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Originally Posted by Econ
long island's ocean parkway usues air rader.
every quarter mile there is a horizontal hashmark...when you pass it they time you till you reach the next hash mark (1/4 mile away), and divide your time by distance, and come up with your speed...
they dont do this very often as airplanes/helicopters are not cheap to run...
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Yup, they have these marks on some roads in CT also.... That is exactly how they figure the speed...