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Subject:Re: "True" speed with BFG 27 x 8.5 tires
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 5 May 2000 20:59:06 -0400
At 18:20 5/5/2000, BRENT CHRISTENSEN wrote:
>Anyone have any hard or anecdotal data that refutes this finding?  Anyone
>have any comments on the accuracy of the police radar?

If properly calibrated -- generally with a tuning fork, I believe -- it
ought to be very accurate.

>   (I assume that with such a large frontal area the Vanagon produces a
> pretty clear radar image)

It sure does -- but don't forget to factor in any cosine error -- might be
significant by the time you get near the device (at 30 degrees off, the
reading would be half your actual speed).

d

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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