Reminds me of a news article a while back from New Zealand where they also use the roadside automated radar/camera setup (GATSO?)
A chap received a fixed penalty ticket in the mail stating that his car had been photographed speeding and that he had to pay a fine. He replied via mail with a photo of a cheque for the fine. The police responded also via mail with a photo of a pair of handcuffs. He paid up. Jim OBTW I thought that the CHP were not allowed radar as the Ca voters elected by ballot that they would not pay taxes to allow the police to buy equipment allowing them to raise more revenue from speeders. Hence only the local police have radars and the CHP have to get behind you or time you over a fixed distance from a spotter plane. Or is that an urban myth? "Pettit, Ghery" wrote: > Does the photo show who was driving the car? Can't say that I would > be too happy to be summoned to court when one of my kids (or wife) was > speeding.Ghery Pettit > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Rouse [mailto:nickjro...@cs.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 12:03 PM > To: emc > Subject: Re: radar > > I don't know if the technique is used in America but the speed cameras > in the UK are triggered by radar but produce evidence by taking two > pictures illuminated by two strobe pulses timed about 150ms apart. > Stripes are painted across the road spaced so that between flashes a > vehicle will traverse one stripe pitch for every 10mph.If the pictures > show you have traversed more than 7 stripe pitches (on motorways)you > will receive copies of these photos together with a summons to appear > in court.Nick Rouse >Jim Freeman wrote: > >> >Hi All, >> > I apologize for being off subject but I was driving to work and >> >noticed aCalifornia Highway Patrol officer on the opposite of the >> >freeway an about 500 yards away. What brought him to my attention >> was >> >what appeared to be a strobe light that was flashing. I have been >> >thinking about and I was wondering if the new radar has some ways >> of >> >taking pictures or if the strobe light really is the radar source. >> Any >> >help would be appreciated. >> >> >Thanks >> >Jim Freeman > > > Hi All, > > I apologize for being off subject but I was > > driving to work and > > noticed aCalifornia Highway Patrol officer on > > the opposite of the > > freeway an about 500 yards away. What brought > > him to my attention was > > what appeared to be a strobe light that was > > flashing. I have been > > thinking about and I was wondering if the new > > radar has some ways of > > taking pictures or if the strobe light really is > > the radar source. Any > > help would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > Jim Freeman >
