Speeding
A biker tries everything to discredit the radar that flashed him in Morges
The man, sentenced to one year of license withdrawal for 27 km/h too much, called into question the reliability of the measure. Rejected appeal.
The laser pistol used, a Trucam II cinemometer, even works through the windows of a trivialized police vehicle, and by temperatures ranging from -20 to +60 degrees (pretext).
KEYSTONE/Urs Flueele
- A motorcyclist was flashed at 77 km/h in an area limited to 50 km/h in Morges.
- Disputes on the location of the control vehicle were rejected.
- The technical reliability of the radar was validated despite the weather conditions.
- The permit with permit for one year is maintained after several unsuccessful appeals.
Instead of the 50 km/h authorized on the road to the Longeraie in Morning, A biker was checked there at 77 km/h, a deduced safety margin. For this infraction grave In the road to road traffic law, his driver’s license was removed for a period of twelve months. The biker made multiple appeals, questioning the conditions of use of the radar That day. He was dismissed.
At the time of control, in November 2021, the report indicates that the sky was covered, the road was dry and the traffic of low density. It is also specified that the speed control was carried out by means of a laser pistol, that is a Trucam II laser cinemometer. The biker called into question the legality of the control, indicating in substance that the operator’s car was poorly parked, outside the road or a park square, and in front of a traffic sign. It was not heard on this point.
Water and dust resistant radar
The biker then criticized the use of the laser pistol by the operator. In detail, the control was carried out from the inside of a trivialized vehicle. The biker questioned the accuracy of the measurement of the measurement apparatus, due to the weather conditions of the day: humidity and wind. He criticized the quality of the measurement carried out from inside the car, due to the windows as well as the magnetic field of the nearby railways.
The radar technical sheet was produced. The optimal scope of the device is between 30 and 150 meters, and the operator had a certificate to handle it, which the biker also disputed. The instructions also specifies that it can be used from the inside of a vehicle, that it is resistant to water, dust and that it supports a temperature between -20 and +60 ° C. Indications that make the bikers’ criticism.
A poorly founded appeal
The district police court of the coast recognized the biker guilty of serious violation of the rules of road traffic and sentenced him to a 20-day-old pecuniary sentence, suspended for two years, as well as a fine of 400 francs. He appealed this judgment before the Criminal Court of the Cantonal Court, which declared it inadmissible for late. His other appeal to the criminal court of law of the Federal Court was also declared inadmissible, for lack of sufficient motivation.
In turn, the court of administrative and public law of the cantonal court has just judged the appeal of the biker “badly founded”. She confirmed the permit withdrawal for a period of one year.
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