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<p>[QUOTE="JPenn, post: 5398154, member: 15024"]That is mostly correct. However, it is also edited by its users (see the "Not here" button when there's an alert? That's what it's for). Users with higher ranking are given more credence when posting reports or "Not Here". In areas with high commuter concentration, the odds of a crank posting false reports are usually quickly negated by one or more highly ranked users passing the same area in a similar time frame. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, in some instances you'll get many "Police" reports clustered on both sides along a certain stretch. That's a pretty good sign that there is one officer roving around, since people tend to post Police reports when there is a car pulled over, as well as when there is a speed trap.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JPenn, post: 5398154, member: 15024"]That is mostly correct. However, it is also edited by its users (see the "Not here" button when there's an alert? That's what it's for). Users with higher ranking are given more credence when posting reports or "Not Here". In areas with high commuter concentration, the odds of a crank posting false reports are usually quickly negated by one or more highly ranked users passing the same area in a similar time frame. Also, in some instances you'll get many "Police" reports clustered on both sides along a certain stretch. That's a pretty good sign that there is one officer roving around, since people tend to post Police reports when there is a car pulled over, as well as when there is a speed trap.[/QUOTE]
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