My question involves a speeding ticket from the State of: California
I received my first speeding ticket last week for driving 59 in a 45. I was driving with the flow of traffic and happened to merge right into an officer's line of sight. He was on a motorcycle parked on the sidewalk with a radar gun (I am not sure which type).
I would have just paid the ticket and gone on with my life, but as the officer was handing me the ticket he told me, "I am out here today due to citizen complaints of people speeding in the morning." As I was driving away this really irked me because most people drive 50-60mph in the morning and 45-55mph at other times.
So, I decided to go get a speed survey of the road I was on. Here is a pdf of the survey:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mza0libuzdj
The 85th percentile is at 50mph (taken between 1:00 PM and 1:30 PM). When this survey was taken it was legal for cities to reduce the speed limit by 5mph without justification. However, a new policy directive (link: http://www.atssa.com/galleries/defau...icy7-01-09.pdf) states that an Engineering and Traffic Survey must document the conditions and justification for the 5mph reduction (page 5).
The comments on the speed survey I have do not seem to justify a reason for the reduction in the posted speed limit. It reads like a description of the road. Are those comments justification of the 5mph reduction or just a description of the road?
Also, would that policy directive effect the use of radar on this road or will it only apply to the next speed survey the city does?
Thank you!

