M3 - Unmarked cars
Discussion
Just a ? would evidence from a helicopter be admissable ??? I imagine it would be very hard to get a constant radar fix from the air, laser near on impossible and the "expert opinion" gag a bit thin because they are obviously not Traffic cops and anyway speed judgment would be total different from the air to on the ground !!! Just a thought. Does JR have any experience of this ?
Not got any comments re speed enforcement from a helicopter. But a funny story about one. A few years back our helicopter was following a stolen car,but aparantly due to low fuel it had to back off, However, a nearby army chopper offered assistance in following. Anyway they were eventually caught and went to court. The pilot was then questioned about how he followed the car . Easy, the car was identified to me so I simply put missile lock on and tracked it that way. A few comments were made about the safety of this in court. (Mmm what happens if I press this button)
Still not convinced that they could actually do you from the air although I do remember laughing at some road signs in North California years ago that said "speed limits enforced by light aircraft" !!! Not a clue how they actually pulled you over. No doubts at all the technology is there but would it really be used for speeding. Has anyone actually been done from the air or is this the start of an urban myth? I suspect the truth is that when up on training flights its quiet handy to track fastish cars as practise for tracking nicked ones, getaway cars etc.
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