Sometimes being spied on ain't so bad

[<rms () computerbytesman com>]

Teen's Ticket Hinges on GPS Vs. Radar
California Family Bets GPS Trumps Radar, Will Help Beat Teen's Ticket

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3776057

Given the option of contesting a traffic ticket, most motorists 19 out of 20
by some estimates would rather pay up than pit their word against a police
officer's in court. 

A retired sheriff's deputy nevertheless hopes to beat the long odds of the
law by setting the performance of a police officer's radar gun against the
accuracy of the GPS tracking device he installed in his teenage stepson's
car.

The retired deputy, Roger Rude, readily admits his 17-year-old stepson,
Shaun Malone, enjoys putting the pedal to the metal. That's why he and
Shaun's mother insisted on putting a global positioning system that monitors
the location and speed of the boy's Toyota Celica.

Shaun complained bitterly about his electronic chaperone until it became his
new best friend on July 4, when he was pulled over and cited for going 62
mph in a 45 mph zone.

Rude encouraged him to fight the ticket after the log he downloaded using
software provided by the GPS unit's Colorado-based supplier showed Shaun was
going the speed limit within 100 feet of where a Petaluma officer clocked
him speeding.

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