| Hans-Georg Michna 2007-10-28, 7:33 am |
| If you have been on the fence about picking up a GPS unit for
your car, consider this: accused speeder Shaun Malone of
California is fighting a speeding ticket citing that his GPS
system proves that the police radar gun is wrong. According to
the police report, the 17 year old Malone was going 62mph in a
45 zone. However, his stepfather (a retired police sheriff)
argues that the data shows that he was not speeding in the area
where the infraction occurred. He notes that a GPS unit capable
of tracking speed is far more accurate than a radar gun, which
is subject to human error.
Currently, it will be up to a Sonoma County traffic commissioner
to decide whether data collected by a GPS unit is capable of
overturning a ticket. As you know, the results of that ruling
could have far-reaching implications for those desiring to stick
it to the man. [AP via Ars Technica]
Read the complete article at:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gps-vs-r...rong-315783.php
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