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Originally Posted by farmerjumperdon
In a high profile event (media-wise) they nailed a guy on a bike from the air in this area last year (or maybe the year before). I believe the police claimed he was doing 180, but some folks in the know about the particular model said it was not capable of more than 160. Either the police estimation was off, or the bike was well outfitted.
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Rounding error from measuring the speed over too short a distance. Measurement residuals multiply. If you're measuring over only 1/10th of a mile, a quarter of second error with the stopwatch means an error of 2.5 seconds worth of distance over an entire mile. At highway speeds, that can definitely mean you get targetted for a ticket even though you've got the cruise set to exactly hold the limit.