What is a “batching” error?
Technically this and other “errors” are not true errors because the radar is really functioning properly. Typically what is meant when the term “error” is used in this document is that the reading displayed by the radar is not a valid vehicle speed. In the case of the batching error this was common to older moving radars when the police car was rapidly accelerating or decelerating. It could cause small errors on the target speed resulting from a slight lag time in the radar’s processor in keeping up with the patrol speed. Newer radars have faster processors and aren’t prone to this error. This error also gave rise to the notion that if you had a radar detector and it went off you could rapidly decelerate by hitting your brakes and keep the radar from accurately reading your speed. This is an old wives tale that belongs in the same category as tin foil in the hubcaps.
