can radar detector such as beltronics 940 detect speed cameras?
February 8th, 2010 | by admin |
It depends on the type of photo trap. Photo traps can be designed with a radar gun or a laser gun. It may also incorporate pneumatic trip lines or light sensors across the highway. If radar or laser is incorporated into the Photo Speed Trap, the radar gun or laser gun is pointed across the highway, typically at a shallow angle of 23 – 30 degrees. If the speed detected is above a pre-set speed, the radar or laser gun triggers the photo camera to flash. Depending on the speed of the vehicle, the camera is commanded to flash at a specific point in time to ensure the vehicle license plate is in the center frame. That digital picture image can be stored on hard drive on remote, unmanned speed traps, and picked up weekly by a technician. It can be sent immediately to a laptop, operated by an officer in the vehicle. It can be instantly emailed from a remote speed trap to a local computer processing center. In either case, once a computer operator has the electronic image, they can process it using a variety of computer programs.
The key here is that a good radar detector can detect this type of forward operating photo speed trap, and it may give you enough time to slow down. In a typical highway encounter, one may be driving 75MPH (110 feet per second), thus one may have 1-2 seconds to slow down, after you recognize the trap, if you recognize the speed trap. If you do not react fast enough, the camera is triggered and your license plate, and possibly your physical image is taken, stored sand sent for processing.
Long story short: Your Bel 940 will probably alert to many or most photo traps.
3 Responses to “can radar detector such as beltronics 940 detect speed cameras?”
By Karl H on Feb 8, 2010 | Reply
odds are if you detect the camera, you have also noticed a flash if the camera has a flash. Remember to smile and show your good side.
At least the English know how to deal with Cameras, they call them Gatso’s see link below
References :
http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2.htm
By endless_cash on Feb 8, 2010 | Reply
It depends on the type of photo trap. Photo traps can be designed with a radar gun or a laser gun. It may also incorporate pneumatic trip lines or light sensors across the highway. If radar or laser is incorporated into the Photo Speed Trap, the radar gun or laser gun is pointed across the highway, typically at a shallow angle of 23 – 30 degrees. If the speed detected is above a pre-set speed, the radar or laser gun triggers the photo camera to flash. Depending on the speed of the vehicle, the camera is commanded to flash at a specific point in time to ensure the vehicle license plate is in the center frame. That digital picture image can be stored on hard drive on remote, unmanned speed traps, and picked up weekly by a technician. It can be sent immediately to a laptop, operated by an officer in the vehicle. It can be instantly emailed from a remote speed trap to a local computer processing center. In either case, once a computer operator has the electronic image, they can process it using a variety of computer programs.
The key here is that a good radar detector can detect this type of forward operating photo speed trap, and it may give you enough time to slow down. In a typical highway encounter, one may be driving 75MPH (110 feet per second), thus one may have 1-2 seconds to slow down, after you recognize the trap, if you recognize the speed trap. If you do not react fast enough, the camera is triggered and your license plate, and possibly your physical image is taken, stored sand sent for processing.
Long story short: Your Bel 940 will probably alert to many or most photo traps.
References :
http://www.1stradardetectors.com/support/technology-101/Photo_Radar_Speed_Traps.html
By UCANTCME on Feb 8, 2010 | Reply
Noooooo.
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