It's not speeding that causes accidents, it's wreckless driving.  And
no, you can't equate the two no matter how hard you try.  I'm going off
Oregon State Police statistics fwiw (unpublished).

-Shawn



Robert Rolf wrote:

> Dwayne Reid wrote:
>
>>At 10:41 AM 6/15/2004, Harold Hallikainen wrote:
>>
>>>OK, WAY off topic, but MAYBE it could be done with a PIC... Is anyone
>>>aware of a LEGAL transmitter that would trip consumer radar detectors? I'd
>>>sure like to have one in my car as people pass me at 20 or 30 miles per
>>>hour over the speed limit...
>>
>>Do a web search for "trolling for tailgates".  What you are describing is
>>on-going serious fun for a few mental midgets on American highways.  I'm
>>seriously considering joining the party <grin>.
>>
>>dwayne
>
>
> An enterprising amateur radio operator in the Spokane WA area has
> been selling gunn diode oscillators to the locals, who put them out
> near the roads in their neighborhoods to slow down traffic since it
> fools radar detectors into blasting on.
>
> Given the recent discussions in our City about reducing the posted
> residential speed limit, it might be a cheap solution.
> You make this kind of stuff. Might be a nice niche product for you.
>
> And the latest toy is  $100k van equipped with TV cameras and
> image recognition software that checks license plates for status as
> 'stolen'. Found two stolen vehicles the first day of use. The insurance
> industry expects to pay for it's cost within a few weeks (at $25 a write off).
> Vicar is the trade name.
>
> If EVERY red light camera were electronic, and vehicles could be yanked
> from the road for more than a few violations, we'd quickly get rid
> of the dangerous drivers, since you can't have a cop on every corner
> but you can afford to have 4 cameras per intersection given the
> low cost of today's computer/video technology.
>
> Robert
>
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