Re: Speed trap detection

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dean Barrett wrote:

> Probably not the answer Graham was looking for :)


:-)

> Laser detection can be up to 2 miles away - the signal bounces from
> cars as
> they are trapped - as long as you are not the first car to be trapped
you
> will have time.


I'd have less confidence in the sensor being lit by a stray laser than
reflected radar...

> Alternatively treat yourself to a laser diffuser - this will confuse
the
> nice policemans gun and give him an error reading. As long as you have
a
> switch to turn it off and slow down after its warning you'll be ok.
Laser
> diffusers are illegal though !


Indeed. Someone was prosecuted for using one recently...

> Thanks to all these great little gadgets i've still got a clean
license -
> which can be a bugger with the old car topping out around 175mph - but
> never
> on the highway of course ;)


Still clean here too, and no gadgets used ;-)

Jim