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NO - you totally misunderstand that. Utah specifically states that any speed greater than the posted limit is prima facie (on its face) evidence that your speed is not reasonable and prudent. ( 41-6a-601(3) ).Well first of all, this is incorrect; There has been cases where people got their tickets dismissed because they plead on the following law:
"A person may not operate a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the existing conditions, giving regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing."
Given that the conditions were good some people got away driving faster than the actual speed limit;
Again, it's inconvenient for you, not insane.Okay I got stopped around 5 so I would not have made it to the court today and then it was the weekend so I would have had to stay 3 days in the middle of nowhere just to appear at some court because of a speed ticket? That's insane, isn't it?
Germany is lovely - I'd probably enjoy the stay.I mean would you if you were in Germany? Don't visit Munich but rather stay three days in a village and wait for the court to open?
No, it's apparently you who do not understand that simple fact.And you do not understand one thing: Cruise controls do not work properly ...
Here's the law in Utah. I've emphasized the portion that the OP wasn't aware of.Provide the link to the "cut n' paste" , please.
Let me explain this further so you know why it's even included in the law. This is in place to prohibit people from driving safer than conditions, not to exceed the speed limit. For example, if it was snowing and the roads were slick, you could be cited for "speeding" even if you were doing 10 mph in a 50 mph zone. We call it the "basic speed law". You can search for that term for additional information."A person may not operate a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the existing conditions, giving regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing."
4. In Germany it is not allowed to measure the speed of a car that passes by as the inaccuracies are too high.
And all of the ^ is totally irrelevant. You were in Utah and required to drive according to the laws of that state. You chose to drive over the limit. Pay your fine.How do you know that? Personally, from my feeling, I would say that you are right but I suspect that in unlikely events the measuring might be inaccurate and while Germans are more conservative and therefore ban it, the US still uses it since it is handy and in most cases correct; At least it would fit to the stereotypes of Germans...
For measuring the speed driving behind you there are also strict requirements:
E.g. "bei 91 bis 120 km/h des verdächtigen Fahrzeugs: mindestens 500 m"
So at least measuring the speed over 500m if the car drives between 91 kph and 120 kph; Also the tolerance that is to be reduced is 5% and hence pretty high
The site you chose is very unreliable. You should look at the actual law.Okay, I am back with another user name (sorry the limit is somehow 5 posts per day so I could not write more messages)
So here is the link where I found it
Utah Speed Limits, Laws, and Fines
Also, I noted that you quite can not understand my attitude so let me explain it a little bit so if I am allowed to, I will go a little bit into detail:
This is not a debate forum. You have been answered ad nauseam. Pay your fine.Ahm - you do know that people should be fined not by whether they drove too fast but by the fact whether the police can consistently prove that they drove too fast?
Your arguments are rather ethical...
This is not a debate forum. You have been answered ad nauseam. Pay your fine.