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Got a speeding ticket on my motorcycle this morning in Boston, 49 in a 30, a state policeman was sitting in his cruiser on the side of the road, as soon as I came over a hill and was in his sight he lit me up. The citation indicates my speed was estimated and measured with lidar, no distance was given. I was just about the only vehicle on the road. I wasn't asked to sign the citation, but using that fact to argue improper procedure, in front of magistrates and judges, has never gotten me anywhere. Why do I always see cops with lidar outside of their cars, while this statie was inside his car? And why didn't he indicate a distance on the citation? Isn't it standard procedure to do so? I've spoken with another state trooper in court before, and that one always brought his lidar training certificate with him when he went before a judge, so I assume this trooper will do the same. As for discovery, I've asked for documents from the state police on prior occasions and they always respond with a request for payment before they will dig up the information I want. Any thoughts about general strategy here? I really don't think there's much I can do, especially since the state police always seem to show up in court. I'm not even sure I want to bother showing up in front of a magistrate just to get the fine cut in half and be found responsible.
Oh yeah, one more thing. Due to a registry error, my registration and plate don't quite match, they are off by one character. The state trooper actually confiscated my registration, he wouldn't give it back!