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From: chad@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (darknight)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Bad News- Lasers replace Radar guns
Summary: Palo Alto Police are using Lasers!
Keywords: radar laser police
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Date: 17 Jan 90 07:56:54 GMT
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	All this talk about Radar detectors and Radar Jamming, I just
thought you all might as well know...
	Last summer (1989), I read an article in Omni magazine
(either June, July, or August) that described a new toy that the
Police are testing out.  Seems they now are using Laser based guns to
measure car speeds.  These have the advantage that they can target
INDIVIDUAL cars up to 1000 ft. (and perhaps more), and even if someone
does invent a laser detector, ala. radar detectors, by the time you
detect the beam, you're PEGGED!  (Companies will probably make and
sell a bunch of them anyways.)  In any case, it looks like the future
of speeder detection is coming.
	The scary thing was that the guns are currently being tested
at just a select few police departments, and the article showed a
picture of a Police officer holding his new toy, and behind him in
BOLD letters was a sign saying "Palo Alto Police Department"!  I've
driven through Palo Alto MANY times for shopping, etc. and I live
nearby (except while I'm at College).  Figures that Silicon Valley
would be in the Vanguard of new Police Technology.  :-)  :-)

	In any case, I wouldn't be surprised if ALL radar detectors
are rendered obsolete, unless the public reacts with massive hysteria
towards the police having "Laser Guns".  Any of you Grocery Store
Scanner gurus care to respond?  :-)

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