Originally Posted by
FuxOnTheFirstDate
I got a ticket on the 4th for 53 in a 45 but I'm fighting it because I don't care what she says, I was not driving that fast. Anyway, she was about 1/2 a mile away when she said she clocked me and I've decided to fight the ticket in court. I already issued a subpoena for the video/audio footage but what I need to know is how wide the radar beam of a cop's radar is at certain distances. If you know the formula to calculate this information or know of a website that has it, please let me know. I've read that police radar guns normally have 11-18* beams so I've got that much information at least.
I've also read that the beam can be up to 200 feet wide at 1,000 feet away so this may get me out of the ticket not only because she couldn't identify my vehicle from that distance even if the radar got a lock, but because there were 2 other vehicles near me at the time. I was in a green Dodge Ram and there was a white Explorer following me and a charcoal Chevy truck coming toward me. Anyway, please post information here if you have it. Thanks.