Florida Police having new undetectable radar/laser speed guns? - Page 2

Jammer · 02-02-2006, 12:00 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by icecore

Has this happened before? I thought those radar guns were pretty old...I mean like the actual guns the pigs have are like 30 or so years old...

You dont know much do you.

Police upgrade their equipment all the time. They have to enforce laws and they stay on top of technology pretty well.

icecore · 02-02-2006, 12:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Jammer

Which is a good place to set up a trap to catch speeders.

Yes, and they usually **** people up in that area, but they didn't that day. Remember, I crossed them twice. And usually my rd detects them from a looong distance. That's why it is strange.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jammer

Can you tell us what detector your using?

PNI Silver Bullet, I know, it's not the best one, but it has worked for me so far.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jammer

Well I dont like speed limits either but I obey them when im in town. Speeding belongs out of the highway. I speed when I get on highways so im guilty.

But if you speed all the time be prepared to get speeding tickets. I dont like seeing people ***** about getting tickets intown for speeding when they know the law.

Like I said, this was not downtown, 0% chance of running over pedestrians and stuff, speed limit is 45 which is so ridiculously low for this area, that’s why everybody speeds there.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jammer

You dont know much do you. Police upgrade their equipment all the time. They have to enforce laws and they stay on top of technology pretty well.

No, I don't know much about that stuff, thats why I am asking you guys

Wiredwrx · 02-02-2006, 01:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by icecore

Like I said, this was not downtown, 0% chance of running over pedestrians and stuff, speed limit is 45 which is so ridiculously low for this area, that’s why everybody speeds there.

And that is why they were sitting there.

It is a big mistake to assume that the cops enforce the law because of the danger present. They enforce the law because the speed limit is being ignored, and because they need to generate revenue for the state, and because it is thier job.

You think that there is no point in sitting there because there is no danger to pedestrians. But, they can sit there, and stop EVERYONE because EVERYONE is going faster then the posted speed limit, and give out tens, if not hundreds, of tickets in one sitting.

Michael

icecore · 02-02-2006, 01:31 PM

I know that, I am totally aware that the police is not there to help us but to make $$$ (My honest opinion).
But they were not effin people over. There was only one police car on the median, the other ~10 pigs on the side of the street with their speed guns were by foot, so they could not even have people pulled over, and they didn't that day.

Wiredwrx · 02-02-2006, 01:50 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by icecore

I know that, I am totally aware that the police is not there to help us but to make $$$ (My honest opinion).
But they were not effin people over. There was only one police car on the median, the other ~10 pigs on the side of the street with their speed guns were by foot, so they could not even have people pulled over, and they didn't that day.

Perhaps they were having donuts and coffee, having a meeting, or just ******* with people, or teaching them, Hey, we could be right here giving you tickets, and you wouldn't know until it was too late. Perhaps they were testing a new radar gun, with out issuing tickets. It is possible.

Michael

rev2 · 02-02-2006, 01:57 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by sdashiki

I find it hilarious they even make laser detectors as an option because its basically to let you know you are "****ed" and to pull over.

Yeh. The v1 has laser detection. I find it stupid for the aforementioned reason.

Daley · 02-02-2006, 02:09 PM

Man, it's good to have a cop in the forum - straight answers, direct from the source.

As for what they were doing, it really seems like they were testing. Not sure if they'd have uniformed officers doing such, but I really don't know enough to be able to comment on that one.

Michael's right about the technology though - something has to be emitted, bounced off the moving object, and detected (and therefore measured). If the emitting device can detect it, then something else (ie: a radar detector) can and will be built to do just that.

Bottom line is that it's a cat-and-mouse game. The authorities have to stay ahead of the bad guys, and the market has to keep up with emerging technology. If there is something new, there will soon be something to combat it, and then there will be something new to out-do that, and the circle will continue.

Curiosity · 02-02-2006, 02:53 PM

I'd say they are testing something new as well. It happened to me too about a week ago. About a year ago I was getting laser from moving cars, so I'm just totally confused.

Shelbrain · 02-02-2006, 08:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Wiredwrx

However, it is possible that they are using a new technology or frequency that your particular detector doesn't pick up, or perhaps, they have introduced some sort of new technology that send such a minute/short duration signal that the detector does not have enough sensitivity or detection ability for that length of signal. in that case, it is probably just a matter of time before someone comes up with something to detect it.

This is exactly what I was told by one of my FHP buddies that I was talking to last week. He stated that these new guns will render all the current detectors nearly useless.

icecore · 02-02-2006, 09:37 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Daley

Man, it's good to have a cop in the forum - straight answers, direct from the source.

I agree, thanks for the info, whatever I say about the pigs, it doesn't count for you.

Quote: Originally Posted by Shelbrain

This is exactly what I was told by one of my FHP buddies that I was talking to last week. He stated that these new guns will render all the current detectors nearly useless.

No *****in way!!! Any specific info about that?

partyharty · 02-02-2006, 11:12 PM

They may have been running some kind of certification class with the new radar guns. Cops have to be certified to run the Radar equipment (and recertified within a certain time period). I dunno but it could be possible.

c-ya
Chris

Bugbyte · 02-02-2006, 11:14 PM

Don't know for sure but one possibility is Ultra Wide Band (UWB). My company has been looking into using the to do range-finding. They work really well on large hunks of metal. One of the appealing aspects is that they take little power and work well on big hunks of metal.

I don't think a radar detector would pick up UWB.