cool another Indiana resident yea, I have seen the signs - I just figured that the people watching me were getting bolder brian (fort wayne) Steve Simmons wrote: > On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 01:07:30PM -0800, lazarus wrote: > > > I've heard that some police departments have taken advantage of the > > spread of radar detectors in a similar fashion. They place empty > > police cars at various changing locations, with a radar gun set in the > > On position inside. When a speeder hears his detector go off, he > > slows down. Works better than a speed bump. :-) > > There are places in Indiana where they put up "We Are Watching You" > signs with outlines of helicopters, cops with a radar gun, etc. They > don't actually have those things, they just have a the signs. At > the time it was a standard item available from the state highway folks, > no radar or helicopter purchase required. > > Mind you, the locals figured it out pretty quick. > -- > "I try not to sound old and cynical, but it's hard to do that when > you're old and cynical." > -me