Research and Describe How to Fight Ticketing by Radar?

How to Fight Ticketing
Name
Institution
How to Fight Ticketing
The Californian police issue a large section of speeding tickets through the use of radar. This has made many people to question whether they can fight speeding tickets that have been issued through the use of radar (Escort Radar, 2016). This was the case when we were recently issued with a ticket on the assumption that we were speeding. The involved officer said that he determined the speed through the use of reference points then turned on his radar.
One of the things that made me think that the officer might have been wrong is that he did not give me an opportunity to enquire if the radar unit was properly calibrated. By denying me this chance, it was not possible to establish whether the ticket was issued correctly as there are numerous cases where people have been issued tickets on the basis of radar units that are defective. Even if the radar unit had been calibrated, it would be ideal to countercheck the dates that this was done in order to establish if it was within the accepted parameters (Escort Radar, 2016).
The other thing that I do not approve of the ticket is because the police officer did not give me an opportunity to verify if he was certified to use a radar unit. According to the law, an officer using the radar unit must have received sufficient training to be able to use the unit in an effective manner. In our case, the officer took the speeds when both vehicles were in motion. This is usually done by the radar unit registering the speed of the officer’s vehicle while at the same time capturing the speed of a vehicle that is heading towards the patrol car while both are at motion. Considering that the police...