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That One’s Going 34.7 Miles Per HonrSgt. Janies Polito, trainer for new VASCAR, checks passerbyPolice Here To Start UsingINew Speed Detection DeviceBy DAVID 1. GREEN Citizen Staff WriterThe Tucson Police Department. will begin Monday to use a new speed detection device in 20 of its patrol ears, according to a spokesman.The device, called VASCAR fVi.sua! Average Speed Computer And Recorder), operates through a transistorized computer which allows the operator to measure the speed of vehicles within one-tenth of a mile.The system will be used for 20 days on a warning ticket.” basis, except for flagrant violations of speed, laws, to let motorists know the system is in effect.Basically, the system involves measuring the distance between two reference points, and. computing the time it takes a vehicle driving within the speed limit 1.o traverse the distance.The operator presses a button when the first reference point is passed, activating the computer. When the second point Is passed, the button again is pressed, and the computer immediately shows the vehicle’s rale of speed.Vehicles m front, behind andmoving at right angles to the VASCAR-equipped patrol cars can be timed.The units are calibrated before and after each shift to assure accuracy. A department spokesman said that should a unit prove inaccurate after a shift, any tickets written during that shift would be (nullified.Officers operating the VAS-CAIi units are required to undergo 80 hours of training before being certified.Testing of the units has been done on Interstate 10 and on Fairmount Avenue, the spokesman said.
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Tucson Daily News
Tucson, Arizona, US
Wed, Sep 08, 1971
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