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    Question Wrongful Speed Contest Ticket, VC 23109(A)

    My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: California

    I was going to Angeles Crest (Near La Crescenta, CA) because my friend wanted to enjoy the stars. So I exit left off the freeway and start driving up in a lower gear because I am starting to go uphill and I see a car that looks just like mine. So I am driving next to him and as he looked at my car and he gives me the thumbs up, revs his engine, and speeds off ahead of me...cutting me off and turning left onto a street. I drive straight and next thing you know a cop pulls me over and accuses me of racing him even though I made no effort to race him. We were just looking at each others cars. How can I explain this to the judge?

    1. Things I see on my side:
    2. I can't drive hard, engine has extreme oil consumption problems documented on paper. Smoke escapes my exhaust regularly and I barely pass smog.
    3. Other driver revved his engine. I have a stock exhaust so my car doesn't sound too loud and I did not rev my engine. He was just happy to see a fellow Prelude owner. There was no race or contest.
    4. In last 5 years i only have one speeding ticket at 80mph and I consider myself a conscientious driver.
    5. He sped ahead of me, cutting me off and turning left
    6. No radar or lidar, did not pace, bad lighting....was following far behind when lights came on. This all happened around 1 am.

      Ticket code was 23109(a) CVC Speed contest (i) and on the ticket it said I was going 55-60 even though I was going 45-50. He had originally circled misdemeanor and changed it to infraction.


    Honestly I can see how it looked like I was racing because at one point our cars were side by side...but that shouldn't prove we were racing either.

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