Tag: Catching Speeders: Page 7

Technology

Digital Ally Receives Initial Orders for LaserAlly LIDAR Speed Detection

Digital Ally Inc., which develops, manufactures, and markets advanced video surveillance products for law enforcement, homeland security, and commercial security applications, has received initial customer orders for its recently introduced LaserAlly LIDAR system for vehicle speed detection and has responded to numerous requests for "test and evaluation" units from law enforcement agencies.

July 5, 2010

Patrol

Ohio Court Rules Officer's Estimate Good Enough for Speeding Conviction

The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a trained officer's "visual estimation" of a vehicle traveling over the posted limit is sufficient for a conviction.

June 2, 2010

Technology

Digital Ally Enters Law Enforcement Speed Detection Market

Digital Ally Inc., which develops, manufactures, and markets advanced video surveillance products for law enforcement, today announced the planned introduction of its new handheld LaserAlly LIDAR System for vehicle speed detection.

May 10, 2010

Patrol

Ohio Motor Officer Gets Job Back After Speeding Incident

A Gahanna (Ohio) police officer will return to his department, which had fired him after he was clocked speeding at 149 mph on a motorcycle while off duty.

March 9, 2010

Patrol

Be Careful Pulling Out

In this dash-cam video, an officer pulls over a speeder and advises him to "be careful pulling out," after writing him a ticket. He'll be surprised by what happens next, after returning to his patrol car.

February 23, 2010

Technology

Easy Readers

Can you accurately see and write down one license plate number per second while driving at up to 100 miles per hour, even with darkness or bright sun limiting your sight? Fortunately, there are automated systems that can do this for you.

October 18, 2009

Vehicles

History of America's First Traffic Ticket

Riding his Indian twin, Willis Seaman entered history when, in 1908, he became the first motorcycle cop to write a speeding citation.

August 31, 2009

Patrol

Speeding Driver Was Rushing to Bid on eBay "Star Wars" Collectible

Just after 9 p.m., a State Patrol trooper patrolling Interstate 90 saw a speeding 2004 Volkswagen R32 passing other vehicles in the express lane in the Mount Baker Tunnel. As the Volkswagen came out of the tunnel, the trooper clocked it going 110 mph as it continued across the floating bridge. With the trooper behind him, the driver eventually pulled over on Mercer Island.

March 12, 2009

Patrol

Alabama Law Enforcement Teams with Truckers to Combat Aggressive Drivers

Two nurses on their way home to Walker County on Wednesday morning got more than a surprise on Interstate 65. The driver got a ticket for going 80 mph and a second ticket for failing to signal a lane change. The ticket was courtesy of Alabama's latest twist to catch bad drivers - spying them from the cab of an 18-wheeler.

December 17, 2008

Patrol

Speed Cameras Installed in Arizona to Monitor Holiday Traffic

DPS is using its entire fleet of 42 speed-enforcement vans and about 20 fixed units to cover all of I-10 and I-40 in Arizona.

November 26, 2008

Technology

Speed Guns

Anybody who thinks he is going to beat a ticket in court may want to take a look at the latest tools in your arsenal. Here's a quick look at some of the more innovative radar and laser systems on the market.

May 31, 2008

Technology

Radar Wins Speed Test Against GPS

A Sonoma County, Calif., judge has ruled a speeding case supported by an officer's radar cannot be thrown out. The speeder's GPS system allegedly recorded a speed contradictory to the radar reading, but the judge ruled radar more reliable.

January 1, 2008