do the cops have to be in front or behind you to check your speed on radar?
2006-09-23 17:11:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
radar is an acronym for RAdio Detection And Ranging. It measures, using radio waves, the distance from the source to the "target", often metal, that gives a return signature ( a "ping"). Think of it as a spheroid (big ball) sending a call.
Doppler radar, on the other hand, measures how quickly you change from place to place within the radar sphere.
You just have to be within the "sphere of detection" to be, well, busted.
2006-09-23 19:14:46 · answer #1 · answered by d_cider1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All they need is a clear shot at your car. Hope your not asking this to try to get out of a ticket in court.....
Front, side, back, makes no difference. It's just usually from the front. Who's gonna speed up after they pass a cop?
2006-09-24 00:21:00 · answer #2 · answered by shogun_316 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, radar works at any angle.
2006-09-24 00:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as they can see your car and aim it at it they,ll know your speed,it works at all different angles good luck i hope this help,s.
2006-09-24 00:38:28 · answer #4 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont matter where they r if ur in the path dirrection makes no differance
2006-09-24 00:14:48 · answer #5 · answered by drvshaftdrew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋