Busted on a corner. How?

[higgy]

Got a ticket today cop said i was doing 135 on a bend can they detect your speed even in bends? Fined me for 122 so guess it takes a while to register on the machine

[Badjelly]

Got a ticket today cop said i was doing 135 on a bend can they detect your speed even in bends? Fined me for 122 so guess it takes a while to register on the machine

How fast were you going?

[Max Preload]

You must have been going faster than the 135km/h because the speed reading is diminished when your direction is not directly towards the source of the microwave or laser, which measures your speed towards it, not your speed in the direction of travel i.e. it knows you're travelling either away from it or toward it but not at an angle. It's called the cosine effect. If you're doing 140km/h at a 45 degree angle to the patrol, your speed will be measured as Cos 45 x 140km/h = 0.707 x 140km/h = 99km/h.

[ukkawasakimike]

You must have been going faster than the 135km/h because the speed reading is diminished when your direction is not directly towards the source of the beam or laser, which measures your speed towards it, not your speed in the direction of travel i.e. it knows you're travelling either away from it or toward it but not at an angle. It's called the cosine effect. If you're doing 140km/h at a 45 degree angle to the patrol, your speed will be measured as Cos 45 x 140km/h = 0.707 x 140km/h = 99km/h.

My god your a GEEK...

[Max Preload]

Occupational hazard...

And it's "you're"...

[Mikkel]

You must have been going faster than the 135km/h because the speed reading is diminished when your direction is not directly towards the source of the microwave or laser, which measures your speed towards it, not your speed in the direction of travel i.e. it knows you're travelling either away from it or toward it but not at an angle. It's called the cosine effect. If you're doing 140km/h at a 45 degree angle to the patrol, your speed will be measured as Cos 45 x 140km/h = 0.707 x 140km/h = 99km/h.

It's actually 99.0 km/h... Just to be consistent.

(or that depends on whether you consider the initial value of 140 km/h as having 2 or 3 significant figures...)

[higgy]

How fast were you going?

slowed down when i saw him but going by the formula above warp factor 9 would be close ?

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

slowed down when i saw him but going by the formula below warp factor 9 would be close ?

http://www.delonixradar.com.au/new_zealand/

[higgy]

http://www.delonixradar.com.au/new_zealand/

I Agree hurts your wallet to

[jtzzr]

My god your a GEEK...

But with you`re inserted

[Big Pete]

Good to see Higgy now you will be able to keep up with me

[higgy]

Good to see Higgy now you will be able to keep up with me

Hope your not encouraging anti-social behaviour!!

[Big Pete]

No Higgy I'm just tired of your road angel holding mine up

[Skyryder]

Got a ticket today cop said i was doing 135 on a bend can they detect your speed even in bends? Fined me for 122 so guess it takes a while to register on the machine

Were you nailed by radar etc or visuals.

Skyryder

[higgy]

Were you nailed by radar etc or visuals.

Skyryder

From his car so i guess some sort of radar spy thingy