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Is this Phantom Plate spray for license plates legal?
I would like to think it is.
It sounds pretty good but I've also heard about a plastic cover that goes over your license plate too. Some customers have called us about them. It might not be good for us though because according to our company records, red light tickets account for nearly 20 percent of all our online internet traffic school customers. ;'> - karen Internet Traffic School http://www.internettrafficschool.com Online Driving School http://www.onlinedrivingschool.com ------------------------------------ Smile: You're on Photo Radar Camera Unsuspecting drivers are getting surprise traffic tickets in the mail, and many believe they are an innocent victim of a faulty automated machine. Those drivers do not question the concept of a hidden camera, just whether the camera can be considered accurate. Washington (PRWEB) October 8, 2004 -- Unsuspecting victims of the "Candid Camera" television show smile when they are caught, but these victims of hidden traffic cameras have nothing to smile about. Motorists sent tickets by mail for traffic violations along with a photo of their vehicle say it is more like "big brother is watching" than "Candid Camera." Critics say the need for added revenue has motivated municipalities all around the world to purchase automated photo radar units that take pictures of speeding cars without the need for a police officer to operate the unit. More and more drivers are claiming that they are getting "Photo Cop" tickets unfairly because they were not actually speeding, or going through a red light. They claim the camera is not functioning correctly. Despite faulty cameras that have cost municipalities millions in damages, most police departments are undaunted by the complaints, and they continue to put more of the units into use. Although they claim they are motivated by safety and not revenue, it is hard for disaffected motorists to see it that way. PhotoBlocker (tm) spray, available at local auto supply stores and on-line at www.PhantomPlate.com, provides motorists a simple form of defense against faulty cameras. PhotoBlocker (tm) is easily sprayed on a license plate. It works on plates from any state or any country. The spray appears clear to the naked eye, so the registration plate can be seen clearly by police officers. However, when a photo radar camera takes a flash picture of the plate the spray causes a bright reflection making the registration number too difficult to read. "When they can't see your plate they can't send you a ticket in the mail," explains Joe Scott, marketing director for PhantomPlate, Inc., the firm that makes PhotoBlocker (tm). The spray is not intended to enable people to run traffic lights and break speed limits. It does enable law abiding drivers who are unfairly ticketed to have a way to prevent those unjustified tickets. "A police officer has the ability to use his human judgment and evaluate whether a ticket is justified for someone who may be showing up on radar just a small amount over the limit. The officer knows that a speedometer may be slightly off, the radar unit may be slightly off, and so he targets the speeders who are excessively over the limit and a genuine danger to us all," said Scott. A computerized traffic camera just takes pictures and sends out tickets. It not only lacks human good sense, it can easily malfunction. Numerous tests by news organizations and police themselves shows PhotoBlocker to be effective in preventing a Photo Radar image from being legible. At the present time there are no specific laws against the spray. PhotoBlocker has been featured in news stories by the Washington Post, NBC, CBS, ABC News, Tech TV, Norwegian TV, Dutch TV, Washington Times, UK's Daily Mail, NewsMax.com and many, many more. To date conclusive tests have been conducted by the Denver Police Dept., Dutch Police, Fox News, Swedish TV, Australian TV, and British TV. The company offers a money-back guaranty, but to date less than one half of one percent of all customers have requested a refund, according to Scott. Testimonials from happy customers abound on the company's website at www.PhantomPlate.com. Contact: Joe Scott PhantomPlate Inc. P.O. Box 1247 Washington, DC 20013 (703) 624 9318 (888) 207 7040 ________________________ Internet Traffic School http://www.internettrafficschool.com Online Driving School http://www.onlinedrivingschool.com ------------------------------------------------- Los Angeles, CA -- October 12, 2004 -- In just a few short years, the internet traffic school phenomeon has transformed the driving course-traffic school industry. What began in 1996, as a small experiment, in response to consumer interest for alternative methods to fulfill court requirements regarding removal of traffic-related violations, internet-based traffic violator programs like Internet Traffic School and Driving School Online have flourished. Terry Haggin, CEO of Internet Traffic School, one of the nation's largest online traffic schools stated, "The interest has been staggering. Well beyond what I ever though it would be when we started way back in 1997. But the business model behind internet schools like ours is unique. Our market consists of motivated consumers because they do not want to sit in an 8 hour course away from home when they have an alternative to do it at home or work or whereever. The vast majority are happy to call us or find us on the web." Motivated is right because on one hand you have a future of 8 hours plus of boring, dull traffic-related information spent in a cold, unfriendly environment and on the other hand a future of higher insurance payments, driving record penalties and the potential of having licence suspensions or in fact losing your right to drive. "Another unique aspect of this is that we actually have the police officers and the courts working with us. The officers see violations, write tickets and then the court steers our students directly to us. The officers and the courts like people to go internet schools because people learn more. In every internet school, they have to take tests to pass while in a classroom all you have to do is endure the time until it is over." So who loses in this? Apparently, the in-class schools do. Their market share has plumented over the last 6 years, enrollment is down drastically and as a result many traditional schools have simply closed their doors. Also the losers are the insurance companies. When a student opts to attend an internet-based school, the points are removed from their driving record before the state agency can assess the penalty. If no penalty is assessed, the insurance company never finds out and the rates are not raised. It is estimated that the increased number of students attending traffic school due to the availability of home study courses, 40% overall is the estimated increase, have put more than $10,000,000 dollars into the state's budget and on the negative side, cost insurance companies more than $50,000,000. According to Mr. Haggin, "That is what I like the most, taking money away from the insurance companies and putting it back into the pockets of people just like me. I get up every morning happy because I am helping someone save money and reduce a little of the stress on their life." Currently, internet traffic schools are only authorized in a few states, California, Texas and Florida being three but with the runaway success of these programs, it won't be long until every state is on the online driving school bandwagon. |
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You sure are one sick individual aren't you?
You say you run a driving school and you want folks to be comfortable blowing red lights and killing people!!!! What a freaking low life asshole. I guess, there has to be scum of the earth companies like you folks, but to admit it publicly, well.... Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's wrote: > > I would like to think it is. > > It sounds pretty good but I've also heard about a plastic cover that > goes over your license plate too. > > Some customers have called us about them. > > It might not be good for us though because according to our company > records, red light tickets account for nearly 20 percent of all our > online internet traffic school customers. > > ;'> > > - karen > > Internet Traffic School > http://www.internettrafficschool.com > Online Driving School > http://www.onlinedrivingschool.com > > ------------------------------------ > |
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On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 10:17:00 -0700, Z > wrote:
wrote: >> The spray is not intended to enable people to run traffic lights and >> break speed limits. It does enable law abiding drivers who are >> unfairly ticketed to have a way to prevent those unjustified tickets. > >Bull****. Hmmmm. They must have had spray left over from the spray that would deflect but not reflect radar. And to think people actually buy this junk. |
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Skip wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 10:17:00 -0700, Z > wrote: > >> wrote: >>> The spray is not intended to enable people to run traffic lights and >>> break speed limits. It does enable law abiding drivers who are >>> unfairly ticketed to have a way to prevent those unjustified >>> tickets. >> >> Bull****. > > Hmmmm. They must have had spray left over from the spray that would > deflect but not reflect radar. And to think people actually buy this > junk. ~50% of the U$$A is stupid enough to think G "I knew that" Bu$h is a good president. Magnets for the Fuel Line that "break up clustered fuel molecules" and give your better MPG? -- "I don't see any way of winning" [in Vietnam] -- President Lyndon Johnson privately to Defense Secretary McNamara 1965 "America wins the wars that she undertakes. Make no mistake about it!" -- President Lyndon Johnson public speech 1965 Vietnam War |
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Christopher Green wrote:
> On 8 Oct 2004 16:49:52 -0700, wrote: > >> I would like to think it is. >> >> It sounds pretty good but I've also heard about a plastic cover that >> goes over your license plate too. > > If it worked, it'd be illegal. Cite? > > If it doesn't work, promoting it would be fraud. Stupid people deserve to be defrauded. It's economic Darwinism. > > Dirty spammer. -- "I don't see any way of winning" [in Vietnam] -- President Lyndon Johnson privately to Defense Secretary McNamara 1965 "America wins the wars that she undertakes. Make no mistake about it!" -- President Lyndon Johnson public speech 1965 Vietnam War |
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Skip wrote:
>>>The spray is not intended to enable people to run traffic lights and >>>break speed limits. It does enable law abiding drivers who are >>>unfairly ticketed to have a way to prevent those unjustified tickets. >>Bull****. > Hmmmm. They must have had spray left over from the spray that would > deflect but not reflect radar. And to think people actually buy this > junk. My Bull**** comment was the stated intended purpose. I don't know if the spray works or not, but it's clearly not for people wrongly ticketed. That's what court is for. |
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On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:25:41 -0700, Z > wrote:
>Skip wrote: >>>>The spray is not intended to enable people to run traffic lights and >>>>break speed limits. It does enable law abiding drivers who are >>>>unfairly ticketed to have a way to prevent those unjustified tickets. > >>>Bull****. > >> Hmmmm. They must have had spray left over from the spray that would >> deflect but not reflect radar. And to think people actually buy this >> junk. > >My Bull**** comment was the stated intended purpose. > >I don't know if the spray works or not, but it's clearly not for >people wrongly ticketed. That's what court is for. You must be joking! Traffic court provides no avenue for a fair and impartial hearing. That's exactly why I have zero problem with people using this kind of spray or anything else the keeps photo-anything from working. -- Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts: "What, sir, is the use of militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. . . Whenever Government means to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise a standing army upon its ruins." -- Debate, U.S. House of Representatives, August 17, 1789 |
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AZGuy wrote:
>>I don't know if the spray works or not, but it's clearly not for >>people wrongly ticketed. That's what court is for. > You must be joking! Traffic court provides no avenue for a fair and > impartial hearing. That's exactly why I have zero problem with people > using this kind of spray or anything else the keeps photo-anything > from working. You're talking to some one who walked away from 7 out of a total of 13 tickets, a couple of which I probably should have been found guilty. Court works just fine, TYVM. > Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts: > > "What, sir, is the use of militia? It is to prevent the > establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. . . > Whenever Government means to invade the rights and liberties of > the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order > to raise a standing army upon its ruins." -- Debate, U.S. House > of Representatives, August 17, 1789 Obsess much, Militia Boy? |
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