I dont know if its been said already but being a cop myself you have to know the law....go figure...


Speed check is used when you do not have the necessary equipment in the car to accuratley check the speed of another car (radar etc)

To speed check a car, you nominate a car that you believe is above the posted speed limit and you follow it. As you follow the vehicle in front you must maintain an equal distance between your car and the car in front, so that you're doing the same speed as the vehicle in front. After you have followed the car for a approx 300 metres or more and you and your partner agree that he car in front is speeding can you confidently pull over the driver and issue the driver a infringement.

This way it will stand in court as you have evidence to prove your case

The way the other officer is doing it he has no evidence at all.

That said he officer has been probably driving for years and can tell just by looking at your car from a distance and judge that your car is speeding. Its called experiance. A car in the distance that is weaving in and out of traffic and is making ground on the other cars around him, this stands out like dogs balls and as a police officer this is what we are looking for.

If your travelling at the posted speed limit then you blend in and we dont notice you, if you travel around in a car that stands out then we notice you.


But in the end you require evidence that we stand up in court, not just a hunch or experiance to carry you.