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From: dkazdan@cwsys3.cwru.edu (David Kazdan)
Subject: Re: Infra-Red Laser police radar guns...
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In article <3343@ria.ccs.uwo.ca> wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes:
>There's been some talk lately about these new police `radar' guns on rec.autos
>(I'm not sure if the term radar applies here).  Anyways, what I want
>to know (from you laser experts) are:
>
>The reflectivity of cars (ie modern cars with lots of front and rear
>reflective plastic lenses vs older cars without them)

I notice that the new Ohio license plates are retro-reflective--I wonder
if this is in preparation for laser speed traps?

		David Kazdan, AD8Y
		dkazdan@cwsys3.cwru.edu