Anti "Ticket Camera" Plate Covers?

[GG Allin]

Any referrals on ones that work? Are they B.S.? Are they illegal?

[Rick V]

Not legal in Va, but they only use cameras here for running redlights, you should get a ticket for that anyway.

[sc_rufctr]

They work and are available on-line.

Somehow they blur the image of a licence plate to a video or still camera.

Illegal everywhere. The cops can see them using their event cameras and claiming you didn't know you had one wont help much.

[GG Allin]

Originally Posted by Rick V

Not legal in Va, but they only use cameras here for running redlights, you should get a ticket for that anyway.

The only ticket I ever received for this was a right turn on red. I slowed down just shy of stopping, $100. To add insult to injury the lane I was turning in to is a new lane from that point on, no way to even turn out in front of traffic. They are set up to grab cash around here nothing more.

Where the maroon car is, closest to top left.

[911_Dude]

Myth Busters gave all of them all (speeding camera license plate spoofers) a FAIL. Take that for what its worth.

None of the covers, plastic films or sprays did any thing. And you could see the pics, all clear as a bell.

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

They work ...

I thought they didn't as per above post... recall where you saw that they did work?

[98cobra]

Originally Posted by 911_Dude

Myth Busters gave all of them all (speeding camera license plate spoofers) a FAIL. Take that for what its worth.

None of the covers, plastic films or sprays did any thing. And you could see the pics, all clear as a bell.

True, they don't work. Modern cameras are hard to trick

[Rick V]

Originally Posted by GG Allin

The only ticket I ever received for this was a right turn on red. I slowed down just shy of stopping, $100. To add insult to injury the lane I was turning in to is a new lane from that point on, no way to even turn out in front of traffic. They are set up to grab cash around here nothing more.

Where the maroon car is, closest to top left.

Traffic tickets have nothing to do with public safety and everything to do with revenue generation,

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by RWebb

I thought they didn't as per above post... recall where you saw that they did work?

I saw a UK Police Traffic TV show. Similar to the US "Cops"...

A guy in a GTi had them and they spotted him parked in a service station.
They actually showed the plate cover and the image of the plate was blurred.

[szyzygy]

Originally Posted by Rick V

Not legal in Va, but they only use cameras here for running redlights, you should get a ticket for that anyway.

In NC they let private companies put up these cameras and operate them. They got a certain % of the fine.
They later got rid of all of them (IIRC) because the stupid private company had shortened the yellow light to cause more fines and more revenue for themselves.

[911SauCy]

Originally Posted by 911_Dude

Myth Busters gave all of them all (speeding camera license plate spoofers) a FAIL. Take that for what its worth.

None of the covers, plastic films or sprays did any thing. And you could see the pics, all clear as a bell.

Myth Boners also said it's impossible to shoot an arrow into the end of another arrow.

I've personally done it and seen it done, ranges regularly have them on the walls.

[1-ev.com]

I know there are some spray that do the same...

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

Illegal everywhere.
{SNIP}
Claiming you didn't know you had one wont help much.

^^^This

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

I saw a UK Police Traffic TV show. Similar to the US "Cops"...

A guy in a GTi had them and they spotted him parked in a service station.
They actually showed the plate cover and the image of the plate was blurred.

thx - how long ago?

and could the tv producers have blurred it to avoid privacy issues?

[onlycafe]

Originally Posted by 911SauCy

Myth Boners also said it's impossible to shoot an arrow into the end of another arrow.

I've personally done it and seen it done, ranges regularly have them on the walls.

i seem to recall what they said was that it was not possible to split an arrow with another arrow.

[Flieger]

Originally Posted by onlycafe

i seem to recall what they said was that it was not possible to split an arrow with another arrow.

It wasn't possible to split it end to end because the grain would make it veer off. They got several hits where it took off a good chunk of the shaft but not a clean cleavage in half. Even when they built a housing with a slot to keep the arrow going straight.

[98cobra]

The best way to keep from getting caught is to not run red lights, it could also save your life.

[Esel Mann]

There are ways to do it but the general audience that wants such also wants it for free.

To do use such a device is illegal (legally your lp must be visible at all times).

However such solutions(s) minimize shall we say the period where one is illegal.....

Keep in mind though that many vehicles whether you requested it or not come with manufacturer location services. So I would not put it past "the collectors" to begin paying for access to such from the manufacturers and combining such "additional evidence". Fortunately there are ways around that too!

Not only is "it's good to be King" but its equally fine to be an electronic engineer

[thumbdoctor]

Install a slave flash assembly near your license plate. It will over expose the photo.

[Esel Mann]

Slave flash won't cut it. Or I wouldn't depend upon it. You can certainly feel free to do so though! It is relatively easy for "the collectors" to counter.

First, it's not a photo in the sense of old skool photography. It's either a video, where by they extract a frame or multiple frames. If it isn't video, it's single frames but rapid multiples are taken over a certain time period. Think of it as more than photo but not quite video.

Second, a flash by nature is brief. It doesn't help if their capture window is longer than your flash window. Not to mention if such were not true, it would be necessary to align and time your flash the instant they take theirs. Well if for some reason they choose not to flash, how you going to know when to counterflash?

Third, being a solid state camera, they can have automatic light intensity compensation. That is to say they can filter out moments of brief intensity.

Fourth, being a camera one would have to cover all the cases. That is to say if you flash visible and the camera operates in the infrared, no dice.