Miata Mailing List: April 1995, Message #59
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   From: mgorelick@aas.com
Subject: RE: Laser plates
   Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 10:01:53 -0400

Just a follow up on the discussion about the clear acrylic license
plate cover that has been discussed here:

For those that may have forgotten, someone asked if a clear front
plate cover being offered for $35 was a plausible and cost-effective
way to prevent LIDAR tickets.

I just wanted to add that I saw another, related product that I thought
was great. The product I am referring to is used to defend against that
insidious monster, photo radar. 

For the three people on the planet not familiar with photo radar, it's
a machine that sits on the side of the road taking pictures of cars that
it clocks faster than the speed limit. Tickets with photo are then mailed
to the owner of the car, determined by the picture of the front plate. 

The product is a polarized filter that turns black if looked at from an
angle of >20 degrees from the side. Since photo radar works by aiming at
the cars from something like a 26 degree angle, this will give the machine
a nice picture of your car, but with the front place blacked out. No tag,
no ticket. Ideally, Mister Cop won't notice this thing if he pulls you over
since he won't be looking at the plate from such an angle. 

Of course, both photo radar and this device are useless if you are in a 
state with no front tags. But, if you are in a place that uses this evil 
technology, this seems like a great way to get around it. 

I saw this thing in an old Car and Driver, which I can look up if people
are interested in buying it.

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|Marc Gorelick--mgorelick@aas.com--PMH Caramanning, Inc|
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