radar trap
Highway speed surveillance
A radar trap is a location where police use radar equipment to detect speeding vehicles, often positioned where drivers are likely to exceed the limit—such as at the bottom of hills or where speed limits suddenly drop.
The term emphasizes the element of surprise; drivers may feel they've been caught in a trap rather than observed during routine enforcement.
We got a ticket in that notorious radar trap on the highway.
Vehicle velocity display
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- fast laneLeftmost highway section
lead foot · speed demon · hot pursuit · chase · highway · autobahn · posted limit · mph
Entry permit slip
license suspension · court · summons · conviction · plea · guilty · offense · penalty
Measures object velocity remotely
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- checkpointInspection station on route
- policeCivil law enforcement
- highway patrolPolice unit for roads
squad car · stakeout · ticketing · surveillance · monitoring · scanner · equipment · handheld
Device that senses
- jammerSignal-blocking apparatus
- warningAlert about danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- WazeReal-time driving navigator
app · flash · headlights · CB radio · slowdown · brake · evasion · countermeasure
State of keen awareness
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
anticipation · scanning · observation · speed limit · slowing down · checking mirrors · cruise control
speedometer
Vehicle velocity display
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
fast lane · lead foot · speed demon · hot pursuit · chase · highway · autobahn · posted limit · mph · kilometers per hour
ticket
Entry permit slip
points · license suspension · court · summons · conviction · plea · guilty · offense · penalty · payment
speed gun
Measures object velocity remotely
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- checkpointInspection station on route
- policeCivil law enforcement
highway patrol · squad car · stakeout · ticketing · surveillance · monitoring · scanner · equipment · handheld · automatic
detector
Device that senses
Waze · app · flash · headlights · CB radio · slowdown · brake · evasion · countermeasure · scrambler
vigilance
State of keen awareness
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
attentiveness · anticipation · scanning · observation · speed limit · slowing down · checking mirrors · cruise control
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