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Originally Posted by bustedbenz
Although around here getting your speedometer calibrated (or just having the mechanic SIGN that he calibrated it) is one way to have a ticket thrown out in court, on the grounds that you really didn't know your speed.
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In this state (California) and probably others you are responsible for your speed whether you have a speedometer or not and whether it is working correctly or not. You might get a sympathetic judge to throw out such a charge, depending on the circumstances.
Oh yes, you're also required to have a speedometer in the car. When my 87's was out for odometer repair (I sent just the speedo unit, protected the needle by taping a small box over it) I mounted my GPS on the dash, used it as the speedo. Whether a cop would have accepted it is another question, but I never got to find out. 
Jeremy
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