Monday, January 6th, 2003

Here's a sample of devices to thwart photo enforcement. Be warned, though: Such contraptions are illegal in Manitoba. The penalty for obstructing a licence plate is $45. 1) The Loover: It's like a little vertical blind for your plates. It blocks the view so cameras cannot see the plate from an elevated position. However, police driving behind someone have an unobstructed view from all sides of a vehicle. Cost: $19.99 US (plus $8.99 shipping). (https://loover.com/) 2) Photo Blocker: A fast sprayon formula, it's easily applied in minutes and aims to reflect photoradar flash. It's supposedly invisible to the naked eye and works best with a Photoshield. Cost: $29.99 US (16ounce can). 3) The Reflector: Made with "spaceage technology," it reflects photoradar flash. It's a "highquality" plastic cover with lightreflecting silver coating. Cost: $19.99 US.

To see how these and other items work, go to: http://www.phantomplate.com/ http://www.radardetectors.com/ http://www.sense.bc.ca/index.html http://www.freedom.gov/auto/

Camerabeaters illegal Here's a sample of devices to thwart photo enforcement. Be warned, though: Such contraptions are illegal in Manitoba. The penalty for obstructing a licence plate is $45. 1) The Loover: It's like a little vertical blind for your plates. It blocks the view so cameras cannot see the plate from an elevated position. However, police driving behind someone have an unobstructed view from all sides of a vehicle. Cost: $19.99 US (plus $8.99 shipping). (https://loover.com/) 2) Photo Blocker: A fast sprayon formula, it's easily applied in minutes and aims to reflect photoradar flash. It's supposedly invisible to the naked eye and works best with a Photoshield. Cost: $29.99 US (16ounce can). 3) The Reflector: Made with "spaceage technology," it reflects photoradar flash. It's a "highquality" plastic cover with lightreflecting silver coating. Cost: $19.99 US. To see how these and other items work, go to: http://www.phantomplate.com/ http://www.radardetectors.com/ http://www.sense.bc.ca/index.html http://www.freedom.gov/auto/

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