MythBusters ask...Can speed camera's be foiled?

Last night's episode of Mythbusters was wonderfully auto related. The show's hosts, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, take on the myth that a speed camera can be foiled. They attack the myth from various angles, including testing various types of license plate covers that claim to obscure one's plate from the prying eyes of a roadside speed camera. Of course, every mailorder plate cover fails miserably.
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jmrA480 - 3/8/2007 12:23:19 PM

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I watched this last night , pretty cool, but i bet going 253 in a veyron could beat it. The highest they got to was 140MPH

vitalichaconne - 3/8/2007 6:51:19 PM

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top gear tested this and if u go over 180 u can get away with it...cuz a speedcamera needs to take 2 pics in order to have enough proof...so if ur going at leats 180 mph...by the time the cam takes the second pic...ull already be gon ;)

Sauceboy01 - 3/8/2007 12:38:52 PM

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This is actually an ancient episode. nice re-run post.

jeffy210 - 3/8/2007 1:35:02 PM

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okay, and how does its age or repeat count change the validity of the information pertaining to the auto industry and thus how it affects us?

AUTO_UNION - 3/8/2007 12:52:22 PM

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These guys are really funny and crazy!

vitalichaconne - 3/8/2007 6:51:52 PM

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theyre one of my favorites XD

Heyhuub - 3/8/2007 3:05:45 PM

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Top gear did it years ago, where past 160 it stiopped working.

vitalichaconne - 3/8/2007 6:52:28 PM

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oh ok jk 160...but its the same theory as i posted lol sorry

Threepoint1415926 - 3/8/2007 3:22:54 PM

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Did they try the spray on license plate cover? This worked for "Trouble Shooter Tom Martino" here in Denver when he tested it. Now, all the toll roads use UV cameras though...