Illinois State Police photo radar - doh!

[navalert]

For the second year, Illinois State Police will be enforcing Illinois' work zone speeding law with photo enforcement vans that snap photos of speeding vehicles.

First-time offenders face a minimum $375 fine, second-time offenders face a $1,000 fine and the loss of their driver's license for 90 days.

wow you guys have it tuff!

Remember, see a photo van - save its location in your NavAlert.

Chris
www.navalert.com

[car]

What band do they use (ie instant on ka vs laser)? Are they detectable?

Thanks!

[Hellspawn]

What band do they use (ie instant on ka vs laser)? Are they detectable?

Thanks!

Up until recently I think photo was pretty much always Ka. It may have changed but I do know they are not using laser as that takes manual aim. I don't see that working in current setups.

HOWEVER, there has been talk on here of high speed radar (photo?) that can actually READ a license plate. That's getting a bit more sophisticated.

There have been signs along I-64 Metro E. St Louis, F. Heights area of "Photo Radar Coming Soon" and now "Photo Radar Enforced" but the good number of times I have been through there I have not seen it in action. Not to say it isn't there, just have not seen it.

[Deputy]

Sure glad I moved from that dictatorial state.

More info:
Illinois will begin using photo radar in freeway work zones in July.
Second offense tickets are $1,000 with license suspension. Beginning in
July the State of Illinois will use speed cameras in areas designated as "Work Zones" on major freeways. Anyone caught by these devices will be mailed a $375.00 ticket for the FIRST offense, but the SECOND offense will cost $1000.00 and comes with a 90-Day suspension. Drivers will also receive demerit points against their license, which allows insurance companies to raise their rates. This represents the harshest penalty structure yet for
a city or state using PHOTO enforcement. The State will begin with TWO
camera vans issuing tickets in work zones with speed limits lowered to 45 MPH.
Photographs of both the Driver's face and License plate are taken.

Pass this on to everyone you know !!!!

For more info:&am p;nb sp; http://www.dot.state.il.us/press/r033005.html

[sslegend]

They started doing this last year, it was all over the news

[SpeedingVolvo]

Wow... for that much of a fine people will start fighting the tickets and hiring traffic lawyers, especially for a second offense.

I wonder how well a photo ticket would hold up against an experienced attorney.

[rsxti]

For the second year, Illinois State Police will be enforcing Illinois' work zone speeding law with photo enforcement vans that snap photos of speeding vehicles.

First-time offenders face a minimum $375 fine, second-time offenders face a $1,000 fine and the loss of their driver's license for 90 days.

wow you guys have it tuff!

Remember, see a photo van - save its location in your NavAlert.

Chris
www.navalert.com

I seen those vans before, i was on 88 west going towards auroa, and i was speeidng going like 69 in a 45, there was contruction on the higway, the van got my speed cause i read it but i never gota ticket i was sure that i was going to get a ticket but its been over 2 months know

[WRC]

rsxsti do you remember what band it used? somebody confirmed K-band which is very easy to detect

[rsxti]

rsxsti do you remember what band it used? somebody confirmed K-band which is very easy to detect

well at the time i didnt have my rx65 so i dont know

[g_jammer]

These are white Chevy and GMC work vans.

They have dark tinted windows in the rear doors & most have a big "This is your speed" digital sign mounted on the roof, and every one of these I have seen so far run CONSTANT ON K-band.


If you have a RD, these Vans are not going to be a problem for you.

If you want to worry about construction zone tickets, you need to watch for ISP cruisers running Instant-On and LIDAR, especially at night.