Report on the Speed Traps
Web Site
By: Carlene Yee
Psychology 459/ G10

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    This web site is titled The Speed Trap Registry.  It basically is a web site designed to help drivers avoid speed traps.  It also helps drivers to get out of speeding tickets by teaching them holes in the system, and giving them lists of names for legal advice.  This site is obviously anti-system.  It really goes into detail about all the different things that can go wrong with the use of radar and laser taggers.  This site is really and eye opener, because it demonstrates that the instruments used for speed detection are highly inaccurate.  Here's a synopsis of what the site was about.  Take a look at the bottom of the page to read my feelings about this site.  Have fun!
 

This homepage showcased 5 options or links.
- US speed traps
- Foreign speed traps
- Other information
- About the site
- Add traps

US Speed Traps

Under US showcased all 50 states with a choice of old and new.  I clicked on old and new Hawaii, new New York, and new Colorado.

It will make no sense unless you are familiar with the areas.

The information provided in list form are
- the area
- the mile marker
- speed measuring technique
- average ticket cost
- group running trap (eg: local PD)
- type of car used
- used eg: daily
- scanner frequency
- latitude
- longitude
- additional information
- map

There were numerous entries in the new section of the new Hawaii.  There were only 6 entries in the old section of Hawaii.
At the bottom of each page was a link that allowed you to submit new traps.

Foreign Speed Traps

It is in alphabetical order from Andora and Argentina all the way to Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
The format is the same as the US speed traps.

Other information

1) NMA application (National Motorist Association)

2) Get a Ticket Recently?
-  How to fight traffic tickets and win.
-  Ticket fighting stories
-  Legal Assistance Programs
-  Attorney Referral program
-  Books
-  Tapes
-  Online information

3) Blind Trust

Radar reliability

- As much as 30% of tickets issued are wrongly issused.
- Eg: Palm Tree clocked at 86mph and a house at 28 mph
- Affects of temperature and the use of radar
- Types of radar and how it is used.
- Distance between the cars
- Radio and Microwave interference
- Mechanical interference
- Multibounce

4) Types of Legal detectors

5) Information on Police Lidar

6) California Driving

7) Moblie and scanner detector laws

My Reactions and Feelings

    Well, this web site has a lot to offer if you are obssessed with getting out of  a speeding ticket.  The people that started this web site must have been pretty angry about some kind of situation or system.  It was very enlightening to find out about all the problems with lasar and radar.  It was so interesting also to find out about a million different ways to get out of a ticket.  The National Motorist Association is clearly on a mission to help as many people that they can get out of their tickets.  I guess if I ever was in a bad situation with traffic tickets, where I thought I was right, I would want a site like this to help me fight my tickets. Don't forget that you can always add to this site too if you want to.

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