Friday, January 11, 2008
New Technology in Radar Detectors Help Speeders Slow Down
The Bel STi Driver, Cobra XRS-R9G, Escort Passport 9500i, and Valentine One, use new technology to improve their performance. Beltronics claims that its the Beltronics Bel STi Driver with TotalShield technology will make the driver completely invisible. The Cobra and Escort models are using global positioning system (GPS) technology to for more accurate of radar detection. They can distinguish between radar and what is likely a microwave, automatic door or keyfob. The Valentine One has two radar detectors and two laser antennas. Each is always looking forward and backwards simultaneously.
New Technology in Radar Detectors Help Speeders Slow Down
Labels: Radar Detectors, Speeding Tickets, Technology, Traffic School, Traffic Tickets
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Countdown to 12 Hours of Sebring Podcast
This podcast details the Panoz Motorsports' effort prior to the 2006 Mobil 12 Hours of Sebring. On Saturday, March 17th 2007, the opening round of the American Le Mans Series and America’s premier sports car endurance race starts at 10 am. Click here to listen to the mp3.
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Labels: Florida, Racing, Technology, Traffic School
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Smarthouse - Safety
Smarthouse - Safety: "Avoid Speeding Tickets With Smart Technology
Manisha Kanetkar - Monday, 30 October 2006
Siemens has announced a system which claims to automatically recognize speed limits on traffic signs and even adjust your speed accordingly.
According to the company, the Pro-Pilot system uses a CMOS camera installed near the rear-view mirror to continuously scan the road for traffic signs. The images are then compared with patterns of speed limit signs stored in the system's memory. If the software discovers a speed limit, the system notifies the driver by showing the value in the speedometer or in a head-up display. If cruise control is on, the car automatically decelerates to stay within the speed limit. Siemens also claims the system can recognize changeable speed limits and signs which impose limits only at certain times.
But, you'll have to sit tight for a while as Siemens says the system is scheduled to into series production in about two years. Several auto-makers have already tried out the luxury test vehicle fitted with the system and 'expressed strong interest in the recognition system', however, the system at this stage will only work in new vehicles as retro-fitting will be too expensive,' the company said in a statement.
See: www.siemens.com"
Manisha Kanetkar - Monday, 30 October 2006
Siemens has announced a system which claims to automatically recognize speed limits on traffic signs and even adjust your speed accordingly.
According to the company, the Pro-Pilot system uses a CMOS camera installed near the rear-view mirror to continuously scan the road for traffic signs. The images are then compared with patterns of speed limit signs stored in the system's memory. If the software discovers a speed limit, the system notifies the driver by showing the value in the speedometer or in a head-up display. If cruise control is on, the car automatically decelerates to stay within the speed limit. Siemens also claims the system can recognize changeable speed limits and signs which impose limits only at certain times.
But, you'll have to sit tight for a while as Siemens says the system is scheduled to into series production in about two years. Several auto-makers have already tried out the luxury test vehicle fitted with the system and 'expressed strong interest in the recognition system', however, the system at this stage will only work in new vehicles as retro-fitting will be too expensive,' the company said in a statement.
See: www.siemens.com"
Labels: Florida, Technology, Traffic School
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Traffic's Cool - A Student Mockumentary Making You Wish That You Are Always Take Your Traffic School Online at www.eStateTrafficSchool.com
Student Mockumentary Takes Third - Daily Nexus Online
Student Mockumentary Takes Third - Daily Nexus Online: "Produced and directed by third-year film and media studies major Michael Figge and fourth-year film and media studies major Steve Prinz, “Traffic’s Cool” recently garnered a third-place award from TheProject.TV, an online film competition. The mockumentary, which features actors from the improvisation troop, lampoons experiences of traffic school.
“[One] traffic school instructor, who lives out of his van, uses his home to give lessons,” Figge said of the film. “He brags about not living with his parents, but then parks his car and sleeps in their driveway.”
“All the dialogue is improv. It’s the same as ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and ‘The Office,’ with odd camera angles,” he said.
Along with “Traffic’s Cool,” UCSB student Kevin Harman made the final round with “The Dancing Llama,” as did UCSB student Eric Reich with “The Scorpion.” All three films can still be viewed on TheProject.TV’s website, www.TheProject.TV.
To win the competition, college filmmakers had to advance through three voting rounds, with a new, roughly three-minute episode for each round, without being eliminated by the voting audience. Any visitor to the site could vote.
“Traffic’s Cool” gained 3,584 independent viewers, Figge said. However, he said he did not have the full number of votes cast for the film.
“[One] traffic school instructor, who lives out of his van, uses his home to give lessons,” Figge said of the film. “He brags about not living with his parents, but then parks his car and sleeps in their driveway.”
“All the dialogue is improv. It’s the same as ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and ‘The Office,’ with odd camera angles,” he said.
Along with “Traffic’s Cool,” UCSB student Kevin Harman made the final round with “The Dancing Llama,” as did UCSB student Eric Reich with “The Scorpion.” All three films can still be viewed on TheProject.TV’s website, www.TheProject.TV.
To win the competition, college filmmakers had to advance through three voting rounds, with a new, roughly three-minute episode for each round, without being eliminated by the voting audience. Any visitor to the site could vote.
“Traffic’s Cool” gained 3,584 independent viewers, Figge said. However, he said he did not have the full number of votes cast for the film.
Labels: Technology, Traffic School
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Beating a Speeding Ticket : Car News
Beating a Speeding Ticket : Car News:"Beating a Speeding Ticket
By CarJunky.Com
Wed, 20 Sep 2006, 22:12"
So Old Smokey caught you red handed going 75 mph in a 45 zone? What’s that? You say you weren’t speeding? Tell it to the judge. No, seriously, tell it to the judge. Our laws are set up to ensure a fair trial in every situation.
If you have been unfairly ticketed for speeding there is no need to just blindly pay the fine and take the hit on your insurance premiums. With careful planning and knowing how the system works you can beat an unfair ticket in court and keep your driving record clean.
The first thing you need . . .
By CarJunky.Com
Wed, 20 Sep 2006, 22:12"
So Old Smokey caught you red handed going 75 mph in a 45 zone? What’s that? You say you weren’t speeding? Tell it to the judge. No, seriously, tell it to the judge. Our laws are set up to ensure a fair trial in every situation.
If you have been unfairly ticketed for speeding there is no need to just blindly pay the fine and take the hit on your insurance premiums. With careful planning and knowing how the system works you can beat an unfair ticket in court and keep your driving record clean.
The first thing you need . . .
Labels: Court and Laws, Technology, Traffic School
Thursday, September 21, 2006
cbs11tv.com - Tiny Texas Town Wants Cameras To Catch Speeders
cbs11tv.com - Tiny Texas Town Wants Cameras To Catch Speeders: "Tiny Texas Town Wants Cameras To Catch Speeders
(CBS 11 News) HICKORY CREEK It seems everywhere you look there are cameras recording what we do. The tiny town of Hickory Creek wants to add more."
(CBS 11 News) HICKORY CREEK It seems everywhere you look there are cameras recording what we do. The tiny town of Hickory Creek wants to add more."
Labels: Technology, Texas, Traffic School
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Most participants speed their way to traffic school
Sept. 18, 2006 12:00 AM
Traffic school is the great equalizer. The students sitting impatiently in upright chairs can be rich or poor, young or old, first-time violators or grizzled, lead-footed veterans, what the traffic-school folk call "two-year frequent flyers."
Traffic school is the great equalizer. The students sitting impatiently in upright chairs can be rich or poor, young or old, first-time violators or grizzled, lead-footed veterans, what the traffic-school folk call "two-year frequent flyers."
Labels: Technology, Traffic School
Monday, September 18, 2006
We can learn from schools of fish
Whenever you find yourself in traffic, it might be best to stick to the rules you learned in traffic school because you don't want to end up as one of the dummies invoking the eating frenzy of scar-faced menacing sharks.
Labels: California, Technology, Traffic School
Saturday, July 15, 2006
'Black box' shows driver was speeding before traffic death
Friday, February 24, 2006
New Radar Trailers Deter Speeding-San Leandro Police Department has recently acquired two new radar trailers to help drivers snap back to reality
New Radar Trailers Deter Speeding
By : Amy Sylvestri : 2/23/06
Say you're cruising along a residential street in your car with the windows down and the radio up on an unseasonably warm afternoon and you chance a glance down at your speedometer: What does it say? 40 miles per hour? 50? That can't be right, can it? Well, hit the brakes because the San Leandro Police Department has recently acquired two new radar trailers to help drivers snap back to reality.
One of the new radar trailers is currently in front of the San Leandro Police Department at 901 East 14th Street.
Radar units use a sensor line draped across the road to determine a vehicle�s actual speed, while boldly posting the legal speed limit on that particular stretch of road.
But the dramatic flashing lights aren�t all for show.
�We find these trailers very useful in helping drivers,� said Lieutenant Pete Ballew, a traffic administrator with the San Leandro Police Department. �Just as a driver will hit his brakes or check his speedometer when he sees a police officer on the road, he�ll also slow down when he sees his speed flash up on a trailer.�
Currently, one of the brand new trailers is located directly in front of the San Leandro Police Department at 901 East 14th Street, but the locations of the units will change on a regular basis. Placement will be determined by various traffic factors.
Often, the trailers will be located in areas selected by city traffic engineers as being most effective, but residents concerned with violations in their neighborhoods may request that a unit be deployed by contacting the San Lean
Labels: Technology
Sunday, January 08, 2006
That's the ticket: Web sites warn of speed traps | Indiana Traffic School
Saturday, July 02, 2005
Spike strips stop speeding vehicle
Spike strips stop speeding vehicle: "Spike strips stop speeding vehicle
It was "two strikes and you're out" for a 54-year-old St. Helens woman Wednesday morning. Alilia Nelson-Lange went to jail after running afoul of the law twice in three hours, thwarted both times by the same officer: Sgt. Larry Lucas, of the Oregon State Police."
It was "two strikes and you're out" for a 54-year-old St. Helens woman Wednesday morning. Alilia Nelson-Lange went to jail after running afoul of the law twice in three hours, thwarted both times by the same officer: Sgt. Larry Lucas, of the Oregon State Police."
Labels: Oregon, Technology
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
nbc4.com - News - D.C. Launches Red Light, Speeding Camera Ads
nbc4.com - News - D.C. Launches Red Light, Speeding Camera Ads: "WASHINGTON -- Area residents will soon hear and see new advertising for D.C.'s expanding red-light and speeding camera programs."
Labels: D. C., Technology
Saturday, March 26, 2005
TheWMURChannel.com - News - Police Use Lasers To Catch Speeding Drivers
TheWMURChannel.com - News - Police Use Lasers To Catch Speeding Drivers: "Police Use Lasers To Catch Speeding Drivers
New Technology More Accurate Than Radar"
New Technology More Accurate Than Radar"
Labels: New Hampshire, Technology
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