Picture dis: camera cops snap shots of you, your vehicle, and your license plate - not a pretty picture

Article Abstract:

New photo radar units can be mounted anywhere, and they simultaneously measure speed and take an incriminating photograph of the car, license plate, and driver. However, its usage has been fraught with inaccuracies, lawsuits against its constitutionality, and scant safety improvements.

Political aspects, Radar in speed limit enforcement, Radar speed control

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Not-so-EZ Street: electronic toll takers are designed to speed you along, but is it all just a government plot?

Article Abstract:

Electronic toll systems such as the EZ Pass system introduced by the New York State Thruway Authority are not as efficient as their designers claim. In addition, electronic systems are a potential threat to privacy and personal freedom.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Technology application, Motor vehicle drivers, Automobile drivers, Tolls

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Lap dogs

Article Abstract:

One Lap of America is an eight-day event that includes 14 individual automobile races at 10 racetracks across the US. A participant in the 1997 event describes racing a 1996 Ford Mustang Cobra.

Personal narratives, Competitions, Automobile racing drivers, Race car drivers, Automobile racing, One Lap of America (Automobile race), 1997 AD

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