Strange speed trap!

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Mon 9 Apr 2007 20:41
Strange speed trap! - BobbyG
Driving South on M90 about 9pm last night. On opposite carriageway I see flashing blue/red lights on hard shoulder.

As I pass and glance over(as you do), I see that the copper is standing behind his car, on the hard shoulder, pointing a radar gun at the traffic coming towrds him!

Now I suppose if you decide to speed past a stationary police car with its blues and reds on then you deserve every Point you get, but it just seemed to be a strange "trap" to have set especially when there are plenty of overbridges and slip roads that they could use?
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Mon 9 Apr 2007 21:17
Strange speed trap! - Armitage Shanks {p}
It isn't legal to stop on the hard shoulder except in an emergency is it? What radar gun works in the dark? It can measure the speed but where does the Number plate info get recorded? It measures speed rather than taking a photo or have I got it wrong (again?)
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Tue 10 Apr 2007 01:48
Strange speed trap! - BobbyG
AS, I would assume all radar guns would work in the dark? But agreed, it would need to be "old fashion" type radar as opposed to a photographic one, which I think it was.

Was just speaking to my dad about this and he pointed out that the area where I saw this, was in the vicinity of Knockhill circuit and I believe they had some organised Car Racing events on yesterday so maybe the police was actually just wanting to deter speeders by being so obvious?
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