Legal Question in Traffic Law in Massachusetts

Hello:

I was driving a rental car on a Massachusetts highway with the posted speed limit of 65 miles per hour. I should admit I am not very good at converting mile to km so I was just following the traffic for the most part. There was a police vehicle in front of me with no sirens on and I was following this vehicle for a while. At some point the police officer changed his lane, slowed down and merged onto my lane behind me. He then signaled me to stop and told me that I was over-speeding because he was driving at 80 miles per hour. I told him that I was just following the traffic. Nevertheless he gave me a ticket for $125.

I wonder

1) if a police officer can drive a police vehicle over the speed limits when the sirens are not on and

2) if he legally and accurately estimate my speed given the above circumstances

Thank you for your time and consideration


Asked on 9/22/10, 8:55 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Donald Drouin Law Office of Donald Drouin

You got busted. Nice try though with the conversion tactic. As we say in the biz, It aint gonna fly!!!. Slow down and keep a sharper eye out for smokey the bear!!!

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Answered on 11/06/10, 4:58 am


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