| Title | Legal Issues Raised by ORBIS, a Motor Vehicle Speed Detection Device Taking Photos of Speeders |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49425 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Glater, David |
| Source | 48p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19731201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The report reviews the legal basis for certain potential challenges to the use of unmanned mechanical devices which (a) detect motor vehicles exceeding predetermined speed limits, and (b) photograph both the front portion of these vehicles and the faces of their drivers and passengers. In particular, the report is focused on the operation of Orbis, a member of this class of speed-detection devices manufactured by the Boeing Corporation. Three aspects of the device's legality are discussed: (1) the question of whether its operation violates individuals' rights of 'privacy' as protected by the Federal Constitution, State statutes, and common-law precedents; (2) the issue to unlawful inequities in traffic-law enforcement, resulting from the device's operational limitations, which permit some speeders to pass by undetected; and (3) the admissibility into evidence in speeding presecutions of photographs taken by device. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10876 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10876 |
| TRT Terms | Courts; Drivers; Evidence; Laws; Legal action; Photographs; Photography; Prosecution; Speed indicators |
| Classification | NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION; NTL - LAWS AND REGULATIONS - LAWS AND REGULATIONS; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-NHTSA-73-10 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49400/49425/DOT-TSC-NHTSA-73-10.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |