RE: Another speeding ticket question

["Jon Linkov" <njconn@email.msn.com>]

I think that is VASCAR, which computes the speed of the cops car compared to
the time it takes to close on the "offending" vehicle. I was clocked in MD
by one, no radar involved because my detector did not go off. This is what
the cop said. He never showed at the ticket hearing, so who knows if it was
BS or not. Ticket thrown out, I didn't care!

Jon
njconn@msn.com
'96 A4q
http://www.quattroclubusa.org/r/potomac

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Bob Rossato
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 1999 9:25 AM
To: Daniel Hussey; pajono@ctconnect.com; PlyBoyDoct@aol.com;
quattro@audifans.com
Subject: RE: Another speeding ticket question


> >Good ol' internet...
> >
> >Radar does not need to be stationary to get an accurate,
> reliable >reading.
> In MA, they have units that are aware of the police car's >speed, and take
> that into account when determining the speed of >oncoming traffic. Is that
> really hard to believe?
>
> Well, Paul is correct.  Most radar units are installed into the police
> crusier so that they can track the speed of other cars while they are
> moving.  I've been nailed that way a few times!  They are hooked into the
> car and just compesate for the speed the car is moving and display a
> differential speed.
>
> However...  they are not that reliable.  If either the speedometer isn't
> calibrated correctly or the radar gun isn't calibrated right, than it can
> VERY easily come up with an inacurate speed reading.

My understanding of moving RADAR is that it takes a reading from a
stationary object, e.g. the road, to determine the speed of the cruiser and
compares it to the reading from the moving object, the victim, to determine
it's speed.  They are not hooked into the vehicles speedometer.

Bob R.