 out of 5. I hope to make this 5 out of 6.
Specifically, I wish this CHP and other traffic officers could apply a more logical way of thinking. Some laws are passed for the better of the public and shouldn't really apply to everyone across the board, but are still enforced because a minority spoil it for everyone else.
EX: Most modern cars can easily handle freeway driving speeds of 75-85mph. It's the large group of drivers that poorly maintain cars and/or aren't mentally/physically able to control their cars at that speed that ruin it for everyone else.
Case in point: I can see why a single earpiece law enforcement is beneficial, those drivers that don't have working speakers instead could blast any music they please drowning out any outside noise.
The CHP should have seen that I wasn't distracted. I wasn't taking both hands off the steering wheel so I can jam on my air guitar in sync with the music. I honestly had both hands on the wheel looking forward, checking my mirrors, etc.. I didn't have a near miss rear ending the person in front of me, and there was no other emergency vehicle in sight nor blaring its sirens...
Instead, circles around me, slows subsequently holding up a lane of traffic, and moves behind me......waste of tax dollars. And I even voted to give them state funding! LOL!!! AHHH!