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We are new in the city and have had an appointment with the doctor last Wednesday whose office is located in 4825 Dalhousie Dr NW. So I missed a turn from Shaganappi Trail and had to take a turn to that small plaza just right after the road, made a circle and took left at the Stop sign to Dalhouse dr. Right after the road has playground sign with set of lights within aprox 500 m. So you basically cant speed on the truck on that road even if you want to.

My wife with kids (2 y/o both) was driving behind me, because we want to drop off another vehicle for service after doctor`s appointment which we didn’t do it anyways. So when I took entrance to that plaza, he was behind me and several cars were in front of her, so she was not able to see where I was going to and what I was doing. Especially we were late for 20 mins, and kids were crying. Now you can imagine that she was under the high stress, especially she doesn’t drive too much at all. We stayed at the left line, because we were need to take left at the end of third light. After I passed the first set of lights I saw how a cop parked on the sidewalk running to the middle of the street and pulling her over when there were 2 more cars dring to the same direction as we do, one was behind my wife` truck and another black vehicle was speeding on the right side and passing my wife`s truck. So the cop pulled he over and because she didn’t have registration (it was in my wallet) I have to make u-turn and come back in 2 mins, so I pulled over to the side walk in front of her car. Cop came to me and asked if I have registration for the truck and also he asked my DL and registration as well.

When I was giving him all our papers he just briefly asked if I am aware that both my cars have tinted windows. So I said I know that. After 3 mins my wife called me and asked to ask a cop if I can go with the baby by walk to the doctor`s office which was just in 100m away from us, because baby was felling sick and we are late. I came to his car and he said just wait for a sec and he would be done with us. Right after he came and gave us tickets: me for the tint (72 (3) - $57) and to her for speeding (115 (2) (p) - $166 at the playground checked with the laser gun) and the tint (as well). End of story.

Speeding ticket based on his written info – she was driving 58 instead of 30.

As I know speeding would be really hard to beat especially for playground, even if we will assume she was speeding. However truck has Bell Stealth radar and it did come up just when the cop was running to the middle of the street for few secs. Therefore he might pick somebody else’s speed from the car which was on the right line which passed them quickly. Anyways it would be hard to prove meanwhile we don’t have any evidence to show it.

The point is about the tint. He did not use any equipment whatsoever to check windows, it was only his gessings. Therefore this would be easy to beat in the court which I am going to do. Especially vehicle which I was driving was with no Alberta’s plates and I showed him no Alberta DL as well.

What you guys think about chances to win a case about the tint and speed?