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Re: Pulled over: Laser Detector #1490709 01/30/06 04:02 AM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,065 M Matt R_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
Matt R_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,065	Originally posted by 2kSVT: OK, guys..I'm a cop certified in both RADAR and LIDAR (laser)detection. Big Jim is the only person that has said anything remotely correct about this topic. Oh, except all of you who said "slow the F down". Without getting technical,radar can be run both moving and stationary. Some cruisers have an antenna both in the front and the rear (cone shaped thing in windshield)meaning the officer can detect the speed of vehicles approaching and passing his cruiser. The radar unit can be put in "stationary" mode. This means when an officer sees a vehicle and estimates the speed of the vehicle is in excess of the limit,he can activate the antenna and measure the speed. And since the radar travels at the speed of sound,when you hear your detector go beep,your speed is locked and the $300 piece of equipment is telling you ,what you would have known in a minute anyway..pulled over. The laser is an instant on/instant off device. It is hand held and used by a stationary officer. These are usually the troopers in the median. The laser is vehicle specific and is aimed at your vehicle. The bigger the target the better,but you don't have to hit the plate. Basically ,slow down and save your $$ Rod 2kSVT So what I said wasn't correct???? Originally posted by Matt R.: I've ridden in plenty of police cars and sat with officers while they did radar traps. It doesn't matter if they are moving or not. Additonally, the officers are trained and certified in visual estimation of speed, and it is legitamiate in court. [color:"green"]-Matt R '99 Tropic Green LX, Zetec, ATX

Re: Pulled over: Laser Detector #1490710 01/30/06 05:07 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia K Kremithefrog I have no life
Kremithefrog I have no life K Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia	Yeah, I wasn't even remotely correct either. "Laser can still get you (as can instant on radar). It has such a narrow beam, you often don't pick up until after you're hit." 98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15

Re: Pulled over: Laser Detector #1490711 01/31/06 06:02 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,570 Petoskey, Michigan R rkneeshaw Hard-core CEG\'er
rkneeshaw Hard-core CEG\'er R Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,570 Petoskey, Michigan	Originally posted by Pimpalicious316: Originally posted by Big Daddy Kane: And I read in Euro Tuner a while back that the laser jammer only works if they point the laser where the jammer is on the car. you trust what you read in the ricetastic mag? laser jammers (the good ones at least) put a "bubble" around your car that jams any signal in that area. depending on the quality of the jammer, the bubble can be quite large (on of the guys in our local club had a very nice system that would protect his car and up to 5 feet in any direction). ~Andrew ROFL wtf? 1996 Contour SE 3.0 <Alternate Site on CarDomain>

Re: Pulled over: Laser Detector #1490712 01/31/06 10:50 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 356 Dayton,Oh. 2 2kSVT CEG\'er
2kSVT CEG\'er 2 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 356 Dayton,Oh.	Matt and Kremit..I apologize for the over sight! Rod -2000 SVT-Silver Frost/Midnight Blue #1,382 of 2,150 Born on 01-07-2000 It's got stuff -2003 Lincoln Navigator-Ultimate Silver/Midnight Blue -1997 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500-custom paint,CHROME

Re: Pulled over: Laser Detector #1490713 02/01/06 02:20 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,045 orange county, dprc (ca) J JB1 Hard-core CEG\'er
JB1 Hard-core CEG\'er J Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,045 orange county, dprc (ca)	Originally posted by jb1: negative. using laser the cop can be moving or not and it doesn't matter. i know this sounds petty but... 00 black/tan svt, #2052 of 2150, born 2/1/00 formerly known as my csvt "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Re: Pulled over: Laser Detector #1490714 02/01/06 02:50 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia K Kremithefrog I have no life
Kremithefrog I have no life K Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia	Originally posted by JB1: Originally posted by jb1: negative. using laser the cop can be moving or not and it doesn't matter. i know this sounds petty but... That's what 2ksvt was talking about when he said people being incorrect in this thread. 98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15

Re: Pulled over: Laser Detector #1490715 02/02/06 06:56 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 44 land of CORN!! E Eliteman76 New CEG\'er
Eliteman76 New CEG\'er E Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 44 land of CORN!!	Ah...I figure why bother. Either speed, or drive sane. I live by the rule of not messing with the fuzz, and the last two times I got busted...well, I pulled over, caught the cops/troopers off guard. Example #1. Speeding up I-29, north of Ames, Iowa in my '99 SE, running in a group of cars doing 100+. After getting north of the town, I got back on it, mid day, no one around but me and semi traffic. I saw what at the time was a new P71 undercover Crown Vic, no lights, dark metallic grey and dark windows. K9 unit. I passed him as I was slowing from atleast 95. He didn't have his radar on, but I knew I was busted, as I looked over at him, and he looked at me like wtf?!?. I just let off, got around a semi, and pulled off. He caught up, got out, walked over, and asked why I pulled over. being a little wiser for my past vehicular events...I said I was speeding, and you busted me. He was like, ok, you're honest, but you past me doing atleast 95, I was speeding up to catch you. limit was 65 at that time, I got a ticket for 4 over. He also gave a ticket for excessive tint, but that got tossed, I was out of state, and just got a 20% all around done on the car. last ticket was with a rental truck, same sort of deal with the dealer had the SE for PCM issues.I was doing 85 in a back road hiway 55. pulled right over, and got the same act, same deal, wrote for 60 in a 55. As far as plate/reflective maskings...cops get pissed about that stuff. used to work at a custom shop, selling that sort of stuff, mainly the GTO headlight covers, blacking out headlights, tail lights, always thought it was plain moronic, glad that phase is over and gone. saftey issue, aswell. When I redid my 1988 GLS tempo, I got primer overspray all over my plates, they got tossed on the floor...it was lite enough that it didn't cover the plate much, but it seriously got rid of any reflective properties. Of course, much like the time I dumped a 5 gallon jug of my cousin's mud truck nitromethane fuel in a 1988 pontiac lemans for fun, I'll dissavow any knowledge of this in a court of law. Bring back leaded gas! Bring back leaded gas! Aviation fuel is too expensive... 1972 GTS torino 351C CJ 4 speed, 1999 se Contour V6 ATX, 1992 Explorer H.O.S. 1979 F150 4x4 "the beast"

Re: Pulled over: Laser Detector #1490716 02/02/06 04:22 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,816 Ramstein AB, Germany B Big Daddy Kane Hard-core CEG\'er
Big Daddy Kane Hard-core CEG\'er B Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,816 Ramstein AB, Germany	Originally posted by Eliteman76: Ames, Iowa...He also gave a ticket for excessive tint, but that got tossed, I was out of state, and just got a 20% all around done on the car. Iowa tint law: Front and front side windows: 30% All other windows: No law That means you can paint your back windows if you want! Goin' Round Traffic Circles @ 50Km/h!!! \m/ -- 1998 E0 SVT #2119 of 6535 \m/ -- 2003 Sentra SE-R Spec V

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