Thursday, July 12, 2007

We’ve all seen those speed displays on the side of the road. They are commonly found at a toll booth, construction site, school zone, or any place where you are being asked to slow down to a crawl at a quick rate. Some of them are permanently mounted (toll booth) and some are mounted on a small trailer. So what do these speed displays and speed trailers do? The obvious answer is that they show you how fast you’re going. There’s also a lot more that can be going on that you might not be aware of.

Speed Trailers such as the Decatur Onsite 350 have a built in K-Band radargun that tracks speeds in continuous mode. Some models have cameras attached to them that will take a picture any time someone is driving faster than a pre-determined speed. Some even have a strobe light that makes you think you had your picture taken. There are also accessories such as the Decatur EZ Stat PAK Traffic Analysis Software that will track all speeds and produce a Traffic Speed Survey Report that will give information about the flow of traffic in an area to help determine if certain safety measures need to be taken. Even though these units are great for analyzing traffic information, Speed Detection Displays have a primary purpose to get drivers to slow down for safety.

Ryan