MICROWAVE MACHINES
City Council Discussion
The mircrowave speed detector was infaUabie as a machine; but its operators, although they were trained and skilful, could err, the chairman of the traffic committee (Cr. T. D. Flint) said to the City Council on Monday evening. It was possible in highdensity traffic for the machine to be confused, be said. In those conditions, officers were instructed that if they had any reasonable doubt as to which was an offending vehicle there should not be a prosecution.
Cr. M. R. Carter said there was no doubt about the efficiency of the machines; but there was a possibility of error. Where there was laned traffic, or high-density traffic, there was a possibility that a car could be overtaking another and the inside car could speed up. There could then be confusion on the car which was exceeding the speed limit. Another problem was deflection. Cr. Carter said.
The Canada Council is to receive 600,000 dollars from the Molson Foundation to set up 15,000 dollar cash awards for outstanding achievement by Canadian authors or creators of a work which will have rendered service to Canada in the fields of the arts, humanities or social sciences.—Reuter.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30269, 23 October 1963, Page 16
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