speeding ticket after the fact

[seanwesternma]

It was 6 am . very dark. i see an oncoming truck flash his lights at me. the old signal for policeman ahead. from pretty far in back i see the blue lights. the road gets narrow and windey at this point. i pull into a side street and turn around. I never saw the police car again. Can i get a ticket? i wasnt going very fast. in fact I wasnt speeding. i kept expecting to see him right on my tail but he never did. he could have easily caught me if he wanted to. i doubt he got my plates.

[douglas9401]

Was it a wild and stormy night?

[joko]

why would you get a ticket if you werent speeding?

why would he be 'on your tail' if, as you claim, you werent going fast?

[sherrardk]

Why did you turn round?

[douglas9401]

Were you concealing a load of tom from a cracked peter you'd just turned over at a posh gaff up west?

[Maydup]

The police car was on route to an emergency by the sounds of it. Doubt if he paid any attention to you, unless you were driving erratically of course. In which case he woudl have probably clocked you in the side street.

[jno]

like joko says, if you weren't speeding you're unlikely to get a speeding ticket.

[seanwesternma]

I was expecting to see him right on my tail cause I did briefly see his lights. I was nervous ans just assumed he was after me. he was far enough behind that i didnt get a great look at him. it was all so fast. I turned into the side street because it seemed the saftest close place to pull over as it was narrow and windey there. Honestly , i never saw him drive by. so i went about my business.

[S_C]

if you were not doing anything illegal and not speeding. i assume you and your veihicle were completely road legal.

then i cannot see any reason as to why you would be nervous or expect to recieve a ticket.

[douglas9401]

As the great Mr Crosby (not Bing) once wrote:

Must be because I had the flu for Christmas
And I'm not feeling up to par
It increases my paranoia
Like looking into a mirror and seeing a police car

[boxtops]

When did this happen? If you weren't speeding, why are you so afraid? The trucker was probably flashing you to tell you there was a problem up ahead, not necessarily anything to do with a speed trap.

[seanwesternma]

Essentially ,I am looking for more of a legal answer then a questioning my story and integrity answer.Straight legal answer . Because if he was after me I basically escaped. I feel terrible about this.I dont need a record because im a teacher. I know that they would have to prove it was actually me driving. Car is not in my name. They ticket people not cars.Unsure if he could have the plates. Doubt it.

[factor-fiction]

Sorry, I still don't understand why you are concerned about it

[jno]

you've had lots of straight legal answers. You weren't speeding. Nobody has stopped you to tell you that you were speeding. If there was a police car there he has shown no signs of having even seen you. If you didn't get flashed by any speed cameras (which don't require the presence of police), then I confidently predict...


you won't get a speeding ticket.

[craft1948]

Looking at the grammar and punctuation I'm more concerned that you're a teacher...............

[Bambiagain]

If everybody turned round every time a police car appeared, the roads would be chaos!

If you were doing nothing wrong, the fact that there was police car in the area is mere coincidence and nothing to worry about.

[craft1948]

oooh I say................

[Bambiagain]

But people have answered the question. If you were doing nothing wrong, why should the police be after you? You can get a speed ticket after the fact if you went through a speed trap exceeding the speed limit, and only then. The police were in the distance and had apparently not seen you. What are you afraid of?

[factor-fiction]

A cell phone? Have they caught up with you and put you in a cell then?
Yes, if you were speeding and the police took your details but you evaded the police, you can get charged with speeding.
If you weren't speeding and simply turned round (using a legal manouvre) then no crime has been committed

[douglas9401]

Going back to your original post, is it possible that you were driving with your high beam on and were flashed to dip them (if you'll pardon the expression) and mistook this for a knights of the road communication?