No, it does not...
40802(a)(1) applies to "a particular section of a highway measured as to distance and with boundaries marked, designated, or otherwise determined in order that the speed of a vehicle may be calculated by securing the time it takes the vehicle to travel the known distance". (inapplicable if Radar is used).
And 40802(a)(2) applies to "a particular section of a highway with a prima facie speed limit that is provided by this code or by local ordinance under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 22352, or established under Section 22354, 22357, 22358, or 22358.3...." (inapplicable because the 55mph speed limit on a 2 lane undivided hwy is established pursuant to VC 22349(b) which is not mentioned above).
Either way, 40802, and speed trap laws in general, are not applicable in this case.
Again, no... Since 40802 is not applicable, then 40803 is not applicable either.
pretty much.. As long as the officer can establish that you were driving "upon a two-lane, undivided highway at a speed greater than 55 miles per hour" (and unless it is posted for a higher limit) then he has satisfied the burden of proving you were in violation of 22349(b).
Same as above...
If that evidence can show that your speed was less than 55mph, then you're golden. Yet if it shows that you were in excess of the 55mph limit, then you are still in violation. Now, in light of the fact that speeding fines are set up in a graduated scale based on how many miles in excess of the limit (1mph to 15mph over, 16mph to 25mph over and 26mph+ over), the actual speed reading (or the "estimate" I should say) does indeed make a difference as to the fine amount, but not when it comes to guilt or innocence.
The fact that he indicated the 70+mph on the citation, could possibly mean that he may have measured you at (as an example) 73mph which puts you at 18mph over the limit (the second/higher fine bracket) -though he will likely testify to the actual speed he measured-... But he indicated 70+, possibly, as a way to give you a break with the fine amount.
It does matter in that it narrows down the known +/-5mph margin of error for a visual versus the +/-1 or 2mph for RADAR... But again, as long as it is as you stated, a substantially in excess of 55, then you're not likely to win on an accuracy argument.
The officer identified you at the time of the stop by asking for your driver's license, he cited you using that number... You subsequently appeared in court and are currently defending yourself... So what you were wearing, the color of the camper on your truck... etc, are not elements of the violation which you were cited for and as such, they are not material to your defense or the prosecution's case. Most officer's will make an effort to write their own notes on the back of their copy of the citation but more often than not, those notes are a brief description of the driver's actions (or lack thereof) that led to the initial stop and the issuing of the citation, not of what he/she was wearing or what color camper.
The requirement is that the officer be P.O.S.T. trained and certified in the "use" of radar... Not necessarily how it was made or the scientific basis behind it. Moreover, California courts have taken "judicial notice" of the use, validity and accuracy of radar devices as a scientific method of measuring speed. So while you can pose some questions as to how he operated the unit on that particular day, you're not going to get much leeway if you were to question the technology behind its use.
I think you might be better off spitting bitter instead.
Good luck!

