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...before police radar has tracked the car's telltale blip. But at speeds in the lower 60s, the gadget is a fairly faithful watch-bird within 300 ft. of the radar installation. Radar Sentries are being turned out at a clip of 200 to 500 a day by Radatron, Inc. in North Tonawanda, N.Y.. and the company claims to have sold 25,000 Sentries in the last six months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gadgets: Burble & Squeak | 1/19/1962 | See Source »

Hults: "It would seem more appropriate to educate the public in the advisability of obeying the speed limits rather than trying to sell them devices which would encourage them to disobey them." Retorts Radatron's General Manager William Waytena piously: "In many cities, radio stations broadcast where and when the police are using radar. Our device merely supplements this information and alerts the driver to be careful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gadgets: Burble & Squeak | 1/19/1962 | See Source »

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