Re: police radar range

[TrmpetDave@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 11/5/99 6:50:41 AM, DArnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
writes:

<< I know this is kind of a "how long is a piece of string" type question, 
but I will give it a try.  Does anyone know the effective range of police 
radar....say on a clear day.  It may vary by type of radar or laser and brand 
and atmospheric conditions, but this morning (in my cage) I was going down a 
three lane freeway limited to 45 mph.  I was in the left hand lane (as my 
speedometers always seem to have a Class 'A' personality), and my detector 
started to give signs of a "stop & rob mobster".  As I was just clearing the 
crest of the overpass, he was visible, straight shot clear view, maybe an 
eighth of a mile away.  Luckily I took heed to the detector's warnings, and 
other motorists brakelights, and the fact that this construction zone is 
their little gold mine.  I was slowed down to 45 shortly after gaining a 
visual.  If line of sight was good enough for the officer to get a "clock" on 
me, I would have been in trouble.  However, the detector gave off relatively 
weak warnings!
 until I was about a hundred and fifty feet away from the patrol car, where 
it went crazy.  This leads me to the question of the effective range of these 
radars.  There was traffic behind me and to my right, so the uncertainty of 
"Who was speeding" might have saved me, that is if he was able to read my 
speed from about an eighth of a mile away??...or maybe he didn't want to 
fight through the thick slug of traffic that would have been between him and 
me if he were to persue me, or perhapse he was looking for a greater 
offender. 


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Your are right-by not telling us what kind of detector you were using, your 
question becomes "how long is a piece of string?" Was it a Valentine? They 
are the best.

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