Speeding Tickets and GPS Tracking

by James Neely, freelance writer: click | HERE | to check out GPS products from Rocky Mountain Tracking

Ask yourself this question:  when you are driving, what is the first thing you do when you see a police car?  If you answered push the brake pedal, you are in the majority of drivers.  Why is that?  We are programmed to automatically assume that we are doing something wrong and need to clean up our act.

GOTCHA!

If you are a little on the ‘heavy-footed’ side of driving, the chances are high that you have gotten more than your share of speeding tickets, right?  It does not matter the amount of your violation in terms of mph, the cost is usually over $100 per violation.  That is a ridiculous, but you cannot do anything about it.  Or can you?

You can continue to pay those expensive tickets, or you can purchase a GPS Tracking device for your vehicle which can help provide court-admissible evidence of your actual speed.  Here’s why this is important and how it can help you.

Radar Units are Not Perfect

Radar units are sensitive pieces of electronic equipment that are susceptible to heat and cold.  The changes in temperature for any and all electronic devices can cause inconsistency in their operations.  When it comes to accuracy, the manufacturers of these devices have a maintenance schedule to which these units must be held to make sure they are functioning correctly.  When you get a ticket, you need to know whether or not the unit in question has been maintained properly.  If not, it is grounds to have your ticket thrown out of court.

But, there is an even more effective way of disputing a ticket with a GPS Tracking device.  You can use the history of these devices to tell you whether or not you were in compliance with speed limits.  If not, pay the ticket and go on.  If your reading differs from that of the unit that clocked your speed, you have a right to go to court and present evidence which can have the ticket thrown out.

Police are Not Infallible

When the police officer tracked your speed with a radar unit, were you in traffic or alone on the road?  If there are other vehicles around, who is to say that you were the one speeding?  Did he maintain visual contact with your vehicle after he clocked you for speed?  If not, then how does he know it was you that he tracked?  Was the reading on his radar unit for your vehicle or one that he tracked earlier and gave a ticket to?  Police officers are not infallible and you need to make sure that they have the right vehicle and that the speed was indeed what they said it was.

GPS Tracking can help you by providing evidence of where you were on the day that you were given a ticket.

Speed Traps Exist

Everyone knows that there are certain speed traps that you must either avoid or slow down when approaching throughout your community.  Local police set up in familiar locations from time to time when they realize that they do not have enough money coming in to the coffers to meet operating expenses.  This should be illegal, but it isn’t.  GPS Tracking units can help here, once again, in providing evidence of your innocence or guilt after you are cited for a moving violation.

You Have Rights

Since moving violations are so expensive, there is merit to fighting them in order to keep the points off of your license.  You have rights as a citizen in making sure that the charges against you are valid.  And you can request a jury trial if necessary.  But mostly that is not needed.  Just having your ‘trusty’ GPS Tracking device can help you avoid these problems.

Also, make sure that you do your best to obey posted speed limits and other laws governing drivers actions.  Chances are, you will not have get any tickets, but in case you do, better be safe than sorry that you didn’t have a GPS Tracking device to help you.

Rocking Mountain Tracking has the best line-up of GPS Tracking Device to meet any need.  Take a look at their products and options for the best fit for your business.  You will find knowledgeable sales persons in helping you get the best unit to meet your requirements.

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