I didn't know that there were any speed limits in Germany. Jim Freeman
Lothar Schmidt wrote: > There are even better systems on the market. The German police use > systems which show the driver very clearly by placing the cameras so, > that it takes the front of the car.So please smile if you drive too > fast Best RegardsLothar Schmidt > > Technical Manager EMC/Radio > BQB > CETECOM Inc. > 411 Dixon Landing Road > Milpitas, CA 95035 > ( +1 408 586 6214 > Ê +1 408 586 6299 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 1:09 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: RE: radar > > My own experience with photo radar showed a very clear > picture of the rear of the car, showing the license plate > and also a good view of the back of my head. No court > summons was involved as I did not attempt to fight it. The > ticket went out to the registered owner of the vehicle...not > the driver hence no insurance impact.My two cent and and not > that of my employer,Regards,Kaz GawrzyjalDell > -----Original Message----- > From: Pettit, Ghery [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 2:34 PM > To: 'Nick Rouse'; emc > Subject: RE: radar > > 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:[email protected]] > 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 >
