New radar!

[olroy70]

Might be in one location now but will probably be installed in various locations later.





Here is the add'l info I found when I googled the subject. Website address is: Radar Gun In The Guard Rail ? Is This Fair? | 97.3 The Dawg

If a tree falls in the forest does it make a sound? If a radar gun is placed in a guard rail on an interstate highway is it fair to motorist? No it’s not fair but is it legal? It sure is.

Coming soon to an interstate highway or other major traffic bearing road near you. The permanent speed camera and radar gun. These units tuck nicely into the guard rail along a long stretch of highway, and if you’re traveling above the posted speed in the words of Food Network, you are toast.

Actually this unit that you see pictured here is not like the Red Flex cameras that are currently in use in Acadiana. These are radar guns, much like the hand held devices you see State Troopers use on the Basin Bridge. These radar guns relay data, including a picture of the offending vehicle to a waiting patrol unit down the road a mile or two.

Is your radar detector useless against this stealthy approach to nailing speeders? You can count on about the same amount of warning as you get against the hand held guns. The hidden radar guns are activated by a motion sensor several hundred feet ahead of the gun. If you happen to be traveling alone you might get popped. If you are trailing a pack of cars that trip the system you might get an advanced warning of the possible speed trap.

The best advice we can offer, travel the posted speed, leave earlier so you don’t have to rush and just freaking relax. Life is too short to have to worry about paying speeding fines that you really don’t need to get.

Heads Up:




New Radar installed along Highway in railing system, it is motion activated, radar detectors are useless, when system is turned on you are instantly busted, a photo of your car and speed is sent to a patrol car a few miles down the road with your ticket. It is now in use between Baton Rouge and Lafayette on the Atchafalaya Basin elevated highway...

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Might be in one location now but will probably be installed in various locations later.





Here is the add'l info I found when I googled the subject. Website address is: Radar Gun In The Guard Rail ? Is This Fair? | 97.3 The Dawg

If a tree falls in the forest does it make a sound? If a radar gun is placed in a guard rail on an interstate highway is it fair to motorist? No it’s not fair but is it legal? It sure is.

Coming soon to an interstate highway or other major traffic bearing road near you. The permanent speed camera and radar gun. These units tuck nicely into the guard rail along a long stretch of highway, and if you’re traveling above the posted speed in the words of Food Network, you are toast.

Actually this unit that you see pictured here is not like the Red Flex cameras that are currently in use in Acadiana. These are radar guns, much like the hand held devices you see State Troopers use on the Basin Bridge. These radar guns relay data, including a picture of the offending vehicle to a waiting patrol unit down the road a mile or two.

Is your radar detector useless against this stealthy approach to nailing speeders? You can count on about the same amount of warning as you get against the hand held guns. The hidden radar guns are activated by a motion sensor several hundred feet ahead of the gun. If you happen to be traveling alone you might get popped. If you are trailing a pack of cars that trip the system you might get an advanced warning of the possible speed trap.

The best advice we can offer, travel the posted speed, leave earlier so you don’t have to rush and just freaking relax. Life is too short to have to worry about paying speeding fines that you really don’t need to get.

Heads Up:




New Radar installed along Highway in railing system, it is motion activated, radar detectors are useless, when system is turned on you are instantly busted, a photo of your car and speed is sent to a patrol car a few miles down the road with your ticket. It is now in use between Baton Rouge and Lafayette on the Atchafalaya Basin elevated highway...

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Radar Gun In The Guard Rail ? Is This Fair? | 97.3 The Dawg

 

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[Jason in Enid]

I can't imagine this will last long. It won't take long for people to learn where every one of these are located and disable or destroy them.

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

In Sydney NSW, they have certain stretches of road, with pole mounted cameras and radar. If you speed through those cameras, the computer automatically generates a ticket and mails it to you. Kind of like the Florida Sunpass does now on tolls. I figure it won't be long, before they have them here, turning revenue.

Fyi, in Florida, you can go 1-4 miles over the speed limit, still be ticketed, but the fine is -0- $$$'s. Five miles over, it's over $100 bucks. Over 10 miles, it keeps climbing....... I've had 1 speeding ticket in 20 yrs, and consider myself lucky.
The object to the driving game, is to arrive at your destination.

 

[Jason in Enid]

A lot of cities and states have banned the use of those because there is no proof of who is driving the car, and in some instances the cameras and ticketing system was being run by a private company who were being paid a percentage of the tickets issued.

 

[mercury1]

This is the biggest load of crap. It's just a money grab. Escort makes detectors that use GPS and an ever growing data base to protect drivers from these scams. I am lucky these devices are not in use in my area but if they start installing them, I'm protected. I've even got protection on my crotch rocket. In some situations speeding can be dangerous but in others I feel safe stepping on it a little and never have problems. Radar detectors have limitations that drivers need to understand. You could still get a ticket, but a little common sense, plus the detector can keep your money in your pocket. Not in the hands of greedy government.

 

[Clay Slayer]

It's BS. Check out snopes -

snopes.com: Speed Trap

I travel this bridge every week and there is nothing like that installed. They are only in use in a few places in Europe right now.