Re: police radar range

[TrmpetDave@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 11/5/99 7:38:06 AM, sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< Yep, it varies greatly. If you're the only vehicle on the road and the
officer is using a modern radar gun, I'd guess nearly a 1/2-mile range.
The bigger problem, as you alluded to, is that a typical radar beam fans
out pretty quickly and makes it difficult to pick a single vehicle out
of a pack. That's why officers wait until you're pretty close (1/8th of
a mile) before zapping you.
 >>

It's also why, when they zap a phalanx of approaching vehicles, the ones that 
immediately slow down are telling him they have radar detectors and guilty 
consciences.

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