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From: john@gcc-milo.ARPA (John Allred)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Laser Pulse Speed Enforcing
Message-ID: <482@gcc-milo.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 3-Mar-86 10:07:16 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  3 10:07:16 1986
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In article <416@watmum.UUCP> tjsmedley@watmum.UUCP (Trevor J. Smedley) writes:
>If the laser beam is only a couple of millimeters
>wide, then the chances of it hitting the sensor for your dectctor are
>pretty slim.

Very true, Trevor.  However, if the beam is only a millimeter wide, that means
that the cop must *aim* it at you.  That means he *must* see you, and then aim,
which translates into a nontrivial time lag, which can be used to slow down.
-- 
John Allred
General Computer Company 
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