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Eugene man arrested for allegedly riding over 160 mph on I-5
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<blockquote data-quote="HotRodZilla" data-source="post: 404573" data-attributes="member: 13519"><p>The video will hold up in court, but stop worrying about your GPS readings...They won't. This is a Cliff-notes version, but:</p><p></p><p>Dip-shit got caught with the camera running, which would lead a reasonable person to believe the camera held evidence of a crime; making it good warrant fodder. So say the LEO's see the footage of the rider going 160+ eight minutes ago; its easy to prove he was riding that speed in their jurisdiction. If the camera had been off, I don't think the officer would have been able to look at it.</p><p></p><p>The GPS only shows max speed, but does not specify when that speed was reached. You may get stopped in Oregon, but who is to say you didn't hit 155mph in Montana, or yesterday? Also if you are getting stopped and are that worried about it, just turn the GPS off. Since it's primary purpose is not to act as a recording device, I think an officer would have a helluva time getting a warrant to look at it (unless it was a fatal crash, I wouldn't even try). Having the speed out there for everyone to read would probably make warrant getting easier, but there is still the issue of where the rider reached that speed. Now...if an officer got you on radar or laser at 155 and when he stopped you, your GPS confirmed you were going that speed, the unit could legally be seized as corroborating evidence.</p><p></p><p>This of course all depends on state laws, and just my .02, but I'm glad he got arrested whether it sticks or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HotRodZilla, post: 404573, member: 13519"] The video will hold up in court, but stop worrying about your GPS readings...They won't. This is a Cliff-notes version, but: Dip-shit got caught with the camera running, which would lead a reasonable person to believe the camera held evidence of a crime; making it good warrant fodder. So say the LEO's see the footage of the rider going 160+ eight minutes ago; its easy to prove he was riding that speed in their jurisdiction. If the camera had been off, I don't think the officer would have been able to look at it. The GPS only shows max speed, but does not specify when that speed was reached. You may get stopped in Oregon, but who is to say you didn't hit 155mph in Montana, or yesterday? Also if you are getting stopped and are that worried about it, just turn the GPS off. Since it's primary purpose is not to act as a recording device, I think an officer would have a helluva time getting a warrant to look at it (unless it was a fatal crash, I wouldn't even try). Having the speed out there for everyone to read would probably make warrant getting easier, but there is still the issue of where the rider reached that speed. Now...if an officer got you on radar or laser at 155 and when he stopped you, your GPS confirmed you were going that speed, the unit could legally be seized as corroborating evidence. This of course all depends on state laws, and just my .02, but I'm glad he got arrested whether it sticks or not. [/QUOTE]
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