Can A Cop use a radar gun while in drive?

Question

If your going one way and the cop is coming towards you, can they use the radar gun and stop you?

Answer 1

Yes. There are several different types of radar. Moving radar allows an Officer to clock someone while both vehicles are in motion.

Answer 2

I think this question is aimed more towards the legality of this issue. In short, the answer would be yes. At least in the state i live in, MN, it is legal for a law enforcement officer to use radar while operating his/her vehicle. You probably won't see an officer using a radar gun while driving, but rather a vehicle mounted radar system. Most police vehicles have a vehicle mounted radar system, which is what an officer uses while the vehicle is in motion. These radars are capable of reading vehicles traveling towards, and away from the patrol car in all directions (meaning towards and away from the front, back, driver's side, and passenger side of the patrol car)

Answer 3

There are basically two ways to run radar. Moving or sitting stationary. Moving radar is a bit more difficult because you have to determine which car you are picking up on the radar if there are multiple cars, make a safe turn on the vehicle and then catch up to the vehicle.

To answer your question, Yes.

Answer 4

Yes,

In most cases they are using a radar unit, not the actual radar gun. But police cars nromally have not only front but also rear radar units.

They can radar a car behiind them going in either direction, or cars in front of them going either direction ( depending on how they have the unit set)

The actual radar gun can be mounted on the dash, and can be used to radar cars in front of them, but this is not done as much as use of attached radar units

Answer 5

Short answer, yes. They can because the direction in which the two cars are moving is irrevelant. However, it is some what unlikely that the cop will make a u turn and come after you, depending on your speed and the situation of course. Keep in mind that the squad cars can also track your speed if you are behind them, there is a radar there as well. I'm not going to act like i dont speed but please keep in mind, if you are going to speed, be aware of what other drivers around you are doing and try to keep it in one lane if possible.

Answer 6

Many radar devices have two modes stationary and mobile.. If the cruiser's radar is set to mobile , then yes they can clock you while the cruiser is in motion (toward or away). There are some hand held radar units (often referred to as "guns") that are only to be used when stationary only

Answer 7

Yes a radar gun no matter if its ka band(most common) laser etc can be used i am a traffic officer so use one alot the mounted car ones have a setting for you to put if you are moving or sitting it counts the degees of how the patrol car is moving and the speed that is being clocked. the hand heals can be used moving but its very hard to luckly i only had a cases where i had to use one .

Answer 8

It depends on the radar device. Many vehicle mounted devices have the capability to be set to an "in transit" or a "stationary" mode. I have not seen a handheld radar gun that has such an option, but there is the possibility that one exists - I just am not aware of one.

The ones in my agency's patrol cars can operate in either mode - but they have to manually be switched from one mode to the other. If the officer were running in stationary mode, the reading while in transit would not be valid.

- Carl

Answer 9

Absolutely. Moving RADAR can be used to check the speed of vehicles coming to and going away from the patrol car, even if it is moving.

Answer 10

Doesn't even matter, if they're driving at 80MPH and still not catching up to your car, you're clearly going over 80MPH. They'd just estimate the speed regardless in that case if for some reason the radar gun wouldn't work.