Re: [DML] Inaccurate RADAR readings?

[kayoong@xxxxxxx]

Stainless steel or not.   Radar or not.   The DeLorean looks fast standing 
still!   Now about radar and an officer's "judgment call" on the matter?   I 
have a story to share with you.   It is long.

FYI.   All speedometers are not accurate and the DeLorean speedos are not 
accurate.   Have you gotten your speedometer check for accuracy?   I did and my 
speedo was off about 8 miles so the calibrator at the shop told me.   The 
reason for my speedo re-calibration?   Last year in February 2, 2003 I gotten a 
speeding ticket, the New York State Trooper claimed that I was doing over 80 MPH 
in 55MPH zone.   Truthfully, I was doing 68 MPH on my speedo and keeping up 
with traffic.   Okay I was speeding so I bit the bullet and accepted the ticket. 
  I was puzzled at officer's statement that I was "doing 80 MPH" so took my 
speedo off and I went to the palace were PJ Grady goes to for his speedo 
calibrations.   In short, I went to court with the billing statement as the proof of 
my speedo calibration for accuracy; it helped me beat that speeding ticket.   


Now unfortunately, I gotten another ticket last June 19, 2003, and my trail 
is coming up on April 2, 2004.   For this ticket, the New York City "Highway 
Patrol" officer claims that he "got me on radar for over 70 miles on a 45 miles 
speed zone (Harlem River Drive)."   He also claims "he SHADOWED me for a 1/4 
mile and got me on video and audio."   Frankly, the officer is a blatant liar.  
 Okay you law enforcement agents on this DML, don't get flamed on my 
labeling, I will offer my side of the story and you decide.   As in the first case, 
when I am wrong, I will admit that I wrong and I know this time I wasn't.

Anyway, I believed that he originally had stopped me to ticket my wife for 
not wearing seat belt (NYC and the nation had a seat belt ticketing blitz 
campaign last year) and when the officer realize that she has the seat belt on, he 
quickly change his story to pulling me over because I was "speeding above 70 
miles."

Speeding at 70 miles my wife and I said to each other?   He got to be out of 
his mind.    

First fact, there were two if not one car that was ahead of me that were sped 
past me doing over 50 plus MPH.

Second, it just had finish thunder storming with heavy rain an hour before 
and it had flooded the "Drive" and any intended speeding or driving fast is not 
possible for DeLorean, for the wide tires will "hydroplane" and it would be 
suicidal.   (I will get an official weather report for that day and time to show 
as proof.)    

Third, I was doing 43 to 45 MPH when the officer and I saw each other.   I 
saw him on the side of the road long before he saw me. Anyway, he decided to 
come after me with lights, siren and with audio on as to pull me over; to which I 
did stop in less then 800 feet, so he really didn't "shadowed me for 1/4 of a 
mile" as he claims.   I even went back there to video the areas of the 
flooding and the spot where he was sitting and to the area where we both had pulled 
over and stopped, to show as evidence, if the court will allow it.   

Fourth, he claims that he got me on radar, which he did show me at the patrol 
car, with the unit reading "71 MPH."   I believe that he did not "zero" to 
clear his unit from an earlier incident.   I would had know that he had radar me 
on, for my Valentine One had never triggered off, to verified his claim that 
he had radar trained on me.    The other issue is that I travel this same 
Harlem River Drive almost every day, 7 days a week, to work and back home and I am 
aware of the NYPD "Highway Patrol Car" sitting on the very same spot daily, 
from the early morning to 5:30 PM.   So, when I am entering the Drive either 
north or south bound, my radar would be "blaring" off, which is over 1/2 mile 
away to let me know that the "local boys" are monitoring the roads.

Anyway, there were dialogue that went between us before and after the issuing 
of the ticket and basically the officer didn't want to hear anything that I 
had to say.   The officer as far as I can put it mildly, is that he had a bad 
hair day and I became a victim of his personal nonsense with the speeding 
ticket that he had issued.   I believe he is just trying to get over with his bogus 
claim and I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE TAPE THAT RECORDED THE EVENT FROM HIS 
PATROL CAR, THAT HE CLAIMS HE HAS ON ME.   My lawyer has written for a deposition 
requesting for the tape and that was over two months ago.   No responses to 
date.   The sad thing is, in NYC as the systems goes, they don't have to produce 
the tape and that the officers claim is enough to stand trail.

Oh yes, BTW .... When I told the officer that "I can't even go over 25 MPH in 
the flooded areas back there, because there is over 7 inches of water."   His 
response was that "YOUR CAR IS RACING CAR AND IT CAN DO ANYTHING!"   With a 
remark such as that, my wife and I just laugh and smirked.   I can see why NYPD 
wants their officers to have at least a four-year college degree or better.

So, off to court I go.....

Maybe, I will drive my old Bentley more often instead of my DeLorean, for I 
get less stoppage in the Bentley, for I gotten only 2 tickets for the last 32 
years, then 3 in the DeLorean in the 8 years of driving.   I guess it must be 
the difference in the command and the respect of the two marques.   Like I said 
"The DeLorean cars looks fast standing still" very enticing for speed 
tickets.   

Kayo Ong
#5508
Lic 9D NY

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In a message dated 2/17/04 9:11:59 PM, TheStash@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


> Can the stainless steel and/or shape of the DeLorean give inaccurate RADAR 
> readings?
> Last night I was pulled over and the police officer said I was traveling at 
> 60mph but I KNOW I was somewhere around 45. Funny thing is there was a car 
> driving right next to me at the same speed.
> Thanks for any input on this.
> Tony
> #10781 STSSTEEL
> Wappingers Falls, NY



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