Radar detectors, speed cameras and speeding fines
Posted in Automotive news on Nov 9th, 2009
A German court last month overturned a traffic citation after prosecutors failed to prove the accuracy of a new laser-based speed camera technology. The district court of Dillenburg heard testimony from four experts, each of whom cast doubt on the system. The Judge Matthias Gampe concluded that the motorist accused by a Poliscan automated ticketing [...]
Posted in Automotive news on Nov 6th, 2009
Alan Jones talks to Lord Monckton, British climate change sceptic, who says the Copenhagen treaty is about creating a dictatorship world government
Posted in Automotive news on Oct 5th, 2009
Fact or Myth: Is your vehicle capable of avoiding all collisions? There are car companies now setting cars with an extraordinary rate and with advanced motor safety devices. These are the world’s first uncrashable cars. Can you imagine sitting behind the wheel as you cruise down the road a bank of sensors and computers monitoring [...]
Posted in Automotive news on Sep 6th, 2009
JERICHO, Ark. – It was just too much, having to return to court twice on the same day to contest yet another traffic ticket, and Fire Chief Don Payne didn’t hesitate to tell the judge what he thought of the police and their speed traps. The response from cops? They shot him. Right there in [...]
Posted in Automotive news on May 19th, 2009
Soon there will be no excuse for ignoring speed limits, if this new BMW is a glimpse into the future. Joshua Dowling reports. BMW has invented the car that can read road signs – most of the time. A tiny camera in the windscreen scans the road ahead for the posted speed limit. In case [...]