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Wednesday, November 14, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
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New radar guns give KU police quick, accurate readouts
Most drivers' hearts begin to beat as fast as they are driving when they see a gun in a police car pointed straight toward them.
But the weapon that usually causes them to slam on the brakes is hazardous to their driving records, not to their health.
By Debbie Myers
Kansan staff writer
KU patrol officers recently completed training on the use of radar guns that can be used to pinpoint the speed of vehicles driving in the opposite lane of a moving police car, said Sgt. Mark Wittk of KU police.
It is difficult for speeders to beat the odds of being caught because even the use of radar detectors is a gamble. Witt said.
“You’re betting that you can slow your vehicle down enough before the frequency can hit your vehicle and cause a crash.” He said that many drivers bit their
brakes when they were police cars and that, depending on how fast they were traveling, they might be able to stop them. They would be before an officer clocked their speed.
Before officers push a button on the radar gun to lock in the speed of a vehicle moving toward them, they first must identify visually a vehicle that is speeding. Wett said. Then they must drive the car's speed — also displayed on the radar unit — matches the patrol car's speed on the speedometer.
Witt said that if those two speeds matched, the speed reading of a car moving toward the patrol car would be accurate and an officer could lock three to four seconds to complete those checks.
Lt. Victor Strad of KU police said that two moving radar units were purchased in September to increase the department's capability to catch
speaders but that they did not work well in heavy traffic because traffic caused a lot of interference with the radar.
Witt said common sense must be used by officer; when deciding whether to turn around in traffic to reach a patrol car, driving toward the patrol car.
"You have to take into consideration a balance between the danger you create by trying to stop the vehicle and the danger created by the people who are breaking the law," Witt said.
Lt. John Mullens of KU police said that from Jan. 1 to Nov. 6 of this year, 953 speeding tickets had been written on campus by KU police.
"Common sense tells you that you don't do a 360 in the middle of a vehicle during a class change to school, it's going 5 mph over the speed limit!"
City to sell land to volunteers
By Elicia Hill
Kansan staff writes
Lawrence city commissioners last night approved the sale of city-owned land to Habitat For Humanity, a volunteer organization that builds houses for low-income residents.
A about a dozen Habitat volunteers cheered the decision and the four commissioners voted unanimously to sell the land.
Commissioner Dave Penny was not present.
John Gingerich, president of the Lawrence chapter of Habitat, told the commissioners the group was grateful.
"Thank you for helping the dream become a reality for those people who could not afford a home," he said. "This
The six-acre tract of land, at the corner of Harper and 17th streets, is an empty lot.
After reploting the trac, several houses can be built on the property. Although the 69,000-square foot lot had been appraised at $8,000, the city agreed to sell it for $1,000 plus the closing costs of the transaction.
Commissioner Mike Rundle said there was a need for bussing in Lawrence because of the great amount of precipitation.
Commissioner Bob Schumm agreed with Rundle and
It will help resolve the housing shortage and generate additional property taxes, he said.
Gingerich said there were at least 2,000 Lawrence residents who were living at the poverty level and who did not have a household member.
"We've had 30 applications in the past six months, and we expect more once people learn about the program." he said.
Habitat houses are built by volunteer workers who use donated money and materials.
The houses they are sold at cost to qualified families. The cost is repaid to Habitat over a number of years, and the money is put back into the construction of more houses.
Habitat has built two houses, at 270 and 276 Harper St. and the group owns a lot at 275 Harper St.
"We sold the houses on Harper for $30,000 and $28,000." Gingerich said. "We have tried to be good stewards of the money, and the families are not given handouts but are considered responsible citizens who are earning their way."
There will be a dedication Nov 25 of a house at 1699 Powers St, which the group repaired after it was gutted by fire.
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