How can I know if that piece of junk is a traffic RADAR or a just a streetlamp?
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Type 3 – Other stationary RADAR types
Stationary booth RADARs are usually placed next to berms, although some of them are placed in median strips. In this case they may control both traffic ways. Booths may be white or green color:
TYPE 3A (RAMET-AD9 model in post)
Type 3B (TEMPOCAM model in post)
The following model has just been installed in several points in Asturias. Locals please keep eyes wide open.
This models detect speed either by means of a traffic RADAR or by induction bands hidden under the asphalt, or a combination of both. It may also be installed in a booth.:
Type 3C (GATSO-DCRS model IN POST)
Very popular in Europe. Installed in Seville (Kansas City Ave.) and, recently, in Valladolid too:
Type 3D (SpeedCurb model on post)
New RADAR model measuring speed by means of induction loop bands buried under the asphalt. So, they are undetectable, which makes of them dangerous elements. There’s also a porch/panel version.
Type 3E (CIRANO-500 model at open air)
Type 3F (CIRANO-500 model in wall-box)
Type 3G (LIDAR model, camouflaged in guardrails (roadside barriers)
Dangerous LASER-enabled model installed in Switzerland (at present). It keeps unnoticed and is undetectable. The high-resolution photo camera is placed a bit further:
Induction loop bands:
You may wonder what the hell are induction bands used by the previous RADARs. Well, they are a series of sensors placed perpendicular to the road direction.
Sets are usually composed by three separate bands, sensible to pressure, so they are a nice and undetectable method to measure speed.
Waiting for better pictures, I hope you can figure them out and keep eyes open:
Type 2 –
Roadside cabin radars
Type
4 – Redlight cams