ISSUE
5
1996
PHOTO
ROOOft
Robyn
Schepens
What
everyone
has
begun
to
dread-Photo
Radar!
Unlike
radar
detectors
we
cannot
outwit
these
little
darlings!
Of
course,
no
system
is
perfect!
What
exactly
is
the
deal
with
this
wonderful
gadget?
How
photo
radar
works
is
there
will
be
a
little
radar
van
parked
on
the
side
of
the
road.
No,
these
people
are
not
sight
seers,
they
are
police
officers
with
$70,000
worth
of
equipment
all
to
take
a
picture
of
your
license
plate.
The
camera
has
a
62
meter
range
so
there
is
a
pretty
good
chance,
you
will
KRISTIN
ANDERSON
"It's
entrapement,
I
feel
police
are
trying
to
make
us
break
the
law.
Because
if
you
see
a
cop
car,
it's
a
reminder
to
slow
down.
They
got
rid
of
it
in
Ontario,
they
should
get
rid
of
it
here."
KURTMUNGER
"Well
I
haven't
really
thought
of
it
much!
I
guess
it's
good
and
bad.
What
I
like
the
most
is
it
is
aimed
at
the
top
10
of
speeders!
I
don't
like
that
you
can
be
nailed
for
something
you
didn't
do,
because
the
car
is
ticketed,
not
the
person."
be
caught
speeding-If
you
are
that
is!
The
camera
can
take
up
to
3
pictures
a
second
of
either
the
front
or
back
plate.
If
you
were
speeding
the
registered
owner
of
that
vehicle
will
receive
notification
in
the
mail
that
heshe
has
a
speeding
fine.
If
you
have
a
problem
with
this
because
you
were
not
driving,
what
you
would
heed
to
do
is
make
provisions
to
nominate
a
driver.
To
all
those
parents
that
lend
their
cars
to
their
kids-Quit
now
before
you
find
world
war
III
happening
in
your
home
because
no
one
will
own
up
to
the
speeding
ticket!
Photo
radar
became
effective
in
Prince
George
officially
March
1st
of
1996.
The
target
area
will
be
the
top
15
of
speeders.
Only
warnings
will
be
issued
until
July
1st
when
photo
radar
will
take
full
effect.
Many
of
us
have
heard
that
there
will
be
signs
posted
stating
when
you
were
in
a
photo
radar
zone.
That
is
not
true
so
if
you
are
on
the
lookout
for
signs-there
will
not
be
any.
The
only
good
thing
that
I
can
think
of
with
photo
radar
is
that
along
with
the
speeding
ticket-there
is
not
any
points.
Once
you
pay
the
fine,
you
are
done
with
it.
(Until
you
get
your
next
one.)
I
must
wish
all
of
you
luck
and
give
you
two
more
pieces
of
bad
new.
Yes,
your
radar
detector
will
work,
after
the
picture
has
been
taken.
One
more,
photo
radar
does
work
at
night.
P.S.
did
you
know
that
in
British
Columbia
it
is
illegal
to
drive
without
a
front
license
plate!
JIM
BALOG
"I
don't
agree
with
the
fact
that
the
vehicle
is
ticketed
and
not
the
person
driving
it.
What
happens
if
you
lend
your
car
to
a
buddy?
I
agree
that
stopping
speeding
is
important
and
that
photo
radar
is
a
deterrant,
but
feels
that
taxpayers
money
could
be
bettter
put
to
use
in
stopping
drunk
driving."
CRAIG
ENGLESEN
"It's
frusturating!
It's
trickery!
What
happens
if
your
car
gets
stolen
and
the
idiot
is
speeding.
It's
the
double
whammy
scenario!
The
car's
gone,
and
you
get
a
$100
ticket."