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Re:Google will soon let Pixel phones double as dashcams by nicenewtemp84 on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @03:32PM (#35980093)
One, it's insane to ask drivers to input data while driving.

Two, these are not "speed traps", they are simply officers on the side of the road. These officers are doing a public service looking for cell phone users, and for aggressive speeders.

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Re:Google will soon let Pixel phones double as dashcams by olyjohn on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @05:09PM (#35981299)
No they're not. They're too busy staring through the scope of their LIDAR gun to know what's actually going on on the freeway.
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Re:Google will soon let Pixel phones double as dashcams by nicenewtemp84 on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @07:38PM (#35982589)
I personally have seen them staring through regular binoculars lately more often than a radar gun. I assume they are looking for people holding cell phones. This is in Northern California.

Also, being seen on the freeway at all helps the crazies in their dodge chargers slow donw a little. If they know the cops are out, they'll keep it to 95 instead of 105.

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Re:Google will soon let Pixel phones double as dashcams by Fatnino on Thursday May 18, 2023 @12:21PM (#35990277)
Waze just calls them cops on the road, I think?

But Google maps uses the euphemism speed trap so it doesn't look like just tracking cops.

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