Judge: Physics did not get Krioukov out of ticket
Dmitri Krioukov
/ Dmitri KrioukovAs it turns out, all those pages of post-grad mathematics weren't even necessary.
Superior Court Commissioner Karen Riley told U-T San Diego that she listened to the physics argument but much of it went over her head.
"The ruling was not based on his physics explanation," Riley told the San Diego paper. "It was based on the officer's view ... The officer wasn't close enough to the intersection to have a good view."
Even the $400 fine was hyperbole, according to the commissioner.
"He's exaggerating," she told U-T San Diego. "It never would've been $400. Even if he had traffic school, it would've been $287."
Krioukov was unavailable for comment, but is still probably happy to be out of a fine - physics or no physics.
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So, while the ruling wasn't based on his explanation, I wonder what the outcome would have been if he had not brought the court's attention to the officer's viewpoint...and going so far as to write a formal paper up on it - probably has a little more impact than simply saying "But, he couldn't see me!"
(P.S. - No way to say this in the U.S. without sounding arrogant: "post-grad mathematics"? 2nd year physics/calculus, maybe.)