Laser Jammer Tests

The 'newly engineered' Photo Mask is designed to thwart photo radar and other traffic photo enforcement devices claims the site, but is this just a pitch or does it really work?  Anti-photo plate covers have been on the market for years.  On some of the older speed cameras the covers would work(no longer in use), however new technology has made these covers obsolete.  A decade ago photo LIDAR and photo radar was required to snap photos and operate at a 22 degree angle from the street to capture photos.  If this was still true today the covers would work, but the new traffic cams use video as well still images.  Red light cameras like Redflex will usually take an 8 second video recording of red light runner.  The Photo Mask cover claims to block the sides of the plate at known camera angles.  This cover will NOT work against modern enforcement systems because the further the car drives out on video, the closer the viewing angle is to the video camera, thus the small angle will make the plate viewable.  Photo Mask's anti-photo radar cover doesn't obscure the plate when you look at it directly, and it's for this reason the cover will fail pretty much every time.

I know you want to purchase that oceanfront property in Kansas and you want to believe the claims of manufacturers like Photo Mask.  I'm right there with you.  I want to blow through speed cameras and drive above the law too trust me!  If you don't believe me then surely you'll believe 'MythBusters' on the Discover Channel.  The duo decided to test several anti-speed camera devices on their show, of which the license plate cover was one of the units tested.  MythBusters's even used an older speed camera and the plate cover still failed.  Need more proof?  Watch the video below.

The video shows what a photo-LIDAR speed camera team sees.  Do you see how the car comes around the corner and the license plate is directly in front view of the LIDAR camera for a few seconds?  This is a perfect example of modern photo enforcement and why angle covers don't work.  The police officers sit in a van, targets your license plate, and then snaps a picture of your car.  A single frame from a video can be pulled to issue you a ticket, so unless you're always at an angle and not turning corners on the street, the plate cover may work in that special circumstance.  Don't waste your money.