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Old 04-27-2009, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by SquirtleS2K,Apr 27 2009, 11:34 PM
They might be using fast track to pick up the speed... or it might be a rumor 0.0
They do, but that is on the bridges. Not a rumor.
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^ really? can they fine you speeding for that? I don't think they can, cause legal issue.
Old 04-28-2009, 10:18 AM
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I never got a ticket on the San Mateo bridge... fun place to drive because its so flat hahaha...
Old 04-28-2009, 11:32 AM
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I got a ticket in the S2000 last time I drove up ~6 weeks ago? Local Sheriff, the ticket said radar but the V1 didn't see anything.

Atleast now I know where they hide
Old 04-28-2009, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Asura,Apr 28 2009, 11:32 AM
I got a ticket in the S2000 last time I drove up ~6 weeks ago? Local Sheriff, the ticket said radar but the V1 didn't see anything.

Atleast now I know where they hide
same here, probably around the same time. I got it on a Sunday night at 1am. what the hell.
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they do hide in the most hideous spots.
Old 04-29-2009, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Voodoo_S2K,Apr 27 2009, 10:39 PM
They do, but that is on the bridges. Not a rumor.
My understanding is FasTrak data is used on a number of Bay Area freeways (not just bridges) to measure speed, but speeds are never tied to individual accounts. In other words, you can't get a speeding ticket because of your FasTrak pass speed data.

You can see the readers positioned over the freeway in certain spots. 880 is a good example. Mr. Roadshow in the Mercury News has written about them a few times because people always wonder what they are.
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Originally Posted by thomsbrain,Apr 29 2009, 08:41 AM
My understanding is FasTrak data is used on a number of Bay Area freeways (not just bridges) to measure speed, but speeds are never tied to individual accounts. In other words, you can't get a speeding ticket because of your FasTrak pass speed data.

You can see the readers positioned over the freeway in certain spots. 880 is a good example. Mr. Roadshow in the Mercury News has written about them a few times because people always wonder what they are.
Speed of traffic flow on bay area freeways is actually measures by K band radar on the side of the freeway near offramps. It was a big project years ago and the reason for anyone's K band going off nearly every exit on every major freeway in the bay.
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That was driving me NUTS on 280.
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Originally Posted by Asura,Apr 29 2009, 01:10 PM
That was driving me NUTS on 280.
I just turn off X and K band, keep Ka and Laser on.


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