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From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: CHP Radar, True Confessions
Message-ID: <3497@alice.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-Mar-85 01:21:07 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 28 01:21:07 1985
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> In California, timing a car between those two white lines can be
> judged to be gathering evidence without probable cause for
> suspicion. The police aircraft fly their own shadow down the road
> and adjust their speed so that the shadow is doing 55, don't ask
> me what sort of plane can fly so slow, I'm just telling you what
> was explained to me.

The Cessna 172 can easily fly as slowly as 55 MPH, especially with
a bit of a headwind and with a light load.

There are more Cessna 172s flying than any other airplane.

Further discussion (if interested) in net.aviation, please.