Heres a bit more for those interested:
The lawmakers want you to belive that police radar is infallible. But no speed
enforcement technology is free from mistakes, especially radar in any of its
forms(stationary, moving or photo). Even the much hyped laser speed gun can
register inaccurate readings. In addition, radar is far too easy to use as a
means of raising revenue rather than improving safety. Photo radar in
particular is not cost effective unless it can generate large volumes of
citations.
We all deserve the right to protect ourselves against the mistakes and misuse
of speed enforcement technologies, and the best way to do so is with radar and
laser detectors.
This leads to the question: "Why oppose detectors when there is no safety
problem, but there are documented problems with the enforcement technologies"?
All I can conclude is greed is the heart of the issue. There are groups and
corporations that WANT to see you ticketed!
In 1992 a group(RADAR)uncovered evidence that of the profit motive at work.
Its no secret that insurance giant Geico Corp. generously donates $3,700 laser
speed guns to police agencies, stipulating only that officers use the devices
daily to write tickets. But what wasn't so well known is that a Geico
subsidiary loaned $950,000 to struggling speed gun manufacturer Laser
Technologies Inc. In return, Geico got 10 percent interest on its money, over
350,000 shares of LTI stock for $1 each and the right to puchase at cost up to
100 lasers a year. One estimate valued Geico's return on investment at $2.3
million-not to mention the profits from policyholders who get ticketed by
lasers.
Just my nickel's worth
Gene in Houston
PS, anyone interested in RADAR (Radio Association Defending Airwave
Rights)please contact me via personal e-mail. You could get a free detector!
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