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Ticketed at what speed?

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    #32
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,715 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    The 10% you refer is not a guarranteed figure and for all you know your car is showing an accurate figure.
    Therefore, by driving 15-20% over the posted limit you are doing between 138 and 144km/h.


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    #33
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭Rovi


    I've checked it with several GPS devices, including some very expensive aviation/surveying ones, and a hand held radar gun, and they all agree: true 120Km/h = indicated 132Km/h.


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    #34
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,715 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Rovi wrote:
    I've checked it with several GPS devices, including some very expensive aviation/surveying ones, and a hand held radar gun, and they all agree: true 120Km/h = indicated 132Km/h.
    Thats fair enough but if you look further up the page you will see...
    eoin_s wrote:
    I was quite surprised to find that the speedo in my car and the GPS are always within 1km/h of each other at any speed, even after putting bigger wheels on the car.
    You cannot assume your speedo is incorrect without having it tested against something else.


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    #35
    layke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,956 ✭✭✭layke


    Hypothetically speaking if I was pulled for foing 41 in a 40k zone, handed a ticket and given a court date I wouldn't be sweating buckets because I know i'd get off scot free. With a speed gun there is a certain margin for error because they accurate within a certain %. For that speed all I would have to do is insist I was doing 39K and it would be very very hard to prove me wrong.

    Uncertainty is the key, where there is doubt there can be no conviction in these cirumstances. Also I can't imagine a judge being too amused at the guard who brings you before the court over a 1kmh speed breach. I know if I was a judge i'd roast a guard for wasting the tax payers money and the courts time.


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    #36
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,715 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    According to Irish legislation the speed detection equipment is assumed to be calibrated correctly so that would not work as an excuse.
    I dug it out before, I can't be bothered doing it again.


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    #37
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    kbannon wrote:
    You cannot assume your speedo is incorrect without having it tested against something else.

    I meant I was surprised that it was pretty much dead on the money. I didn't assume it was 10% out.


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    #38
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 45,767 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    eoin_s wrote:
    I meant I was surprised that it was pretty much dead on the money. I didn't assume it was 10% out.
    i think he was highlighting your post, as opposed to questioning it.


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