Sandman, the odds of getting a false within a few hundred yards of a real lidar trap are as equally long as hitting the lottery. This occurred in Ohio, when they had just started using lidar, so I'm sure it was unfamiliarity with the use of the equipment that cause the stray beam. As OH has gotten more experience with the units, there has been no true warning in any of my other trips through their friendly state (at least 6 times a year, PA to Toledo and back on I-80).
You didn't quote the part of my post where I agreed that getting a laser warning is pointless because in every other situation I have encountered, my V1 going off meant it was too late to slow down. I'd say at least 10 times this has happened.
However, my detector has alerted every time I have been targeted with lidar (it's line of sight, so I see him and he sees me), so there must be some reason for that, because I don't have a laser detector antenna mounted on my front bumper (PA doesn't require a front license plate to be displayed) or my headlights (second most favorite place to target, correct?). Just right in the middle of my windshield.
I'm agreeing with you here, for the most part. I'm not saying it is likely, or probable, or that you can even count on ever receiving a true lidar warning (before it is your turn to be clocked). I am saying that it can happen, but only through operator error or carelessness on the part of the officer using the equipment. When done right, lidar enforcement gives zero warning to a target motorist. You know that and I know that.
