Show Radar Unit On Highway Tested Here Highway patrol officers converged converged converged con con- verged on Moab late last week and the mobile radar unit of the patrol was put into use In this area for tor the first time It was reported reported re reo re- re ported by Scott Lee patrolman stationed In Moab Those from the state police pollee to JoIn oln the group of local officers were Mel Grant find and Nick Thomas of Provo Leonard Jewkes patrolman at Green River Cliff Clift Green patrolman at Monticello Monticello Monti Monti- cello and Lee By Dy radar checks on vehicles operating over the area highways the patrolmen Issued about 50 tickets for violations and gave warnings to a number of other motorists There is one mobile radar unit assigned to District G which extends ex ex- tends ends from Price east cast and south to Include Carbon Emery Grand and San Juan counties In addition to the handing out of court tickets and warnings the patrolmen also distributed booklets book book- lets that told of the accurate working work work- Ing ng of ot the radar graph The booket book book- let et also tells the motorist how the thenet thenet thenet net was made to Work that caught them The automobile enters a beam of light being projected from a radar unit in a highway patrol patro car parked on the side of ot the road These beams traveling a athe at atthe atthe the speed of light strike the car carand carand carand and bounce back to the receiving unit which accurately measures the speed of the vehicle The speed is calibrated on a speedometer and also on a gra graphic recording meter in ink making a permanent record of the speed o othe of the car in question The trooper In the radar unit car radios ahead to another highway patrolman to stop the traffic violator The radar unit is one of the most accurate speed detecting devices devices de de- de vices in use today It calculates it records automatically the speed speet of any vehicle entering its beams lIt It Is safe because it eliminates the high speed chase with its Inherent dangers It operates equally welin well wel wellIn wellIn in daylight or dark dark rain lain or shine blizzard or fog There in only one way of beating this device- device stay itay within the posted speed lim urn urn- it |