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Definitely a WTF moment... I wonder if they get a crystal ball during their training?
Truck driver films argument with highway patrol officer who fined him after ‘estimating’ his speed was over the limit
Man disputes cop for estimating speed
“So I’m getting booked for not speeding. Is that what you’re trying to tell me?” Mr Smith asks the officer.
“You’re a senior constable...for guessing speed?”
“Expert. I’m an expert in the courts at estimating speed, yes,” the officer tells him.
“Well obviously I think you need a new job,” the truck driver fires back.
When Mr Smith asks the officer if he can see the radar proof that he was speeding, the senior constable says he wasn’t using the radar and had estimated his speed on the highway.
“You need to understand everything is based on my estimations,” he says.
“All the radar does is back up my estimation, that’s all it does.”
Mr Smith wrote on his Facebook page he was checking his speed using his onboard GPS and it hadn’t indicated he was over the limit.
“To set the record straight, I just finished checking the speed on the truck via Tom Tom web fleet and not once did the truck go over the said speed limit,” he wrote.
The policeman laughs when Mr Smith questions whether the officer’s sunglasses put him off and later when he points out the car has a defective front tyre.
The officer said he had estimated the speed of Mr Smith. Picture: Facebook
Mr Smith was fined $254 and lost three demerit points. Picture: Facebook
Mr Smith continues questioning the highway patrolman who tells him to take the matter to court if he has an issue with the fine or the method it was delivered.
“I will take it to court because I can’t get booked for not speeding,” Mr Smith says.
“You don’t worry mate because I can’t get booked for you guessing a speed.”
But it appears Mr Smith might be wrong.
A NSW Police spokesperson said Highway Patrol officers often use estimation when issuing fines and said the process is part of their training.
“All highway patrol operatives are considered subject matter experts in the eyes of the court in terms of estimating speed,” they said.
NSW Police said Highway Patrol officers are trained to estimate speed and said it was common practice. Picture: Facebook
“This is included as a part of the training received by potential highway patrol officers.
“Any LIDAR or radar check that is done has to be reinforced with a valid speed estimation.”
The infringement Mr Smith was issued carries a fine of $254 and three demerit points.
Truck driver films argument with highway patrol officer who fined him after ‘estimating’ his speed was over the limit
- DAVID MEDDOWS
- THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
- FEBRUARY 23, 2015 11:29AM
Man disputes cop for estimating speed
“So I’m getting booked for not speeding. Is that what you’re trying to tell me?” Mr Smith asks the officer.
“You’re a senior constable...for guessing speed?”
“Expert. I’m an expert in the courts at estimating speed, yes,” the officer tells him.
“Well obviously I think you need a new job,” the truck driver fires back.
When Mr Smith asks the officer if he can see the radar proof that he was speeding, the senior constable says he wasn’t using the radar and had estimated his speed on the highway.
“You need to understand everything is based on my estimations,” he says.
“All the radar does is back up my estimation, that’s all it does.”
Mr Smith wrote on his Facebook page he was checking his speed using his onboard GPS and it hadn’t indicated he was over the limit.
“To set the record straight, I just finished checking the speed on the truck via Tom Tom web fleet and not once did the truck go over the said speed limit,” he wrote.
The policeman laughs when Mr Smith questions whether the officer’s sunglasses put him off and later when he points out the car has a defective front tyre.
The officer said he had estimated the speed of Mr Smith. Picture: Facebook
Mr Smith was fined $254 and lost three demerit points. Picture: Facebook
Mr Smith continues questioning the highway patrolman who tells him to take the matter to court if he has an issue with the fine or the method it was delivered.
“I will take it to court because I can’t get booked for not speeding,” Mr Smith says.
“You don’t worry mate because I can’t get booked for you guessing a speed.”
But it appears Mr Smith might be wrong.
A NSW Police spokesperson said Highway Patrol officers often use estimation when issuing fines and said the process is part of their training.
“All highway patrol operatives are considered subject matter experts in the eyes of the court in terms of estimating speed,” they said.
NSW Police said Highway Patrol officers are trained to estimate speed and said it was common practice. Picture: Facebook
“This is included as a part of the training received by potential highway patrol officers.
“Any LIDAR or radar check that is done has to be reinforced with a valid speed estimation.”
The infringement Mr Smith was issued carries a fine of $254 and three demerit points.
Duh!!
