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so i was driving down 520 on my way to orlando to look at a truck goin bout 95 i was in a hurry outta nowhere i see a fhp officer goin the opposite way really fast and my radar detector goes off he swerves into the median pulls a 180 and pulls me over sayin he clocked me at 97 how is that possible wih him drivin the opposite way? long story short i have a court date and no ticket does anyone have experience with this?
I'm guessing on your speed, you were 30+ mph over. 30mph and up is a mandatory court hearing now in the State of Florida. Maximum fine is $500 not including court costs (~$75), traffic school (that the judge can send you to), 4 points and the judge can always order a license revocation . A second ticket in this range within a year allows the judge to double the penalty.
Moving radar actually shoots two beams, one at the target and the second at the road. The computer's math eliminates officers' vehicle speed out of the equation. This works both going in the same direction and the opposite direction. They can also clock two vehicles at the same time, visually assigning the faster speed to the faster moving vehicle. Officers can also activate the radar as your passing eliminating radar detectors out of the equation. When your detector goes off, you're already toast.
What happens in court is largely dependent on the county you received the ticket in, your driving record and your attitude.
Good luck!
Dave
