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Operational concerns of the fastest and same direction modes
Description of the fastest mode
Historically, traffic radar has displayed the strongest target. Case law has centered on the ability
of the radar operator to confidently identify what vehicle is associated with that indication. It was
relatively simple for analog radars to process this method.
Modern DSP radar such as the BEE III can process many targets at the same time, but there is no
practical way to display multiple targets and associate them with the correct targets (like air traffic
control radar does).
Fastest mode gives the operator an opportunity to view one other target in addition to the strongest.
In this mode, the BEE III considers all possible targets in range (there may be several) and displays
the strongest and fastest ones.
While the speeds indicated in fastest mode are as accurate as normal targets, visual identification
of the offending vehicle is more difficult. For this reason, the BEE III does not allow fastest
targets to be locked. It is intended to be used as a way to gather additional information about a
specific situation, not a primary operating mode.
Operation in fastest mode
Fastest mode operation is available anytime except in same direction mode. Pressing the fastest
button on the remote will initiate a search for any vehicles that are faster than the strongest target.
Activation of this mode will be indicated on the front panel with the "FAST" icon below the middle
window. The display's middle window will show the speed of the fastest target that is moving
faster than the strongest vehicle, if there is such a target within the range of the BEE III.
Otherwise, the window will be blank, showing that it is looking for a faster target but there isn't
one within the range of the radar. The BEE III will remain in fastest mode until the fastest button
is pressed again. Upon pressing the fastest button again, the radar will return to normal (strongest
target) radar mode.
Important points to remember when using the fastest mode:
1) In any mode, the BEE III’s target window ALWAYS displays the strongest target in the selected
direction of travel. The speed displayed in the target window is the ONLY speed that may be
locked.
2) If the strongest target is the fastest target, the speed will not be duplicated in the fastest
window. This serves as an alert to the operator that the strongest is the fastest, and its speed
may be locked. Often a speed will appear in the fastest window first and then shift to the
target window when the previous strongest target exits the antenna field. In these situations the
fastest mode provides more tracking information and additional time to observe or lock the
target.
3) In some situations, such as a car passing a large truck, the fastest target (the car) will never be
the strongest target, and there may not be any opportunity to lock it.