It's when your speedo reads LOWER that you should be concerned about getting a ticket.

 

Wasn't worried about ticketing, Aaron, just the accuracy of the speed. Not that I could talk my way out of a ticket with a faulty speedometer anyways.

Cop: "Sir you were going 90 in a 55"
Me: "But the speedometer only said 85"

 

Yea, at that speed you're really just splitting hairs. It was really with someone else's reply that made me think that's the direction the speedometer thing was headed.

 

A friend of mine tried that, his speedometer was broken.

"Uhh, my speedo's broken, I was just going with the flow."
"Ohh, well, that's different."

The cop walked back to his car and came back with another ticket, had to have the car inspected once the speedo was fixed.

 

Yeah, I got a few of those on my 85 Mazda with severely leaking rings. Looked like a smoke screen when it was first started up until it got warm.

I think I got about 3 tickets for it. I was just starting college, and could not afford to fix it. In any event, this is how it would work. I would get pulled over. the officer would give me a fix it ticket (I think they were called SERO's?) I would go to my local garage at the end of the day, when the car was warm, the garage would verify that the car was no longer smoking, signthe ticket and I was on my way.

I'd much rather get a repair ticket than a speeding ticket, so your freind was lucky.

 

no he wasn't, he got both.