Dave A
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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20071008/tuk-boffin-s-black-box-beat-cops-speed-c-45dbed5.html
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Whittie
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Yeah someone sent me that e-mail in work.
It'll probably cost shitloads
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Brett
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Doesn't help really does it.
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Dave A
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it would if you were wrongly accused of speeding
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Brett
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True. How many times have you been wrongly accused, out of interest?
People want something that will allow them to speed and not get caught. Not this junk.
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Dave A
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3 times actually 
proven my innocence on all 3 occasions
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Ben G
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it only records an average spped so how on earth could it stand up in court? they could say you were doing 1mph then sped up to 40mph then back to 1mph again
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Lee Wilson
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I didn't understand a word of that 
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ssj_kakarot
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it just measures average speed by distance, say you went down a stretch of road, 3 quarters of the way you drove at 3mph then the last quarter you drove 60mph.
it only would measure your speed over the distance so the actual speed your doing would average out to less than 60mph.
(thats all just random numbers by the way i didnt work that out lol)
were as a police speed camera clocks you in an instant at that point in time.
not sure how long the distance is measured over though, dont know how it held up in court.
and yes its useless really, its just a bit better than normal gps devices at reading speed.
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
3 times actually
proven my innocence on all 3 occasions
Unlucky.
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
it only records an average spped so how on earth could it stand up in court?
thats the same way as most speed cameras work, they seem to stand up in court ok
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gavin18787
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or lucky depending which way you look at it
Dont really need it then seeing as you already proved yourself three times already without it
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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Greg_M
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i read some research the otherday that the overall conclusion was that a true speed reading can only begained by at 0degrees to the direction of travel. For every degree out it can be up to 0.2% variation. thats allot if they are taking your speed rating at 45degree+.
Also when they use the incar speed thing and measure from point to point. ive always thought they the perception of the point crossed is complete objective. so could be WAY out
[Edited on 09-10-2007 by Greg_M]
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ed
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The point a lot of you are missing is; if the equipment is accurate to half a meter then it could calculate your average speed over a meter, and so on. Assuming that the device measures your location using GPS technology it would be possible for the device to have an accuracy of approximately 1m, so in short it is a far more accurate device than a speed camera, or a laser.
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CorsAsh
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I bet the only reason it has government funding is so they can start slapping it in all cars and measuring your speed constantly, won't need speed traps then.
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
it only records an average spped so how on earth could it stand up in court? they could say you were doing 1mph then sped up to 40mph then back to 1mph again
If you can show me a road car which can do that in 50cm, I'll give you a million pounds.
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
it only records an average spped so how on earth could it stand up in court? they could say you were doing 1mph then sped up to 40mph then back to 1mph again
If you can show me a road car which can do that in 50cm, I'll give you a million pounds.
Here's a video of one. The Black RX7.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_qzKpuGR2U
When do I get my Million? 
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