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Spray to avoid traffic tickets

Spray to avoid traffic tickets

Viknesh Vijayenthiran October 23rd, 2006 Viknesh Vijayenthiran By Viknesh Vijayenthiran Author October 23rd, 2006
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December 31st, 1969 If you still read automotive magazines it's quite likely you've seen adverts for new-fangled sprays that claim to prevent traffic tickets. They work by over-exposing the flash from a red light or speeding camera and thereby prevent you from getting caught. We’ve never tried them, but this news report features a police officer admitting that they can defeat current speed cameras. The report also has 2 plates that sit in front of your license plate and blocks detection using either a prism or silver sparkles. Both are on the market right now and present some serious ethical issues. We've never agreed with speed or red-light cameras, but this seems like a sneaky way to get around them. Have you ever used such a product? How did it fare?
If you still read automotive magazines it's quite likely you've seen adverts for new-fangled sprays that claim to prevent traffic tickets. They work by over-exposing the flash from a red light or speeding camera and thereby prevent you from getting caught. We’ve never tried them, but this news report features a police officer admitting that they can defeat current speed cameras. The report also has 2 plates that sit in front of your license plate and blocks detection using either a prism or silver sparkles. Both are on the market right now and present some serious ethical issues. We've never agreed with speed or red-light cameras, but this seems like a sneaky way to get around them. Have you ever used such a product? How did it fare?


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  1. By Gunnar Heinrich #1, Posted: 10/23/2006

    Sneaky and unethical? Ticketing cameras are sneaky and unethical.

  2. By Fred Teifeld #2, Posted: 5/11/2008

    Here in Chicago, IL (U.S.) there are many intersections that people drive through with impunity. One in particular, which not far from my home has had a red light camera system installed and the instances of idiots "running the red" has decreased dramatically. I fully support them.

    Speed cameras? Not so much.

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