Re: de plane, de plane

["J. Stevens" <jstevens@kaiwan.com>]

At 09:46 PM 4/16/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Bart,
>
>I think that's what he's saying:  That they must have to pace you, since
>they cannot use fixed objects to calculate your speed, because that
>would be a speed trap.

I had thought it would work like this:

The plane can't time the distance it takes your car to travel between
two points.  In California that is considered a speed trap. So, they could
pace you in the plane, and time the distance it takes the plane to pass
between the two points.

Actually, this is how it works:

The plane flies between two points that mark a known distance.  The time
it takes the plane to travel that distance is used to calibrate the plane's
speed.  The plane then paces the vehicle and determines its speed based
on the calibrated speed of the plane.

A pretty easy ticket to beat given that the pilot must show up to testify
about your speed, and the ground officer must show up to testify that you
were indeed the driver.

cya,
John
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