[Back _Marker]

A couple of friends told me a disturbing story about police using laser.
while they were riding, both experienced a blinding sting. afterwards, they both remembered passing a parked police cruising in a parking lot during the incident. They both concluded that the cop was aiming his laser at their helmets to check their speed.

Can anyone verify if this is the case? I remember reading that police laser requires a flat white surface to work. on cars, they target license plates. But what part of the bike do they target?

-a|ex

 

[jeeps84]

That's a good question. I know they don't even use laser devices in my area.

 

[Trip]

lidar won't hurt you.

Edit: Actually, checking a few products on the market. They actually uses lasers that are in wavelengths that do not damage eyes. These are perfectly safe and aren't in the visible spectrum.

 

[ebbs15]

yeah as SV said... here's some info on it

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/radar-detector2.htm

 

[Gas Man]

That's a bit of :reading: but I wouldn't think it would cause any phycical heath problems....

As far as the flat surface... I believe they want that so that you can't agrue in-accuracy due to a refraction.

 

[ebbs15]

That's a bit of :reading: but I wouldn't think it would cause any phycical heath problems....

As far as the flat surface... I believe they want that so that you can't agrue in-accuracy due to a refraction.

as far as I understand... the flat surface is important for lazer... much more so than normal radar... it's much more of a focused beam... so it reflects in a narrow "pencil" beam... so inorder to get a reading they need something as close to flat as possible... otherwise they won't get a reading at all...

 

[Gas Man]

I have heard the same as well. Next time I see my uncle (Sgt of a police dept) I'll ask him.

 

[ebbs15]

I have heard the same as well. Next time I see my uncle (Sgt of a police dept) I'll ask him.

Next time I get pulled over I'll ask...(monthly) :lol: kidding....more like weekly

 

[99birdv6]

Next time I get pulled over I'll ask...(monthly) :lol: kidding....more like weekly

I hear that. Kinda feels like they talk about me at the precinct and say that if they see me, to go ahead and stop me.:bash:

 

[Gas Man]

Next time I get pulled over I'll ask...(monthly) :lol: kidding....more like weekly

You laugh... I use to get pulled over at least weekly...when I owned a certain car... it grabbed way too much attn.

 

[ebbs15]

You laugh... I use to get pulled over at least weekly...when I owned a certain car... it grabbed way too much attn.

well I laugh now cause I sold my truck... my old truck used to get me pulled over anytime I was out past 9... seriously... they just couldn't believe that it was street legal... Hight, Tires, lights, exhaust, ect... one thing they could never get me for was speeding... as that damn thing would only do about 55... down hill... with a tail wind... being pulled by a Semi:lol:

 

[drewpy]

You laugh... I use to get pulled over at least weekly...when I owned a certain car... it grabbed way too much attn.

what car was that attention whoreish? :readng: :nonod:

 

[Gas Man]

It was back in the day when ghetto style was in... tuner crap was just starting...

a 1988 Cougar with dual exhaust, headlight & taillight covers, yellow driving lights, about 2000 watt stereo system, limo tinted windows all the way around (illegal in MI)...ect...

90% of the time it was the windows and lookin suspecious!!

 

[jeeps84]

90% of the time it was the windows and lookin suspecious!!

You mean driving suspicious.:lol:

 

[Gas Man]

Either way... I got pulled over!!

 

[Trip]

I use to get street race inspections on my old truck before I sold it and it was stock. 96 GMC Sonoma SLS with the wide tires and V6 engine. I don't really understand why, maybe the cops were bored in knoxville back when I had it. I never really could figure it out.

 

[R1up0n1]

best of the best of them all! Saves my @ss all the time! but as far as laser goes...they've gotcha for one while using laser, the cop must be parked when using his laser gun, he needs to hit a flat surface to be most accurate, he can not hit the winsheild or the laser will scatter and give back an inaccurate speed.

 

[ebbs15]

best of the best of them all! Saves my @ss all the time! but as far as laser goes...they've gotcha for one while using laser, the cop must be parked when using his laser gun, he needs to hit a flat surface to be most accurate, he can not hit the winsheild or the laser will scatter and give back an inaccurate speed.

where do you have it mounted?

 

[R1up0n1]

where do you have it mounted?

I keep the passport 8500 mounted in the center of the windsheild, however this one is rated the best for picking up laser, and radar. Sometimes I pick up a hit about a mile before I actually see the cop. Obviously if he's just sitting there and waiting for you to approach and pulls that trigger on a laser gun...you are screwed.

 

[ebbs15]

How much it run you?