Anyone fight, and win, a camera speeding ticket in DC?

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Anonymous wrote:

Bhahahahahahahahaha

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IF YOU GOT A SPEEDING TICKET AND YOU PAID FOR IT BUT NOW IT WILL BE REFUNDED AND IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN SIX WEEKS. WHEN WILL I RECEIVE IT

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Anonymous wrote:I know these tickets don't result in points but anyone know if there's a max of tickets issued before points are assessed?

No because they do not have a way to confirm who was driving

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Anonymous wrote:those of you who are naive or stupid enough to say quaint things like "don't speed = no ticket" are utterly clueless about the vagaries of radar, calibration, etc.

Ever see the test in which radar clocked a stationary tree going faster than the speed limit?

I didn't think so ....

Oh please, that was decades ago and the speed cameras are operating from a fixed position aimed down at one spot on the road. You are dreaming if you think those speed cameras are catching a tree blowing in the wind.

Radar units still need to be calibrated, and tested after so many uses. same with laser. Doesnt matter if it is stationary or moving or focused on a fixed point. Its maintenance that has to be done. I dont know what it is for the cameras but most units police officers use get tested everyday

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:those of you who are naive or stupid enough to say quaint things like "don't speed = no ticket" are utterly clueless about the vagaries of radar, calibration, etc.

Ever see the test in which radar clocked a stationary tree going faster than the speed limit?

I didn't think so ....

Oh please, that was decades ago and the speed cameras are operating from a fixed position aimed down at one spot on the road. You are dreaming if you think those speed cameras are catching a tree blowing in the wind.

Radar units still need to be calibrated, and tested after so many uses. same with laser. Doesnt matter if it is stationary or moving or focused on a fixed point. Its maintenance that has to be done. I dont know what it is for the cameras but most units police officers use get tested everyday

mobile radar must be calibrated before and after every shift per most manufacturers ... many cops don't bother which is good grounds for defending a ticket if you think it's wrongly given. I"m sure someone has gotten a copy of the photo radar manual and knows what that calibration standard is.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally think the city and these speed cameras are getting a little out of hand. There's a total of 5 speed cameras on 295n starting from when you enter dc from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge to before you enter the bw parkway smh. The speed limit goes from 45 to 50 back to 45 and that's just terrible. The first 2 cameras entering dc from va aren't even 50yds apart and I find that such a set up. I'm not condoning speeding but I think its ridiculous to have 5 cameras on such a short interstate. The one by the BENNING ROAD exactly on 295 is hidden and u can't see it and the flash doesn't work. It's on the left when they're normally on the right and its backed up to the wall between the guardrails smh. I've travelled 295 everyday and never received a speeding ticket not once now they put a hidden camera and now here comes a 125.00 ticket for supposedly doing 11 miles over the speed limit and might I add my bf was in the fast lane and I was in the truck with him and he doesn't speed because he knows I'll slap his face if he do. The District of Columbia is full of shit. I want to fight it because the law says all cameras should be seen not hidden.

First there are only three speed cameras on 295 the others are not speed cameras they are for semis to scan for the bar code things they have on the side of there vehicle. second there is no law or code stating they have to be visable they simply need to have signs stating that the speed limit is enforced by camera. oh and they fixed the flash.
the three cameras are just past the weight station behind the barrier on the right, next camera is at arena road behind the pillar for the over pass, third camera which is new is located between the last two over passes before you leave that section of 295

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They should give notice that the limits are strictly enforced in this area. Not because they have to (they don't) but because it would achieve the presumed goal of having people drive the limit. As it is the system breeds disrespect for the law and all forms of government. Oh and while I'm here I just want to say hi to the NSA.

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re: "...they simply need to have signs stating that the speed limit is enforced by camera..."

So do they have such signs? I came from Baltimore Washington Airport and got wacked on "DC295 SW .7 miles s/o Exit 1 S/B".

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They must be able to prove YOU were driving the vehicle to prove YOU violated the law. If you can't be identified, beyond a reasonable doubt the ticket is just a tax on your vehicle. You are innocent until proven guilty, and you always have the right to face your accuser, In this case an unmanned camera is your accuser so good luck to the state to have the camera testify that it was you behind the wheel at the time of the violation.

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Anonymous wrote:"Clearly you were going much faster."

PP already said she was "going 56 in a 45 MPH zone." What irritates me about speed camera tickets is that there is no police officer in the world who would pull you over and give you a ticked for going 56 in a 45 on an interstate. But there the camera is and it does. Aren't these supposed to be about safety, not revenue generation? Oh, wait...

Oh yes there are police that would pull you over for 11 miles over. My sister is a prosecutor and she can tell you they happily ticket you for 6+ over in many parts of Virginia, for example (with a 55 or a 65 mph limit). I don't think there are any interstates with 45 mph limits, though.

11 mph over the limit represents a significant safety risk -- it's a lot harder to control a car at 56 than at 45. So many people think 10 over is the norm, but just because some police officers/troopers won't pull you over for it, doesn't make it ok to do.

In Falls Church I once received a ticket for going 28 in a 25. There was no leniency and I had to pay an additional 75 in court costs when I contested

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To those who don't speed: You drive at EXACTLY at the speed limit all the times? You don't accidently, momentarily exceed the speed limit by 1 MPH? But why drive the maximum safe speed at all? Be more safe and stay 5-10 MPH below the speed limit at all times. I'm sure you'll not only be safe but feel safe.

Bottom line: If DC really wanted you to slow down they would make the cameras visible. There is no better way to see traffic slow down than for those cameras to be highly visible. If DC wants you to speed through and collect the fine then they'll hide the camera. You figure by now with all the fines DC has collected they could line every school zone and dangerous intersection with a camera to make a safe environment instead of pointing a camera at open highways where there are no intersections, or at least make the threshold 15-20 MPH over the speed limit on highways.

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Ummm...really?

You revived a 5 year old thread that hdlad no comments for 4 yeara just to add that?

SMH.

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Anonymous wrote:Ummm...really?

You revived a 5 year old thread that hdlad no comments for 4 yeara just to add that?

SMH.

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But it was a good point!

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Anonymous wrote:To those who don't speed: You drive at EXACTLY at the speed limit all the times? You don't accidently, momentarily exceed the speed limit by 1 MPH? But why drive the maximum safe speed at all? Be more safe and stay 5-10 MPH below the speed limit at all times. I'm sure you'll not only be safe but feel safe.

Bottom line: If DC really wanted you to slow down they would make the cameras visible. There is no better way to see traffic slow down than for those cameras to be highly visible. If DC wants you to speed through and collect the fine then they'll hide the camera. You figure by now with all the fines DC has collected they could line every school zone and dangerous intersection with a camera to make a safe environment instead of pointing a camera at open highways where there are no intersections, or at least make the threshold 15-20 MPH over the speed limit on highways.

I don't speed above 10 mph. The reason why DC doesn't put a camera in school zones is that sometimes they're 15mph (when kids are present) and sometimes it's 25 mph. Personally I would litter DC with even more of these cameras. The utter disregard for safety that I see from drivers is appalling.