A device for measuring the speed of a vehicle over a fixed distance, widely used by traffic police.
this stretch of road became a favourite location for the traffic police's amphometer
Example sentencesExamples
- I noticed a highway patrolman setting up the amphometer tapes.
- The most controversial point made in this decision was that the amphometer was not among the class of notorious instruments.
- When motorists are aware that an amphometer is being operated, they adopt a more cautious approach.
- The evidence on the dial of the amphometer should not have been admitted.
- The paper investigated the memory effect of police amphometer traps in Western Australia.