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Multi-Target Photo-Radar System To Make Speeding Riskier

Posted by Soulskill on from the time-to-finish-building-that-stealth-buick dept.

mrquagmire writes with this excerpt from Engadget: "Go easy on the gas, Speed Racer, because Cordon is on its way. Developed by Simicon, this new speed sensor promises to take highway surveillance to new heights of precision. Unlike most photo radar systems, which track only one violator at a time, Simicon's device can simultaneously identify and follow up to 32 vehicles across four lanes. Whenever a car enters its range, the Cordon will automatically generate two images: one from wide-angle view and one closeup shot of the vehicle's license plate. It's also capable of instantly measuring a car's speed and mapping its position, and can easily be synced with other databases via WiFi, 3G or WiMAX."

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  1. Position AND Speed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am dubious...

  2. Fortunately here in South Carolina by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fortunately South Carolina has Bubba.

    Bubba comes in many shapes and sizes (mostly rotund). Bubba likes to shoot and shiny objects that Uncle Sam sets up alongside the road.

    Bubba works for the good of mankind by filling full of holes things like street signs, street lights, and traffic cameras.

    A speed limit sign, or deer-crossing sign you can just about still use even when it is full of holes. Speed cameras are pretty much useless after the first shot.

    --
    "That's the way to do it" - Punch
  3. Re:Do speed traps work? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gee, a state with a million square miles and six cars doesn't find speeding to be a problem. Who'd a thunk it.

  4. Re:So who gets the ticket... by mingot · · Score: 4, Funny

    You meant driving the car with ads, right?

    This is google we're talking about.