Safety radar: so far, less than meets the eye
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Safety-radar systems, designed to warn drivers of dangers such as road hazards, are expensive and have relatively poor warning capabilities. The Federal Communications Commission has approved one format, Safety Alert, but it has not approved the other format, Safety Warning System.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1997
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Hot dogs on ice
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A journalist joins ten other participants in a bobsledding training session at the US Olympic Facility in Lake Placid, NY. The session exposes him to the physical rigors of travelling at breakneck speeds through sharp turns and near-crashes.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1993
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What a detector can detect
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Radar detectors are up against very sophisticated radar and laser-based speed-clocking guns used by law enforcement officers. The technical details of these speed limit enforcement tools are discussed.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1995
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