1993-08-13 - Re: [uk.transport] Speed Camera with OCR

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From: A1 ray arachelian (library) <rarachel@ishara.poly.edu>
To: jonb@isltd.insignia.com (jon barber)
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UTC Datetime: 1993-08-13 14:58:26 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 13 Aug 93 07:58:26 PDT

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From: A1 ray arachelian (library)  <rarachel@ishara.poly.edu>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 93 07:58:26 PDT
To: jonb@isltd.insignia.com (jon barber)
Subject: Re: [uk.transport] Speed Camera with OCR
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> The Oxfordshire police force here in the UK have introduced speed  
> cameras.  The way they work is to use radar to check oncoming cars  
> speeds, and if its over the limit the camera takes a picture of the  
> cars number plate.  I guess a human back at police HQ has to do the  
> bit about reading the plate, and then a fixed fine is sent through  

There's a cure for this.  Get neon license plate lights instead.  This
will work at night at least.  Have you ever seen a car with them pass
you by?  It makes the license plate illuminated, but almost impossible
to see!  (Although, they might resort to IR cameras to take your
picture as well!)

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• 1993-08-13 (Fri, 13 Aug 93 00:32:57 PDT) - Re: [uk.transport] Speed Camera with OCR - jon barber <jonb@isltd.insignia.com>
  • 1993-08-13 (Fri, 13 Aug 93 01:08:20 PDT) - Re: [uk.transport] Speed Camera with OCR - szabo@netcom.com (Nick Szabo)
    • 1993-08-13 (Fri, 13 Aug 93 01:32:56 PDT) - T R A F F I C C I T A T I O N - tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
      • 1993-08-13 (Fri, 13 Aug 93 12:02:57 PDT) - one person’s speculation is another’s insurance hike - andrew m. boardman <amb@cs.columbia.edu>
    • 1993-08-13 (Fri, 13 Aug 93 07:52:58 PDT) - Beepers can also be used to track you down! - A1 ray arachelian (library) <rarachel@ishara.poly.edu>
      • 1993-08-13 (Fri, 13 Aug 93 10:48:27 PDT) - Beepers can also be used to track you down! - karn@qualcomm.com (Phil Karn)
      • 1993-08-13 (Fri, 13 Aug 93 11:12:57 PDT) - Beepers can also be used to track you down! - jet@netcom.com (J. Eric Townsend)
        • 1993-08-13 (Fri, 13 Aug 93 12:52:59 PDT) - Re: Beepers can also be used to track you down! - rarachel@photon.poly.edu (Aarsen Ray Arachelian)
  • 1993-08-13 (Fri, 13 Aug 93 01:08:26 PDT) - [uk.transport] Speed Camera with OCR - karn@qualcomm.com (Phil Karn)
  • 1993-08-13 (Fri, 13 Aug 93 07:58:26 PDT) - Re: [uk.transport] Speed Camera with OCR - A1 ray arachelian (library) <rarachel@ishara.poly.edu>