Has technology beat the police at their own game? Back in 2007, Califonia teenager, Shaun Malone, was accused of driving 62 mph in a 45 mph zone in the city of Petaluma. Well that’s what the officer’s radar gun said when he pulled him over and gave him a ticket for speeding. However, the kid’s GPS says otherwise. His parents contested the ticket and said the GPS he had in the car was saying that he was driving at the legal speed limit when he was stopped.
So the case is still being handled in court and it could possibly affect the way officers use Radar devices. The Petaluma police department is still backing up radar accuracy by putting 15,000 dollars towards this case. We will know the final decision in a few weeks when the case closes but it’s all a question of GPS or Radar’s accuracy today. What do you think?
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