> End quote. > My questions are: > 1. Does your state/province have photo radar? Oregon, Yes. Utah as well.
> 2. Has it ever? (I'm pretty sure Colorado stopped using them, and > Ontario as well) > 3. What stops them parking one on the side of an interstate and > generating HUGE amounts of cash based on the FHWA's comments above... I think that accuity is difficult to achieve at such high speeds. It might be a interesting math prolem to determine how fast the shutter must be to get a clear picture of a speeder at 70 MPH. > 4. Is the reason for not having them the presumed guilty until proven > innocent method of infringement ticketing? Since many precincts consider speeding a decriminalized offense, they are able to skirt many of the guaranteed rights offered those accused of a crime. I know of two facts required for a ticket to be processed. 1. Direct and clear of the driver's face, as well as a direct and clear image of the license. This opens up 2 loopholes. I heard a story once of somone who would look for the photo radar speed traps, put on a gorilla suite mask, then go screaming past it to make sure a picture was taken. While the cops clearly knew who it was based upon the license plate number, they could not charge the offender, because they did not have a clear picture of the driver's face. The driver only needed to claim he lent the car to a friend at the time, but could not recollect what friend. You can only imagine what the picture looked like, with a gorilla face, waving at the camera. Second, you can buy license plates covers that are specially formulated to be clear, but they are polorized, so that if a flash of light comes from above (or side of) the plate, like in the case of a photo radar flash, the cover reflects the light, causing a glare effect. This obscures the plate so it cannot be read from a photo. More info at http://www.autoplates.com/photoshield/laser-shield.htm. Here is a case of the government taking advantage of poor people. It costs 20-40 dollars to get the license plate protection. Nerd From Hell Us 1 / Da' Man 0 > > Thanks > Russell C. > > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
