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Can't ticket what you can't catch (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I never actually understood those. Do they actually have, like… a drone? Is it snapping a photo? How’s it all work?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    So you'll occasionally see two white lines perpendicular to the road at a set internal. A helicopter, drone, or plane can time when a car passes both of these lines and can calculate the average speed of the car.

    This info is then relayed to a police car on the ground who then pulls over the driver.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Why is that better than the police officer who was going to pull them over just using a speed gun?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    shrugs

    Less likely to be noticed by drivers or alerts like on Waze. Probably a bit more costly though if they're using helicopters or planes instead of drones.

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