First we had the SUV "allegedly" being run off the road by sportbike hooligans & now this. It won't be long before the media figures out that covering anything negative about motorcycles makes for good press.
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First we had the SUV "allegedly" being run off the road by sportbike hooligans & now this. It won't be long before the media figures out that covering anything negative about motorcycles makes for good press.
First we had the SUV "allegedly" being run off the road by sportbike hooligans & now this. It won't be long before the media figures out that covering anything negative about motorcycles makes for good press.
The media in England has been on to this for years. You figure it has to spread to America eventually, like socialized medicine and, God forbid one day, warm beer and gatso cameras.
The media in England has been on to this for years. You figure it has to spread to America eventually, like socialized medicine and, God forbid one day, warm beer and gatso cameras.
It is called VASCAR and it does hold up in court.
VASCAR
David
It is called VASCAR and it does hold up in court.
VASCAR
David
Dave,
I believe that Vascar is legit, but it sounds terrible in terms of accuracy!! How can a cop get an accurate mark of two points the speeder passes and then mark his car to those points. It's like looking at the speedo from the passenger seat, You can't see the acurate needle position unless you are in the drivers seat. Seems to me he could be off on his points of measurement by a long shot, what is the accuracy +/- 20mph???
Dave,
I believe that Vascar is legit, but it sounds terrible in terms of accuracy!! How can a cop get an accurate mark of two points the speeder passes and then mark his car to those points. It's like looking at the speedo from the passenger seat, You can't see the acurate needle position unless you are in the drivers seat. Seems to me he could be off on his points of measurement by a long shot, what is the accuracy +/- 20mph???
Well, I don't know the VASCAR acronym, but 205 mph over a quarter mile takes 4.4 seconds. 20 mph is roughly 10% error or 0.4 second error in timing over that distance. (4.8 sec over 1/4 mile comes to 187.7 mph). I'd think from a helicopter, your "parallax" error is minimal and you could probably time within 0.1 second *if you wanted to*. Note that 70 mph over that distance comes to 12.86 seconds, way different than four-point-something.
Well, I don't know the VASCAR acronym, but 205 mph over a quarter mile takes 4.4 seconds. 20 mph is roughly 10% error or 0.4 second error in timing over that distance. (4.8 sec over 1/4 mile comes to 187.7 mph). I'd think from a helicopter, your "parallax" error is minimal and you could probably time within 0.1 second *if you wanted to*. Note that 70 mph over that distance comes to 12.86 seconds, way different than four-point-something.