Hacking traffic cam with a sharpie

[Matt Collins]

A 44-year-old Arizona man allegedly tried to fool the photo radars that record a vehicle's speed. It worked for a while — until the police caught up with him. Timothy Welsh allegedly used a permanent marker to change both the 3 and the 9 on his license plate to an 8, so when his vehicle got nabbed for speeding, the ticket was sent to someone else. At first, Scottsdale Sgt. Jim Butera thought it was a mistake when a Phoenix man called him complaining he had gotten two speeding tickets mailed to him, but he wasn't the one speeding. When Butera looked at the photo and saw the man making an obscene gesture at the camera he thought, "[we] need to do some more investigating."

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,380146,00.html

 

[orafi]

speeding tickets are lame

 

[constituent]

lol, just did a fix on my state inspection... this isn't some sort of bad omen is it?

 

[Andrew-Austin]

speeding tickets are lame

Yep..

 

[Anti Federalist]

http://www.photoblocker.com/photoshield.html

http://www.photoblocker.com/

 

[amy31416]

Anyone actually tried that photoblocker stuff?

 

[Anti Federalist]

Anyone actually tried that photoblocker stuff?

Yep.

It works. At least on flash cams it does. For the best overall coverage, use the photo shield.

 

[Matt Collins]

Ha ha ha... the word flash must've triggered a Google context ad... the one currently on this page says "love button - push me hard"


But anyway, don't a lot of states make it illegal to cover your car tag with any sort of plastic enclosure?

 

[amy31416]

Ha ha ha... the word flash must've triggered a Google context ad... the one currently on this page says "love button - push me hard"


But anyway, don't a lot of states make it illegal to cover your car tag with any sort of plastic enclosure?

I'm sure they do, but the photoblocker stuff is spray-on, I don't know if you can easily tell whether or not it's had the treatment.

I'll have to do a search and see what's in it.

 

[RideTheDirt]

I heard those do not work for shit. A buddy of mine got a ticket with that stupid spray on shit. Cameras that catch people speeding?! That is going way too far.

 

[ItsTime]

why not just cover the plate with that stuff they use on computer screens so you cant see the screen from the side?

 

[Knightskye]

Anyone actually tried that photoblocker stuff?

I've seen a couple on cars in the parking lot where I work. Makes me wish I had a screwdriver handy.

 

[muh_roads]

Too lazy to catch speeders on their own now? What a joke.

Cops are only around to keep the honest people honest.

 

[Anti Federalist]

why not just cover the plate with that stuff they use on computer screens so you cant see the screen from the side?

That's exactly what the plate shields are.

Cut one to license plate size and viola'.

Me, I just make sure the ones on my truck stay covered in mud or snow as the season allows.

 

[roshie]

why not just cover the plate with that stuff they use on computer screens so you cant see the screen from the side?

Well that's a design flaw of how computer screens work haha. Plates.. don't have liquid crystals running around..

 

[Zippyjuan]

If you do not like speeding tickets there is a very simple solution. Don't speed.

 

[Bruno]

I heard those do not work for shit. A buddy of mine got a ticket with that stupid spray on shit. Cameras that catch people speeding?! That is going way too far.

MythBusters did a segment on those and didn't find any that worked.

 

[newyearsrevolution08]

I watched mythbusters and they tested everyone of those "pic blockers" from sprays to covers to other bs and NONE of them worked at all. Not sure if anyone can locate that episode and post it BUT according to them and watching the tests they are all bullshit..

 

[newyearsrevolution08]

MythBusters did a segment on those and didn't find any that worked.

same thought process I suppose lol. I wrote mine and sure enough right above me is someone who typed it out faster lol....

I will try and locate the episode if possible as well.

 

[Knightskye]

I watched mythbusters and they tested everyone of those "pic blockers" from sprays to covers to other bs and NONE of them worked at all. Not sure if anyone can locate that episode and post it BUT according to them and watching the tests they are all bullshit..

I found a clip of the end of that episode:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJh3tOiDq8w

The narrator says the photo block stuff failed. They did find one thing that worked (I'll let you guys watch to find out - I don't want to ruin it).