how accurate are cop planes when determing your speed
03-30-2004, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by sinthetiq
..... ykno, like they pace u or radar u then the cop on the ground gives u a ticket..
i think they take photos or something, zoom in pics of your plate...but i'm not very knowledgable :joshers:
03-30-2004, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by argetnIarucA
i think they take photos or something, zoom in pics of your plate...but i'm not very knowledgable :joshers:
03-30-2004, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Tirod
a cop plane?
And, for the record, I think they can't get a precise speed, but if the officer testifies that he saw you far outpacing the flow of traffic, your case will flop.
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Originally Posted by sinthetiq
um .. yah, the pilot radios to the cop waiting ahead on the ground .. and the cop on the ground writes u up a ticket on behalf of the pilot.
03-30-2004, 03:49 PM
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the plane is accurate. next you drive in an area that is enforeced by planes take a look at the side of the road. there should be white crosses painted in the breakdown lane about every mile or so. what a perosn in the plane does is time your car for how long it takes from going to each marking. from that with a little math they can determine your speed.