Legal Question in Traffic Law in Florida

Re: traffic stop

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When a police officer “pace-clocks” a motorist, the officer follows the motorist for a sufficient distance at the same speed and, using the speedometer on the police vehicle,

judges the speed of the motorist. It is used to judge the speed of a car when issuing a traffic ticket for speeding.

For a discussion on pace clocks see:

http://www.5dca.org/Opinions/Opin2006/032006/5D05-3001.op.pdf

Scott R. Jay, Esq.