radar detector users encouraged to read this

Pauly

he guys, im not sure if any of you are aware of this, but i had a recent experience with speeding / radar detector and thought i would share. so i was cruising with a buddy, who was doing 80 in a 70 on the interstate, and he got pulled over. his radar detector never went off. the cop gave him a ticket and told him that he was picked up by a blimp some 20,000 feet in the sky. i read his ticket, and it specified, "radar by aircraft". mind = blown. now i dont know what kind of detector he had, but he was convinced that it was a great one, even after his ticket, and im not sure if these aircraft only monitor the interstate, but i just wanted everyone to know so that maybe this post can save someone some money. peace

theDreamer

Yes, speed detection by aircraft is very common and been used for many years. Your radar will not pick it up because usually they are not using radar but points on the road to track and calculate speed. The only plus is there is required to be a sign in the area usually:

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kenchan

wow, they need to catch A LOT of speeders to keep a blimp in the air just for speeding... lol wat a waste of money.

Apoc370z

Our tax money

Z_Girl

TerribleONE

no wonder our government is in the sh!tter..

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Pauly

right. leave it to louisiana to waste tax dollars. oh, no sign that i noticed btw. not suprised, all the law enforcement and politics are crooked here

ZMan8

I don't think this made it's way to illinois yet....

I agree with above regarding tax money wasted. Plus 10-15 over on interstate is reasonable i thought.

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Niche79

my first ticket was from one of these but the guys in a small cesna. A good indicator on the interstate is these long white lines that stretch from left to right of the road and they are in series of 3's every few hundred feet. After I noticed this I slow down as soon as I see them and start looking at the sky. Ive only ever seen them actually doing this 3 times in my 15 years of driving but it does happen! Hate it cause they will put like 10 state troopers just past it while they rake in the money for their monthly dues.

ZMan8

Good tip

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Vaughanabe13

I feel like you guys are trolling. This isn't real, is it?!?!?

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theDreamer

Yes, this is very real.
It is not very common though, but if you are ever driving and see large white lines then it might be an area they do it.

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mantella87

Exactly. Pay attention to the sides of the road. If you see widely spaced, white lines, an operator in an aircraft can observe how long it takes your vehicle to travel from one line to the next. A simple calculation will decide your fate. Speed = distance/time. They've been using this for many years and on some roads there are even signs posted to warn you, although some may be fraudulent just to serve as a speeding-deterrent.

Arkaine

Yes it's true.

They have this here in Ontario. My friends gf got caught coming back from Cornwall and a policeman will pull you over and indicate the helicopter caught you doing X speed.

Thechidz

exactly, and I can't imagine this method of enforcement would be easy to prove in a court of law. Does a patrolman have to pull you over and give you the ticket or can they just mail one to you?

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