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**alex_loudermilk** · 09-12-2009, 02:17 AM

Why would they be using multi-million pound aircraft, costing how many thousands to run, just to monitor speeders?

They don't.

From what I understand they will put a small Cessna overhead, and have a 1/2 mile segment of the interstate marked. They simply record the in/out time and find the average speed.

Of course this is incredibly expensive, and they rarely actually fly the planes. Its basically a deterrent via a cool sign.

09-12-2009, 02:17 AM	#7
alex_loudermilk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 469 Senior Member	Why would they be using multi-million pound aircraft, costing how many thousands to run, just to monitor speeders? They don't. From what I understand they will put a small Cessna overhead, and have a 1/2 mile segment of the interstate marked. They simply record the in/out time and find the average speed. Of course this is incredibly expensive, and they rarely actually fly the planes. Its basically a deterrent via a cool sign.
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