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From: jeffg@shamu.WV.TEK.COM (Jeff C. Glover)
Newsgroups: rec.autos,sci.electronics,misc.consumers
Subject: Re: the laser speed measuring device
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Date: 29 Nov 89 19:12:14 GMT
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In article <89331.143759BHB3@PSUVM.BITNET> in misc.consumers,
Brent H. Besler writes:
> [discussion of infrared speed-measuring device ommitted]
>                          I would say a police scanner would be the best real
> countermeasure.

Most of the time the speed measuring is done by a single officer.  This
means the only communications will be a license plate check that you'll
have no idea of where it's coming from unless the officer deems it
important to the dispatcher.

Even if they're running a speed trap with multiple cars, the
communications is often of the form 'Red Camaro, Idaho Plates, 75',
again with no indication of location.  Here in the Portland area they
use the same frequency that they use for dispatch, which means that the
transmission could have come from anywhere within about 500 square
miles.

Besides, it's illegal in some states to carry a mobile police-band
receiver.  Not that such a law stops anyone.  We were talking about
evading the police anyway, right? :-)

Jeff

Disclaimer: All opinions expressed within this article are mine.


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