Infrared light to deny speed cameras?

[GregoXB]

What do you make of this?

http://www.sunflexzone.com/product/...rivacy-frame-alpr-countermeasure#.VB58ZRYXNgE

 

[thrstrmech]

yeap, another gimmick to make a quick buck...with the technology out there, unless you completely are able to block out the plate, they'll still be able to read it. the picture they show of it and what it looks like, you can still make out the plate.

 

[Cosworth]

Mythbusters busted all of that kind of stuff

 

[GregoXB]

From what I read, Mythbusters tested LED lights, not IR LED lights. I took my digital camera yesterday and pointed it at my TV remote while hitting the power button, and to my surprise, my phone detected the blinking IR light that my naked eye could not detect. In theory, could a powerful enough IR LED, blind out a camera?

 

[vtech007]

Interesting

 

[mrlogix]

the Force is strong in this one....

 

[ReadyXB]

I do infrared digital photography and modify my own sensors to remove the IR cut filter. I also have a forensics camera that captures UV, visible, and IR wavelengths. They have an interesting product at a good price. But the pictures and videos they show don't do a very good job of selling the product, to me at least. Why? The plates are only partially obscured?? I wonder why not show them totally obscured? I guess you could mount strip light bars both on top of and below the plate to wash it out more.

 

[ReadyXB]

Funny story: in my local town a few years ago, we spent a good chunk of money installing these "Red light" cameras that take pictures of cars and license plates when they run a red light. They weren't quick installs, either. Once in place, they did result in a revenue increase for the town. However, all of the cameras were removed after only being installed a very short time. The reason? Well, as drivers would approach an intersection where the signal had just turned yellow, they would normally just increase speed to clear the intersection. But knowing that the cameras were watching, they changed their behavior and would instead slam on the brakes. This change in behavior resulted in an INCREASE in rear-end collisions at intersections containing the red light cameras.