04-January-2007, 03:51 PM
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Appropriate article in the Washington Post today (registration required but free):
That Eye in the Sky? It Sees You Speeding
As Congestion Worsens, Virginia Police Are Expanding Aerial Enforcement to Help Curb Aggressive Drivers
Quote:
To a state trooper on the side of the road, the gray minivan would be a blur mixed in with the rest of rushing traffic. But from 1,500 feet above Interstate 95, the speeding van immediately stands out, tailgating, weaving from lane to lane, blowing by everyone else.
As the van crosses a white horizontal line painted on the highway, a state trooper in an airplane circling above flips a switch on a timer. When the van crosses a second line a quarter-mile away, he flips it again. The van's speed: 91.4 mph. Its position is radioed to police on the ground, who pull the van over.
"That's the kind of guy you're cussing out and asking why the cops aren't catching him," Sgt. Michael J. Clark, a Virginia State Police pilot, said during a recent mission. "Well, we're here."
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