Re: Fixing V1 Laser false alerts

[Thomas Emberson <thomas@xxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, Erik Miner wrote:

> Thomas I have to disagree. A laser set up is very different from 
> radar, First the laser is stationary the operator has to sight you 
> then shoots. There is virtually no scatter from a laser gun. So if 
> you get an alert 95% you are tagged. Also the whole bike is a target, 
> laser unlike radar dosen't pass through the bikes body it will bounce 
> off anything just like light.. which it is.

As with RADAR the red laser beam has to bounce off the object being
sensed. So if you think about the front of your bike there is very
little area that is perpendicular to the laser beam. But the head
light being a parabolic can make for a good reflector.