Re: Road Pricing

["Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>]

Gatso *does* use radar (Doppler effect) to judge speed and trigger the
camera (two pictures) and hence can be 'sensed' by in-car detectors.  There
is currently an argument going on between Government and manufacturers of
these detectors.  The Government says they are 'obstructing the course of
justice' by allowing people to slow down where there is a camera and so
avoid getting caught.  The manufacturers say that because the Government
claim they are not a revenue raising device but are only placed where there
is a safety hazard, and consequently are now called 'safety cameras' instead
of speed cameras, the detectors are a valuable safety aid as they give
advance warning of a hazardous area before it is reached.  Smart lawyer in
there, somewhere.

----- Original Message ----- 
> The Gatso isn't a radar device, but rather the automated speed cameras
> used in the UK and Europe.