More Shenanigans from Ohio

[dave0407]

This coming from the State where cops can do 149 on a motorcycle while collecting disability because of an injury that left them unable to work as a motorcycle cop and walk away without a speeding ticket while the officer that pulled them over has the courtesy to turn off his microphone while he talks to the offending cop….
The same State where cops can shoot you in the back for looking at them because you were “reaching” for a weapon…..

Now cops in Ohio only need to visually estimate your speed to write a ticket. No more radar guns in Ohio when you can guess a speed and make it stick. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that speed estimates are valid when performed by a “trained” officer.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...preme-court-speed-estimate-valid.html?sid=101

 

[mxgolf]

Man that's a bunch of BS. I don't see any tickets like that sticking at all. If they do I would sue the state. For some reason it doesn't suprise me at all. Things are pretty messed up between the good old government and the citizens. It's getting time to revolt! :rockon:

 

[lytehouse]

Man that's a bunch of BS.

Agreed! :spank:

 

[fzme]

Thanks for the post...that's loco.

 

[deeptekkie]

That truly sucks. Voters need to remember everyone in office when they go to vote and NOT re-elect ANY of those b*&^%$#s!

 

[Wh0M3]

Well at least I now know of one state to avoid. :BLAA:

Being from Michigan I have a couple of choices for which state to go through.

On a more serious note, I have heard that a trained cop can properly judge the speed of a car. I however would argue that a car is bigger than a bike and easier to judge, a motorcycle is smaller and can be deciptive as for the speed and distance when they are traveling. I believe that more accidents happen because it is harder to judge these factors and people pull out in front of them. Other than the common theme of I didn't see them.

 

[Signal 50]

Got a newsflash for you, cops can write tickets based on visual estimates in many, many states. Its not crazy or unheard of. And no this is not

"coming from the State where cops can do 149 on a motorcycle while collecting disability because of an injury that left them unable to work as a motorcycle cop and walk away without a speeding ticket while the officer that pulled them over has the courtesy to turn off his microphone while he talks to the offending cop…."

It really doesn't reflect will on your intelligence when you make idiotic sweeping generalizations about an entire state based on one event.

 

[Ridgeback]

We have to have calibrated speed guns to convict motorists here.
Every time a police car goes out,all radar equipment has to be calibrated on every occasion.If it's not,it cannot stand as evidence in court.

we have had cases of cars/bikes travelling at well over 100mph,caught on the police cars video,that have walked away because the equipment wasn't calibrated 100% correctly.

Thank god for the time being,you still have to prove someone is guilty,not make an educated guess :thumbup:

 

[Humperdinkel]

Gee im glad Oz isnt the only place that has to put up with this type of BS :shakehead:

 

[Wavex]

Yeah it's the same in CA.

 

[dave0407]

It really doesn't reflect will on your intelligence when you make idiotic sweeping generalizations about an entire state based on one event.

Speaking of intelligence reflecting “will” on you…
It would seem that in your haste to flame me….you made yourself look like a douche bag :Flip:. Also, please name the “many, many states”. I have found Ohio, California, and possibly Colorado.

 

[Wavex]

OK 1-1 on the name calling, we can leave it at that........


Dave, apparently you're not the only one to dislike Ohio lol


Reason #389 to Stay Out of Ohio

In a recent Ohio State Supreme Court decision, the armpit state of America further confirmed its status as the third worst territory in the United States by holding that a driver or motorcyclist can be convicted of speeding purely if it looked to a police officer that the motorist was going too fast.

The decision upholds a lower courts ruling, which held that a driver who challenged a speeding ticket could still be found guilty merely if the trooper stated the driver was “driving to fast” in their estimation.

In a 5-1 decision, Ohio’s highest court ruled that an officer’s visual estimation of speed is sufficient proof to convict a motorist of speeding, as long as the officer has been certified by a training academy, and has experience watching for speeders.

While we here at Asphalt & Rubber can find a number of things logically and legally wrong with this decision, we don’t really expect much from the state the brought us the tramp stamp tattoo and cornholing.

Why is Ohio considered the armpit of the US?

 

[Wh0M3]

I found it interesting that in my slashdot email this topic was in there.
Guess My Speed and Give Me a Ticket, In Ohio

 

[abraxas]

Ouch, how can they get away with this???

100% a car and bike look different at speed, deceptively so, this is just gonna end badly.

And opens WIDE to corruption, cop can hassle you without needing date and time stamps on his work.

 

[dave0407]

Ohio riders…the OHP has said they will not take advantage of the new loop hole opened by the Ohio Supreme Court. New legislation is on the way to close the loop hole after summer recess is done!!

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