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ECLI:NL:RBROT:2019:4168 ECLI:NL:RBROT:2019:4168 AI generated

Court dismisses defendant's appeal regarding unreliable speed measurement due to asphalt replacement and lack of significant speed difference.

Case Number ECLI:NL:RBROT:2019:4168
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Jurisdiction Netherlands (NL)
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Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The defendant argued that a speed measurement was unreliable because the road surface had been replaced after the initial test, citing a prior ruling on similar grounds. The court rejected this claim, noting that the subsequent control measurement was conducted under identical conditions with the same equipment and yielded no significant difference in recorded versus actual speed. Consequently, the court upheld the conviction for speeding and imposed a fine with a suspended payment period.

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Reglement verkeersregels en verkeerstekens 1990; Wegenverkeerswet 1994: A prior finding of unreliability due to road surface changes does not automatically invalidate a subsequent measurement if conducted under identical conditions and confirmed by a lack of significant speed variance.

Keywords

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speed measurement reliability road surface replacement control measurement validity speeding conviction traffic regulation appeal

Cited Legislation

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Reglement verkeersregels en verkeerstekens 1990
Wegenverkeerswet 1994
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