Paper Covers Rock, GPS Beats Radar Gun

An 18-year-old driver was able to beat a speeding ticket by using data from a vehicle-tracking GPS, which, an expert affirmed at trial, was sufficiently accurate enough to disprove a radar gun’s clocking of 62 mph in a 45 mph zone; the device, installed by his parents to monitor his driving, showed he was going the limit. Yahoo News, Hot Hardware. Via Slashdot; thanks also to PK.

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Posted on Monday, July 21, 2008 at 3:04 PM
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This is a great story. GPS technology has come a long way over the past 10 years.

[TypeKey Profile Page] gps tracking | 08/04/2008 at 6:27 PM | #

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