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Originally Posted by Acey
Didn't actually exceed the speed limit, but it was the wet downhill curve heading eastbound on McKnight right before 4 St NW. Never been here in the dark so I just didn't know. I over-corrected.
Not gonna say I never speed, my record is proof otherwise... but this time I actually wasn't. Just unfamiliar with the area. Dove off my usual route and took McKnight because a guy an Audi was tailgating me all the way up 14 St from downtown.
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The problem with an unreasonalbe speed ticket is that they might not have to prove you were speeding. Check the exact wording of the statute you are charged under and fight it on that basis. The Police argument will likely be you were driving to fast and that caused an accident. And based on the statute that might be enough as you didn't get a speeding ticket.
So you need to establish what a reasonable speed given road an wether conditions were and then force the cop to prove you were exceeding it.