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3 weeks ago I was in a minor accident.
I turned left out of our drive then signalled and turned left on the next corner, only to be hit in the left rear tire by a motorcycle sliding on its left side.
The "officer" taking the report didn't investigate the skid marks at all and believed the rider that my signal wasn't on; of course this was the only thing he could say to get out of a ticket himself. I got a ticket for not signalling a turn & causing the accident.
I set about measuring, photgraphing & videotaping the scene, doing skidmark & slide speed calculations, getting witnesses and getting his driving record using the Freedom of Information Act
He has two tickets on that bike in our town: 78 in a 45 and 65 in a 45. The calculus says this time he was doing 50 in a 25
When we had the conference with the prosecutor I laid down my case, whereupon he offered me a defective equipment "deal". No deal
Then the cop lays out how he's taken classes in accident investigation and snidely asks me if I have a degree in physics that supports my conclusions....
I say: "actually; I minored in physics and taught it for 10 years. How long have you taught physics officer, if at all?" His jaw dropped about a meter
5 minutes later we're in court, whereupon the judge looks at my data and says:
CASE DISMISSED; and why did this case even get to me??
Prosecutor and cop turn beet red....looking like they're getting ready to stroke out
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Dr. Mordrid
I turned left out of our drive then signalled and turned left on the next corner, only to be hit in the left rear tire by a motorcycle sliding on its left side.
The "officer" taking the report didn't investigate the skid marks at all and believed the rider that my signal wasn't on; of course this was the only thing he could say to get out of a ticket himself. I got a ticket for not signalling a turn & causing the accident.
I set about measuring, photgraphing & videotaping the scene, doing skidmark & slide speed calculations, getting witnesses and getting his driving record using the Freedom of Information Act
He has two tickets on that bike in our town: 78 in a 45 and 65 in a 45. The calculus says this time he was doing 50 in a 25
When we had the conference with the prosecutor I laid down my case, whereupon he offered me a defective equipment "deal". No deal
Then the cop lays out how he's taken classes in accident investigation and snidely asks me if I have a degree in physics that supports my conclusions....
I say: "actually; I minored in physics and taught it for 10 years. How long have you taught physics officer, if at all?" His jaw dropped about a meter
5 minutes later we're in court, whereupon the judge looks at my data and says:
CASE DISMISSED; and why did this case even get to me??
Prosecutor and cop turn beet red....looking like they're getting ready to stroke out
Loved it
Dr. Mordrid
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