2007-07-21 20:02:37 · 4 answers · asked by Sheridan G 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
A fine for speeding is based on the speed you are traveling when the radar gun reads your speed.
2007-07-21 20:13:36 · answer #1 · answered by Garland C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it's based on the speed shown on the radar/laser gun, or the speed of the following vehicle. If they use a gun, they can actually follow you and clock you until they have a speed that they think will be your top speed. Once they release the trigger, the speed is locked on their gun and that's what you're cited for doing; the guns don't "average" your speed, it just lists your speed at any point in time. If they are using a following vehicle, they won't even have a hard number, but their testimony as to how fast you were going will stand up in court. Again, it won't be your "average", it will be how fast they were travelling when they determined they had matched your speed.
2007-07-26 01:22:10 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
instantaneous speed. well, speed as it's measured between two very close points. The cop's radar can basically determine how fast you're going by how quickly you moved from one location to another. It's a marginal distance, not a long distance. So it would be an average speed over the distance of a few feet, but from your perspective it's an instantaneous speed.
2007-07-22 03:14:05 · answer #3 · answered by BettyMcMoses 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In between the two lines chosen, if you are accelerating then the fine for speeding is based on the average speed.
If you are not accelerating, i.e., if you have constant speed then the fine for speeding is based on the instantaneous speed since in this case both are same.
2007-07-22 05:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by Pearlsawme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋