<Misc>DUI? OK, now how about speeding?

["Marc Plante" <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John.  Another law enforcement issue...I drive by an automated radar/speed
display units regularly on my commute to work in the morning.  I notice that
it can provide erratic readings. For instance, I can be rolling by with the
cruise control set at 50, (speed limit 50 on this road) and the display will
momentarily flash 62, then reset and re-display 50.  I assume that the radar
unit is similar to hand held units used for actual enforcement.

Question: Are there usage procedures for radar units that account for these
erratic readings? Can a motorist do anything to verify the validity of the
reading taken?  There is a fair amount of "revenuing" in this area, and it'd
be good to know if numbers may have been fudged in the process.

Thanks,

Marc Plante
E36 325i, 109k
Alexandria, VA
mailto:marc@domain.elided

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