Monday, Jul 07, 2008 at 02:44
Well Warfer - you were one of those who claimed that radar detectors WILL NOT detect lasers.
The simple fact is that you are WRONG.
The fact that you have a mate who said that his does not detect them does not mean that all units out there are the same. There are plenty of cheap versions around - maybe that's what your mate had. The better brands, of which Beltronics is only one, have been able to detect laser for years.
And the range at which a decent unit can detect laser is some kilometers, so it is quite possible to detect them before the cops are even trying to record your speed. It is not unusual at all for the detector to detect a laser when it is being aimed at a vehicle
well in front of you, giving you plenty of warning of what is ahead - I have had this happen many times. You are correct in that if the cops have not turned on their laser until they have you in their sights, then your warning will come too late, as they will usually have recorded your speed before you have time to react.
Where I was working until recently (a gold
mine), the "plastic policemen" as we called them (security) had both "K band" radar and laser speed detectors. On a long straight on the access road into site, I could detect either of these some 5 or more km away as they were training them on vehicles in front of me.
As far as the false readings go, I think I agreed with your comments in my previous post. I don't bother using
mine in the city or major built up areas where you do get a lot of false readings. And I usually keep my speed a bit below the limit in these areas anyway, so trying to use it in these circumstances is a bit pointless. But out on the open road, I can't ever remember getting a false reading. If the thing goes off, there is a cop around somewhere. And on a lot of the open roads over here over long distances, the temptation to sit a little bit above the posted 110 limit is difficult to resist in the right conditions.
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