dw@rocksvax.UUCP (Don Wegeng) (03/14/85)
A friend of mine was recently stopped by a highway patrolman who was
using a device called "VASCAR Plus" to determine the speed that vechicals
were traveling at. Perhaps I've missed something, but I've never heard
of VASCAR Plus (I *have* heard of VASCAR).
Could some knowledgeable person explain what VASCAR and VASCAR Plus
are, and how they work. Hints on how to aviod being stopped by Police
who are using these devices is also welcome (besides not speeding,
that is).
Please direct flames to /dev/null.
/Don
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|| ihnp4!tropix!ritcv!rocksvax!dwben@moncol.UUCP (Bennett Broder) (03/18/85)
>Could some knowledgeable person explain what VASCAR and VASCAR Plus >are, and how they work. Hints on how to aviod being stopped by Police >who are using these devices is also welcome (besides not speeding, >that is). I have never heard of VASCAR Plus, but regular VASCAR is simply a timer with a calculator built in. Before use, the officer punches in the distance between two known points along the highway. To time a vehicle, the officer pushes one button when the car passes the first point, and another when it passes the second. The display then reads the speed in miles per hour. The device emits no electromagnetic energy, and hence is impossible to detect electronically. Ben Broder {petsd,pesnta,princeton}!moncol!ben