laser gun -> speeding

[lucki_87]

The cop was parked? Like on the shoulder? Was he in his car when he got you? How do you know it was laser?

-Jamie M.

on the ticket it said it was laser

the cop was on the shoulder

it was an undercover

didnt realize until i saw him signalling me telling me to pull over

[toysareforboys]

the cop was on the shoulder

it was an undercover

didnt realize until i saw him signalling me telling me to pull over

My friend got a ticket like this, the under cover was parked on the shoulder and was shooting the laser radar in HIS SIDE VIEW MIRROR! Ticket was thrown out at court because the unit had not been tested to give accurate readings this way.

Sucks you didn't see how he got ya

-Jamie M.

[lucki_87]

My friend got a ticket like this, the under cover was parked on the shoulder and was shooting the laser radar in HIS SIDE VIEW MIRROR! Ticket was thrown out at court because the unit had not been tested to give accurate readings this way.

Sucks you didn't see how he got ya

-Jamie M.

maybe i should ask that in court!

[toysareforboys]

maybe i should ask that in court!

Of course the cop said he didn't when my friend went to court, but he had a dash cam and you could clearly see that he was NOT pointing it in the direction of his car, he was sitting in the drivers seat pointing it right in his sideview mirror!

I had never heard of that before!!!

If you ask the cop in court he'll say it was on a super stabilized tri-pod perfectly perpendicular to the direction of the traffic, which is all BS of course

-Jamie M.

[lucki_87]

i guess i'll wait till i see the disclosure

btw how do i get the disclosure

on the ticket it just give me the option plead guilty or not guilty

[toysareforboys]

i guess i'll wait till i see the disclosure

btw how do i get the disclosure

on the ticket it just give me the option plead guilty or not guilty

You have to go in and plead not guilty first. Put down that you want to contest the officers evidence, you want the officer present for your trial, and you have legal representation.

After you do that we can help you request disclosure (it's just a letter/form you make up, fax it to the courthose that's on the back of your ticket).

-Jamie M.

[3h2b]

Of course the cop said he didn't when my friend went to court, but he had a dash cam and you could clearly see that he was NOT pointing it in the direction of his car, he was sitting in the drivers seat pointing it right in his sideview mirror!

I had never heard of that before!!!

If you ask the cop in court he'll say it was on a super stabilized tri-pod perfectly perpendicular to the direction of the traffic, which is all BS of course

-Jamie M.

Hey, can you tell me more on how your friend got the ticket thrown out? and what do you mean he was pointing in his sideview mirror? Was your friend behind him? or was he approaching the cop and the cop just pointed the radar from his side window?
I got a ticket where the cop was in his car pointing it through his window, and like 50 meters away from me, I saw him slowed down but he still pulled me over. Appreciate your help.

[Brian P]

First of all, we are talking laser here, not radar. There is a huge difference. Laser aims a very narrow beam that has to be aimed directly at a reflective surface of the vehicle being measured. Front license plate is ideal, headlight will also work. Radar has a comparatively wide beam that need not be aimed with precision, but it can capture a speed from anything that happens to be within that beam. The consequence of this is that laser has to be aimed with precision and ideally mounted on a secure platform such as a tripod, and radar need only be pointed in your general direction.

Using laser handheld is supposed to be a no-no, and aiming at another vehicle by bouncing the reflection off the mirror is certainly not in the instruction book.

[3h2b]

First of all, we are talking laser here, not radar. There is a huge difference. Laser aims a very narrow beam that has to be aimed directly at a reflective surface of the vehicle being measured. Front license plate is ideal, headlight will also work. Radar has a comparatively wide beam that need not be aimed with precision, but it can capture a speed from anything that happens to be within that beam. The consequence of this is that laser has to be aimed with precision and ideally mounted on a secure platform such as a tripod, and radar need only be pointed in your general direction.

Using laser handheld is supposed to be a no-no, and aiming at another vehicle by bouncing the reflection off the mirror is certainly not in the instruction book.

I see. Thanks. i will find out what he used first then. I ll get disclosure.

[coyo]

Using laser handheld is supposed to be a no-no

Nowhere have I heard of it being a no-no, I have heard that it's more difficult to get a reading while hand-held though.

[TwistedKestrel]

First of all, we are talking laser here, not radar. There is a huge difference. Laser aims a very narrow beam that has to be aimed directly at a reflective surface of the vehicle being measured. Front license plate is ideal, headlight will also work. Radar has a comparatively wide beam that need not be aimed with precision, but it can capture a speed from anything that happens to be within that beam. The consequence of this is that laser has to be aimed with precision and ideally mounted on a secure platform such as a tripod, and radar need only be pointed in your general direction.

Using laser handheld is supposed to be a no-no, and aiming at another vehicle by bouncing the reflection off the mirror is certainly not in the instruction book.

The beam is narrow, but not as narrow as you think. LIDAR speed measuring devices have specifications for beam spread in their manuals, and the size of the beam at the distances TPS would use them would be measured in inches. I wish I could link an actual manual as an example, but I can't find anything. Have a cheesy website instead: http://www.quattro123.com/StalkerBeamPattern.htm