Radar Speed Control Explained by Texas Patrol
Fort Worth district Captain Jack Southern explains the Electro-Matic Speed Meter as a radar device using two patrol cars to measure vehicle speed. The system, likened to WWII radar, is 98 percent accurate from 0 to 100 mph and supports enforcement, speed surveys, and accident analysis across states.
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Speed, Public Enemy No 1 in Rural Texas Fatalities
Texas rural roads show 8 557 traffic deaths in 6 934 fatal crashes with 60 percent of incidents involving a single driver and 37 percent not colliding with objects. Most cases involved leaving the roadway or overturning, underscoring speed as a major factor. Also notes visitors for holidays from Gainesville Manche and Kansas with families.
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