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re: How did cops bust speeders before radar? Just decide they 'look fast'?
Posted on 11/7/16 at 11:38 am to CAD703X
Posted on 11/7/16 at 11:38 am to CAD703X
No idea if they still do it but I got a couple after a plane "paced" my speed via the stripes on 49 after it first opened back in the mid 90's. Hwy was built up so far in the air with no median so the highway patrol had no where to hide so they used planes, when you'd come up on a exit and see a couple sitting on the shoulder you'd know you were screwed.
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Posted on 11/7/16 at 11:39 am to CAD703X
before radar, people weren't driving very fast anyway.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 11:41 am to onelochevy
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Andy and Barney can tell a cars speed just by looking, so Im guessing it was just a judgment call back then.
They did give the truckers a little leeway for Tuckers Grade
Posted on 11/7/16 at 11:47 am to CAD703X
In addition to the time and distance measurement, some police cars had speedometers that were calibrated and had "certified calibration" certificates meaning the speedometer was certified to be correct. If the cop paced you and said you were going X mph, then it was assumed that was your speed. Of course this was back in the days when the courts trusted the officers word.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 11:49 am to CAD703X
Radar certification requires you to pass a test in which you must be able to accurately state how fast a car is traveling, this is done for multiple cars. Speed deviations where +-5 mph if I recall corectly. If you can do that then you are given a radar to confer the actual speed. Certification lasts for 3 years before bieng retested
Posted on 11/7/16 at 11:55 am to CAD703X
You're not very bright are you?
Posted on 11/7/16 at 12:19 pm to CAD703X
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How did cops bust speeders before radar?
The same way they do now. Just pick somebody at random and pull them over. Biggest legal theft scam in the world.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 12:26 pm to CAD703X
One method was a specially calibrated speedometer. They would maintain pace some distance behind the driver and record the speed.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 12:59 pm to TigerBait2008
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You're not very bright are you?
because i asked a question?
Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:18 pm to CAD703X
VASCAR and time/distance calculations using marks on the road and a stopwatch.
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