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Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
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In California the used small planes because helicopter fuel is quite expensive.
from a local NBC affiliate
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Q: WHAT DO THOSE "AGGRESSIVE DRIVER IMAGING" SIGNS ON THE BELTWAY MEAN, AND WHAT ABOUT "SPEED CHECKED BY AIRPLANE", ARE THERE REALLY POLICE IN AIRPLANES CHECKING YOUR SPEED?
A: WE CALLED MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA STATE POLICE FOR YOUR ANSWER. MARYLAND USES SPECIAL VEHICLES TO SPOT AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS. IT'S USED MOSTLY TO MONITOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES WHICH THEN GET A MAILED WARNING ABOUT THEIR DANGEROUS CONDUCT ON THE ROAD.
AND YES, MARYLAND DOES USE A SMALL, SINGLE ENGINE PLANE WITH A SPEED COMPUTER. IT'S IN CONTACT WITH OFFICERS ON THE GROUND WHO WILL THEN FLAG DOWN A SPEEDING CAR. VIRGINIA SAYS IT DOES NOT HAVE AN "AGGRESSIVE DRIVER" PROGRAM. HOWEVER IT ALSO USES A SMALL PLANE AS PART OF ITS "VASCAR" SPEED ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.
DC DOES NOT HAVE SIMILAR PROGRAMS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS IN THE CITY LIMITS.
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