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Ugh, why do they need to be provisioned by a third party. So the authorities know where to send the speeding tickets.
by forgottenpass 9y ago
Ugh, why do they need to be provisioned by a third party.
So the authorities know where to send the speeding tickets.
- SkyMarshal 9y agoTraffic cameras, radar guns, and license plates already work pretty well for that.
- forgottenpass 9y agoThey do work, but what if they could be cheaper and more effective? A radio receiver is a cheap interface to implement and doesn't have the same line of sight requirements. Such a system would offer a bigger speed trap monitoring range, easier installation, and much more location flexibility. Put one in every police vehicle. Get on a few interstate-adjacent radio towers. Roadside battery-powered installations that can easily be moved on a regular basis. I wasn't trying to make a moral claim about the good/badness of speed traps. Just that a broadcast vehicle position system that allows the state to easily identify the vehicle will eventually be used for enforcing traffic law.