<VV> Tell Tale "snapshot" device - Story -not Corvair

[Frank DuVal]

Same story on Rt 17 here in Virginia in the section north of I-66. The 
speed limit was lowered from 55 to 45 mph to placate the rich landowners 
along that stretch. Speed indicating signs were installed to help 
motorists keep the limit. The car people used the signs to check their 
top speed. The signs were changed to say "slow down" when the speed 
exceeds 45 mph.

Frank DuVal


On 12/9/2012 11:41 AM, Sethracer at aol.com wrote:
> eprosise at hotmail.com writes:
>
> It was guaranteed savings of 10% per month, or something like that, based
> on  your driving habits.  Monthly, I uploaded the data to the web, and the
> next month my insurance went down.  It showed average drive time, average
> speed, jackrabbit starts, panic stops.
>   
> Some folks would take that as a personal challenge! A state in the
> Northeast set up a radar gun on an overpass with the radar aimed up a straight
> part of the freeway. They installed a large MPH sign on the freeway to warn
> motorists of their speed. A week later they found a spray painted starting
> line  about a quarter mile up the roads. Guys were seeing who could set the
> fastest  speed by the time they went under the overpass. They had to re-program
> the  display to just flash 55+ when people exceeded the limit.  Boys will
> be  boys!