huh......

[yzrider]

well, recently here in northern indiana and in chicago area( i beleive) there have been these wierd wires held flat across the road with a box on the end, there are 2 that are spaced like 2 ft apart, i was always trying to figure out what they are but never could till now, they are a new type of speed trap, they figure out ur speed by tioming how fast u go from one wire to the next, then it uses sattelites and crap and somhow gets ur plate # if ur speeding, hehe, just thought i'd post becaus eit was kinda interesting

 

[stephen12091985]

it might be to see how much traffic comes thru one area

 

[2003blast]

that to count how many cars pass by at what times taking a survey if they need to widen that road

 

[yzrider]

could be bt the news sid somthing about it being a speed trap thing, that there were somebeing put in the city and stuff, idk, they are just randomly placed, i'll get a pic of the one right outside the school tomorrow

 

[slickerthanyou]

it might be to see how much traffic comes thru one area

Ya i believe that is it there always in pa too, I've never gotten a ticket from going over them too fast.

 

[curt514630]

it is just a counting machine watch they will probably start repaving the road soon. they set those up around here to see how much traffic is on a road

 

[MINIGfather]

yup...its for counting cars that use that road. to see if a new traffic pattern is needed or if the road needs widened. I used to have a friend that worked for the state highway admin. and he told me about them...

I dont think they could tell what speed a car is going if 2 cars cross at one time. Who would they issue the ticket to?

 

[TheWalkingPlague]

and not all cars have the same length so how would it be the speed?

 

[stephen12091985]

we got them here to

 

[ricekiller1985]

yeah we have them around here too

 

[Caterpillarmech]

What if a big truck passed over it with a floater axle and five on the trailer. How would you calculate speed on that? Just kidding! I kow that they are a counter.

 

[89custom]

and not all cars have the same length so how would it be the speed?

its most likely just first contact, so say your front tires only pic it up. computers these days can be made to be smart.

and its probably not speed anyway, like everyone said its just too see how much traffics going through.

 

[TheWalkingPlague]

yeah i over thought ^^ i realized after i said it lol

 

[4cfed]

someone on chitownracing was talkin about this... obd2? obd3? cars computer can be picked up by them, which contains your vehicle info.. take a01?? or newer car over it 20 mph over the speed limit and see if you get a ticket in the mail in a week or 2

but most are counters, for readin traffic

 

[justtwistit]

yeah we have those things around here too ive noticed