RE: Speed trap detection

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The problem with the current batch of laser guns (as far as we un-law
abiding citizens are concerned) is that at two miles the spread of the
laser
beam is 18 inches (I've had a play with one and they're great fun - a
friend
is a traffpol, you should see people sh*t themselves when you stand at the
side of the road with one!) - they don't bounce around hardly and to be
absolutely honest it looks as though you can even get caught without
setting
off your laser detector depending on where they target on your car and
where
your detector is. At 25 readings per second then you're pretty fooked.
Laser
detectors are a COMPLETE waste of money IMO.

Laser diffusers are the only way to go but again you can be caught out
depending on where they target on your car.

Phil


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Barrett [mailto:dean@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 24 June 2004 11:21
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Speed trap detection
>
> Probably not the answer Graham was looking for :)
>
> Laser detection can be up to 2 miles away - the signal
> bounces from cars as they are trapped - as long as you are
> not the first car to be trapped you will have time.
>
> Alternatively treat yourself to a laser diffuser - this will
> confuse the nice policemans gun and give him an error
> reading. As long as you have a switch to turn it off and slow
> down after its warning you'll be ok. Laser diffusers are
> illegal though !
>
> Thanks to all these great little gadgets i've still got a
> clean license - which can be a bugger with the old car
> topping out around 175mph - but never on the highway of course ;)
>
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> Dean.
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>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Jim Noble [mailto:yahoo-groups@xxxxxxx]
>   Sent: 24 June 2004 10:58
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Speed trap detection
>
>
>   Graham Howe wrote:
>
>   > Due to an unfortunate points situation, I find myself in
> urgent need
>   > of buying something to warn me of the presence of speed
cameras. I
>   > have been looking at the Road Angel products which use GPS and
an
>   > annual subscription but the it was suggested that the
> same can be done
>   > with iPaq and a GPS.
>
>
>   The detectors can only go so far. Most mobile speed traps
> these days are
>   the laser ones and by the time they've detected it, it's too late,
>   they've got you.
>
>   If you're that close to your points limit, I recommend you
> don't speed!
> ;-)
>
>   Jim
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