Slow and steady wins the race

I was looking at the site I glanced at the Google ads and saw this.

Granted it’s not new, but the products supposedly are.

Google ads are a decent source of revenue I’m told, I’m not the technical (or indeed financial) blogger on this site, but I thought this was particularly amusing when I clicked through to it.

The theory is you either spray some stuff onto your car number plate, or stick a film onto it depending on the product, and when a speed camera flashes you it creates a reflection which means your number plate can’t be read.

Although they have a different product called the Super Duper Shield (or something similar) which is a clear film which you stick onto your number plate. But won’t people (ie the police) see a bit of plastic stuck to your car? No, because it “looks just like a regular clear cover you buy at auto stores”. What? I’ve been to many car stores (granted, only in this country) and they don’t seem to sell plastic covers for your number plate. Maybe American shops are full of them. So plastic on your number plate is the first problem I can see.

The second fault with this one is that it blocks all cameras - with or without flash. Sounds good: “it cunningly blurs your plate numbers when viewed from the cameras vantage” but there’s “no distortion when looked at from directly behind”. How often are you directly behind a car? Okay, when you’re driving a car it is in front of your but not when you turn a corner. If a policeman’s following you and there’s a roundabout ahead you’re screwed. I suppose it works with cameras but all someone has to do is look at your car and notice it.

Here’s the best idea. Stick to the speed limit. Or at least slow down by the speed cameras

Enjoyed this post? Click on the Yahoo Buzz! button below to Buzz it up!