Im thinking about buying a radar detector and i dont have enough for a laser detection setting (not like they do much anyway considering lasers detect in like 2 seconds), but i was wondering how often police use laser vs radar? Is it even worth it to consider buying a radar detector? I have 5 points (1 ticket) and i cant afford another ticket.
2007-06-04 05:40:56 · 4 answers · asked by demo 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The best idea is - for you to SLOW DOWN.
Laser/lidar is still not very common; most departments still use radar.
That being said, I can lock on a vehicle's speed within 2 seconds - much quicker than you can respond to your detector's warning..... and that's 5-year-old radar technology.
California Deputy
2007-06-04 08:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
laser is almost never used. Radar is cheaper and more reliable. laser requires clear conditions with no obstructions, no rain or fog or dust. Radar works no matter what. I have a detector that picks up everything and I have had it for 7 years. I have been clocked by laser so few times that I don't even remember the last time I was hit with laser. One time I got hit with it and I didn't even have time to slow down so I got a ticket anyway.
2007-06-04 05:45:02 · answer #2 · answered by Louis G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Radar, the two fastened and hand held, continues to be interior the standard public of site visitors administration gadgets. Laser use is at as quickly as transforming into simply by it incredibly is extra effective accuracy, ease of use, and portability. share of use for each gadget relies upon on the section, and that share fluctuates. Laser is extra centred than radar, however the obstacles are as you have reported. The unit could be stopped, no longer in action, and the laser should not be operated with the aid of glass ie window could be down. Like hand held radar, the laser could be utilized exterior the motor vehicle to bump into site visitors velocity.
2017-01-10 12:35:54 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A, drive the speed limit.
B, the EXACT SAME companies make the detector that YOU buy and the detector that the COPS use. So you are ALWAYS buying "trailing edge" technology.
2007-06-04 05:45:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋