My question involves a speeding ticket from the State of: CA
This happened back in July when I was cited by a motorcycle cop for doing 67 in a 45. This was eastbound on Montague Expwy, a four lane expressway in Santa Clara. The location is a known speed trap where the cops often hide on motorcycles. I should have been careful :-)
He said he got me on LIDAR and offered me to see his readings. I refused to see the LIDAR and just got the ticket without admitting any guilt (except for acknowledging the posted speed limit of 45mph)
When I got the courtesy notice, it was a whopping $408. Based on the valuable knowledge from this forum, I have requested a one month extension and prepared a IDR to the Santa Clara DA (cc: Superior Court in Santa Clara.)
My understanding is that I am being charged for 67 in a 65 mph highway, so basically 2mph over. Is this correct?
What would be the best defense strategy in this case? Could I argue 2mph within the range of LIDAR error margin? There were some cars close to me going the same direction. Would it make sense to argue he got the wrong guy based on info from the IDR?
Thanks in advance!

