Watch out all you Bay Area'ins with a Radar Dector, it's now useless!
01-19-2007, 12:07 PM
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Watch out all you Bay Area'ins with a Radar Dector, it's now useless!
finding the new article, oops linked the old one!
Here is what it is http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/sparcl..._tutorial.html
On KTVU yestrerday they had a report that the CHP is now using Lidar in the bay area.
Lidar man, ouch!
discuss..
Here is what it is http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/sparcl..._tutorial.html
On KTVU yestrerday they had a report that the CHP is now using Lidar in the bay area.
Lidar man, ouch!
discuss..
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01-19-2007, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by MBasile
is this different from laser?
edit: If you have V1 you don't have to worry.
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01-19-2007, 12:46 PM
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yeah, I saw it on the news though, CHP is using lidar now to run speed traps, essentially one guy sits with the gun, while multiple officers are on bikes/cars to pull over who the guy with the gun says too
And yeah, once you your detector picks it up, it means the beam is already on you, which means its already too late.
And yeah, once you your detector picks it up, it means the beam is already on you, which means its already too late.
01-19-2007, 01:20 PM
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yeah, I saw it on the news though, CHP is using lidar now to run speed traps, essentially one guy sits with the gun, while multiple officers are on bikes/cars to pull over who the guy with the gun says too
And yeah, once you your detector picks it up, it means the beam is already on you, which means its already too late.
And yeah, once you your detector picks it up, it means the beam is already on you, which means its already too late.
yeah I saw one the other day. One cop up top looking each way (2) and around 8 chp chasing down. rediculous.
They move around and it's not every day.
you can usually see it coming if you're paying attention.
radar detectors are still going to save your butt most of the time. I want one for road trips mostly....and my run home.
01-19-2007, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MBasile
so laser detectors will still work, even though once it goes off for laser it kinda means your already screwed
So radar dectors that detect Laser are worthless other than knowing 2 seconds before you get pulled over. You however are still geting pulled over.
01-19-2007, 01:36 PM
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I got hit with the laser not long ago which got me a speeding ticket. your laser detector will definitely not go off until it is pointed at you and by then you're screwed. I was using a v1 and this happened on highway 5
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Originally Posted by dynamicprojeKtz
I got hit with the laser not long ago which got me a speeding ticket. your laser detector will definitely not go off until it is pointed at you and by then you're screwed. I was using a v1 and this happened on highway 5
01-19-2007, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by dynamicprojeKtz
I got hit with the laser not long ago which got me a speeding ticket. your laser detector will definitely not go off until it is pointed at you and by then you're screwed. I was using a v1 and this happened on highway 5
I think I might look into that scrambler kit....I saw someone do one that was motorized to retract...sick.
I want that. Just that split second can help a lot.