Originally Posted by
Matariki
I fine with this as well. I wonder about the ability of a radar gun to accurately capture the speed of a bike, but it's probably right. On one of my commuting routes they have a radar speed checker that matches my cyclometer well.
I've found that these devices can usually accurately determine the speed of my bicycle (and
we all see them as a challenge), HOWEVER if there is a car behind me, it tends to pick up the car's speed rather than mine, even if I'm closer.
If the guys wanted to fight the ticket, they could claim to be going right at the speed limit, that the radar gun must have picked up a car behind them. Might work, but probably not -- without physical evidence, the judges tend to favor the cop rather than the guy who got the ticket in traffic court, no matter how plausible their story is.
That said, I have no problems with the police ticketing cyclists for exceeding the speed limit. In a non school zone they might be proud of the ticket and frame it, but in a school zone probably not.