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re: Since Feb., New Orleans traffic cams issuing tickets at lower speeds; change unannounced
Posted on 4/2/19 at 9:02 am to SPEEDY
Posted on 4/2/19 at 9:02 am to SPEEDY
I have no sympathy for anyone who speeds in a school zone - by any amount, no matter how small.
My problem is this. Those cameras are using a radar gun that is a pretty decent distance away. I feel like it's not an exact measurement, and to have a tolerance of only 1 mph (i.e. at 22 mph you get a ticket in a 20 mph zone) it is likely that you were perhaps not speeding at all.
I feel like a 5 mph tolerance is a reasonable amount to ensure that people aren't incorrectly given tickets.
If I was an attorney and got a ticket for 22 mph, I'd subpoena the hell out of the maintenance records for those cameras.
My problem is this. Those cameras are using a radar gun that is a pretty decent distance away. I feel like it's not an exact measurement, and to have a tolerance of only 1 mph (i.e. at 22 mph you get a ticket in a 20 mph zone) it is likely that you were perhaps not speeding at all.
I feel like a 5 mph tolerance is a reasonable amount to ensure that people aren't incorrectly given tickets.
If I was an attorney and got a ticket for 22 mph, I'd subpoena the hell out of the maintenance records for those cameras.
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 12:21 pm to LSUFanHouston
Compare the school zone times and the delta between the usual speed limit and the zone limit, depending on the thoroughfare, with those in other cities and I bet you'll find the that the NOLA traffic-planning is set-up for the driver to fail.
As for the technology, I have to believe that the specifications for the radar/photo sensors would require scheduled maintenance and calibration. I would question if there are any such records.
As for the technology, I have to believe that the specifications for the radar/photo sensors would require scheduled maintenance and calibration. I would question if there are any such records.
This post was edited on 4/2/19 at 5:26 pm
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