Mensan Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 They are now using helicopters to catch speeders between Cinci and Cols. Some of our board members have learned this the hard way. They will pull people over 3 and 4 at a time. FYI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 that sounds like a rather expensive way to catch a speeder. How are they determining speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 There are white lines, with the cops in the helicopters timing how long it takes to cross the lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest powers Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 They have been doing this for years, it is called vascar. I know this becasue I recieved one of these tickets on 71 5 yrs ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 They have been doing this for years, it is called vascar. I know this becasue I recieved one of these tickets on 71 5 yrs ago. They were using a Helicopter? I've only ever heard of them using the small planes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest powers Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 VASCAR (Visual Average Speed Computer and Recorder) is really a stopwatch coupled with a calculator. Once a distance is entered, the operator pushes a button to start then stop the stopwatch. VASCAR displays the speed calculated from the distance entered and the time measured. The type of aircraft makes no difference in the type of ticket or the proceedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Thanks for the tip Eli. I'll be traveling I-71 on Wednesday on my way down to Atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Good thing I'm flying to Atlanta next week instead of driving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Yea i got 2 tickets by chopper back in 01... this is nothing new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1veryfastvr4 Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 how did you get the ticket? they mail it or actualy pull you over? or radio cops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 i got a ticket this way on 161 right where it opens up to 4 lanes and turns into 16 east of newark. they actually pull you over. they just sit down the street, and the plane or whatever radios to the cop sitting there to pull you over then he writes you a ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JsANeon Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Yeah a few friends of mine and myself got pulled over the same way....chopper saw us racin etc. on 670 and then cops came out of no where and got all of us on 71......the funny thing was the chopper was actually out because of multiple murders in that area and happened to see us! The best part was one of the cops said that he felt god brought us together for a reason and invited me to his bible study and let us go even after he checked my record and saw that i had a bench warrant! Pulled over for racing/speeding twice with a warrant and still let me go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Psssh, I'll just open the bottle, spray the helicopter, and make a sweet getaway. Johnny Extreme!!!1!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest powers Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Psssh, I'll just open the bottle, spray the helicopter, and make a sweet getaway. Johnny Extreme!!!1!! Will you roll down the window and yell SICKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK Just to mock him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn1647545492 Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Will you roll down the window and yell SICKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK Just to mock him? ha good thing im making this drive tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Will you roll down the window and yell SICKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK Just to mock him? YES I WILL!!!1!! AND I WILL CONTINUE TO YELL ON THE INTERNET!!!!!!11!!!!!1!! BECAUSE I AM JOHNNY EXTREME!!1!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 The best part was one of the cops said that he felt god brought us together for a reason and invited me to his bible study and let us go even after he checked my record and saw that i had a bench warrant! Pulled over for racing/speeding twice with a warrant and still let me go! thanks jesus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ponyfreak Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 I got a ticket on 71 on monday heading from Cinci to C-bus. I was caught by a plane. They pulled over 3 cars and myself at the same time. We were all speeding in a little caravan. $130 GONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar1647545494 Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 YES I WILL!!!1!! AND I WILL CONTINUE TO YELL ON THE INTERNET!!!!!!11!!!!!1!! BECAUSE I AM JOHNNY EXTREME!!1!!!! Ha ha. Hope he doesn't have a knife! Good news to know. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 I got a ticket on 71 on monday heading from Cinci to C-bus. I was caught by a plane. They pulled over 3 cars and myself at the same time. We were all speeding in a little caravan. $130 GONE how fast were you going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 I heard if you get one of these tickets and you plead Not guilty and then you go to court. I have heard both officers have to show up, the one in the plane with the stop watch and the officer that wrote the ticket. If not I heard you can object on grounds of hear say since the cop that is writing the ticket did not clock you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1veryfastvr4 Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 i was down by Jegs(11th) friday afternoon and i noticed 3 choppers and 2 lil planes flying up and down 71 as i headed north, anyone else see them or get ticketed by them? i never noticed them till yesturday, kinda out of sight out of mind, if you dont know they are lookin for speeders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 I heard if you get one of these tickets and you plead Not guilty and then you go to court. I have heard both officers have to show up, the one in the plane with the stop watch and the officer that wrote the ticket. If not I heard you can object on grounds of hear say since the cop that is writing the ticket did not clock you. The situation you bring up is something of a sore subject for me: I've twice went to trial (representing myself), and on both occasions I moved to have the ticket in question dismissed because one of the officers was not present for testimony. In the one case - which was in Groveport's jurisdiction - the judge ruled (quite erroneously, I might add) that the prosecution need not produce the other officer. In the other case - which was in Columbus' jurisdiction - the prosecution stalled for additional time so that the other officer could be located and brought in to testify. In the first case, I lost badly (at least in that courtroom; I appealed it and got some reprieve in the higher appeleate court), even though I thought I did a fairly good job of defending myself. In the second case, it was like a draw - I didn't want to wait around in the courtroom all day (and lose money in doing so), so I opted to take a plea. I'm still fairly salty over the Groveport case. I was originally cited for running a red light and not using a turn signal. In all honesty, I wasn't guilty of either. (Really, I wasn't.) The officer that "saw" me do it and cited me (i.e., wrote the ticket) was some cop "in training" with the Groveport police. His supervisor accompanied him during the traffic stop (and identified himself as the supervisor and the other officer as being "in training"). Fast forward, I go to court - in the little backwoods municipality that is Groveport - and only the supervisor shows up. I ask about the other officer, and I was informed that he was "no longer on the force." Immediately, I move to have the case dismissed. Here's how the dialogue went: Me: "Judge, I'd like to move to have the tickets dismissed, as the prosecution cannot produce the other officer, who is vital to the case." Judge: "Uh, no, the other officer can testify for the other officer." Me: "He can?" Judge: "Yes, he can. There's no issue here." Me: "Okay, so he can tell me what the other officer saw that night, and what he was thinking during that time?" Judge: "Yes, he can." Me: "Does the officer have some kind of ESP? I can't understand how he could know exactly what was going on in the mind of the other officer." Judge: "I've already ruled that the officer can testify. Proceed with your case." Me: "Your Honor, I'm finding it difficult to follow the logic of the Court. Wouldn't it be possible that, if that other officer were here, he could take the stand and admit that he was wrong, that he was having a bad day and wanted to take it out on me, or maybe that he felt pressure from his supervisor to write a ticket out to me because he thought his job was in jeopardy? Aren't any of those possible?" Judge: "No. Proceed with you case or be held in contempt." I was basically railroaded from that point forward. I think the judge in that case was a little pissed that someone had the audacity to challenge a case in her (yes, it was a her) courtroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 she probably just doesnt like beanies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Wow that sucks bro. Thanks for the info. I guess pre-paid legal is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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