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Re:California woman who drove with Google Glass beats traffi... by sheetjs on Thursday January 16, 2014 @10:56PM (#7074204)
> Blair also dismissed a speeding ticket against Abadie, because an expert did not appear to testify to the calibration on the officer's speedometer. Blair said there was a lack of evidence to establish Abadie's driving speed.

This still happens? I thought it was pretty standard for officers to calibrate and maintain written records (at least, it's standard in new york)

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Re:California woman who drove with Google Glass beats traffi... by sahaskatta on Thursday January 16, 2014 @11:00PM (#7074215)
Similar situation happened to me 2 years ago and I was dismissed in part because of the lack of evidence to back the calibration of a radar gun.

Link: http://skatter.com/2011/02/how-my-smart-phone-got-me-out-of-...

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Re:California woman who drove with Google Glass beats traffi... by bagels on Friday January 17, 2014 @01:34AM (#7074605)
Most people just pay regardless, so it's not really a priority for them to keep calibrations up to date, or to show up for court. It's pretty easy to win a speeding ticket case this way.
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