Family bets GPS will help beat teen's ticket

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Bob Juch · #1 Post by **Bob Juch** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:44 pm

WINDSOR, California (AP) -- Given the option of contesting a traffic ticket, most motorists -- 19 out of 20 by some estimates -- would rather pay up than pit their word against a police officer's in court.

Though courts do not routinely accept GPS readouts as evidence, somedrivers are starting to use them to challenge traffic violations.

A retired sheriff's deputy nevertheless hopes to beat the long odds of the law by setting the performance of a police officer's radar gun against the accuracy of the GPS tracking device he installed in his teenage stepson's car.

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PlacentiaSoccerMom · #2 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:48 pm

I didn't know that GPS worked that way. I plan on getting one when Maddie starts to drive. I worry more about Emma though, she is more of a risk taker.

TheCalvinator24 · #3 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:53 pm

If I were the Prosecutor, I would request a Daubert hearing, and make the Def bring in an expert to establish the reliability of the device. Also, I think the Defendant might have difficulty with Hearsay problems for the printout unless someone from the Company is there for the State to cross-examine.

Of course, when I prosecuted traffic tickets, if a Defendant had such a printout and showed it to me pre-trial, I probably would have moved to Dismiss if I thought it was reliable.

earendel · #4 Post by **earendel** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:05 am

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I didn't know that GPS worked that way. I plan on getting one when Maddie starts to drive. I worry more about Emma though, she is more of a risk taker.

The GPS trackers are devices that allow parents to monitor children's driving habits in real-time by logging onto a Web site. They can find out where the child goes and also the route taken, and also monitor speed and such. There was talk a while back of insurance companies requiring these before insuring teenaged drivers.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #5 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:31 am

earendel wrote:
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I didn't know that GPS worked that way. I plan on getting one when Maddie starts to drive. I worry more about Emma though, she is more of a risk taker.
The GPS trackers are devices that allow parents to monitor children's driving habits in real-time by logging onto a Web site. They can find out where the child goes and also the route taken, and also monitor speed and such. There was talk a while back of insurance companies requiring these before insuring teenaged drivers.

It's a good idea.