I reckon we should have dataloggers like the Colibri in all our cars. When the cop pulls you over or you get a fine in the mail, all one has to is download your logger to him immediately or at a Dept. of Transport respectively to prove what speed you were going at the time. Win-win all round.
PeterS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Borgelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring inAustralia." <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 6:31 PM Subject: RE: Spam: [Aus-soaring] Off topic - speedo accuracy > At 03:37 PM 17/05/05 +1000, you wrote: > >Allan, > > > >Do you have any idea why Australian ADR's allow a +/-10% variation on > >Speedo's, yet we can booked if doing 3% over ?? > >Seems to me like the government has left the door wide open for those > >wishing to dispute a speeding fine? > > > >"I'm sorry your honour, I was only following the advice given to me buy > >the instruments sanctioned as "accurate enough" buy the federal > >government!..... i.e. the people who pay YOU" > > > >The other interesting point is that most Police radars, as supplied are > >spec'd to +2kmh....at any speed. This would be 2% at 100kmh, but closer > >to 6% error at 35kmh. > > > > > >Cheers > > > >Mark > > > With the modern all electronic car instrument panel and low cost GPS chips > it ought to be possible to have a GPS calibrated speedo in a car which > automatically compensates for different tyres, wear etc. You still need the > road speed thing for tunnels, city canyons etc so the GPS would just do the > calibration whenever it could. > > In the present case if you wanted to dispute a speeding fine it would be up > to you to show that the speedo was indicating at the limit when you were > doing the speed you were being fined for. You probably couldn't do this as > the chain of evidence would be broken by the time you got to court. i.e. > you would have to show no changes to the car, tyres etc Presumption of > innocence went out a long time ago in our legal system. > > Mike > Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments > phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 > fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 > cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 > Int'l + 61 429 355784 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: www.borgeltinstruments.com > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
