Just got my license plates for my new Saturn and remembered reading something
about defeating photo radar by spraying clear enamel on the plates. I think I
read something about using 8 coats of Krylon.
Could someone refresh my memory. I think the enamel causes a glare on the
photo when the camera flash goes off. I frequently drive through Cupertino
which uses photo radar mounted in a Jeep Cherokee. Any help would be much
appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Eric Lucas
Hewlett Packard
Signal Analysis Division
Industrial Design
Eric Lucas (e…@hpsad.sad.hp.com) wrote:
: Just got my license plates for my new Saturn and remembered reading something
: about defeating photo radar by spraying clear enamel on the plates. I think I
: read something about using 8 coats of Krylon.
:
: Could someone refresh my memory. I think the enamel causes a glare on the
: photo when the camera flash goes off. I frequently drive through Cupertino
: which uses photo radar mounted in a Jeep Cherokee. Any help would be much
: appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Not in direct answer to your question, but here goes :
When photo radar was brought in over here, a guy was selling plate covers
made of polarized plastic, with vertical polarization. The result was that
the plates were unreadable at an angle from the side. The cops clamped down,
using a law stating that number plates were to be visible at all times….
The guy went out of business. :-(
In article 13150…@hpsad.sad.hp.com, e…@hpsad.sad.hp.com (Eric Lucas) writes:
Just got my license plates for my new Saturn and remembered reading something
about defeating photo radar by spraying clear enamel on the plates. I think I
read something about using 8 coats of Krylon.
Could someone refresh my memory. I think the enamel causes a glare on the
photo when the camera flash goes off. I frequently drive through Cupertino
which uses photo radar mounted in a Jeep Cherokee. Any help would be much
appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Eric Lucas
Hewlett Packard
Signal Analysis Division
Industrial Design
There must be *some* truth to this theory. While in the Canary Islands last
year, one person told me that they spray their plates with Hair Spray to defeat
the photo radar! Seemed a bit strange to me at the time.
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I have heard of the hair spray thing being used in Italy.
How about everyone wear Grocho eye glasses w/ the big eyebrows, or
Richard Nixon masks or maybe Gorrila suits when you drive. They have to
match drivers license pictures with vehicle regestraion to get a conviction
anyway. Also then you give’em th bird when you fly by.:’)
jef…@hpmwtd.sr.hp.com (Jeff Brown) writes:
> I have heard of the hair spray thing being used in Italy.
> How about everyone wear Grocho eye glasses w/ the big eyebrows, or
> Richard Nixon masks or maybe Gorrila suits when you drive. They have to
> match drivers license pictures with vehicle regestraion to get a convictio
> anyway. Also then you give’em th bird when you fly by.:’)
How about a brick tossed out the window? How about a shotgun? How about
running the KaPRS over?
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68 Cougar XR-7, 89 VW Golf, 72 Honda CL360Twin, Ti/99/4a, Vextrex, Timex
All the talk about hair sprays, etc to counter photo-radar wouldn’t
be needed if each state banned the use of photo-radar as has happened
here in NJ. Now I’ll be the first to admit that NJ hasn’t been the
most friendly environment for drivers, but the proposed use of
photo-radar so outraged the citizenry that the legislature passed
a law nanning its use for speed enforcement in almost record time.
The vote was almost unanimous in both the NJ senate and assembly.
Given the "liberal" attitude in many other states, I’m surprised that
folks just "let it happen" without getting outraged and expressing
that outrage to their elected officials. Major points to focus on
is the unfairness of photo-radar…..it is used ONLY against the
registered owner of the vehicle. Unless the registered owner
identifies someone else as the driver (how many folks are going
to "turn in" there spouse, kids, parents, or friends?) the ticket
is the responsibility (fine, insurance points, etc.) of the owner.
What happened to inocent unless PROVEN guilty?
What about all the leased
vehicles, corporate registered vehicles, etc.? Come on folks,
don’t just "take-it," get outraged and fight it. That’s what
Steve Carrelas and the rest of the NJ Chapter of National
Motorists Assn. did and now NMA is leading the fight for 65mph
limits on NJ’s highways.
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