Hey guys,
I'm from NSW, Australia, and last night did some open road driving up to Coffs Harbour.
The only time I use my Bel XR is when I'm doing long driving, so I get the usual K band falses when on highway mode as I drive past service stations and through small towns.
I've had the laser warning go off once before, so I know that works, but last night I passed right by a highway patrol car on the side of the road, and my unit did absolutely nothing, not one thing within 10 minutes or 20 minutes after driving past it.......
This worries me... I've had no service warnings come up on the unit, and about 20 minutes before hand I had a K band false as I drove past a petrol station.
Question I have, I've heard about the Silver Eagle (The unit the NSW police use on their cars) having a "Hold" mode, and that the officer must perform a "Visual observation and estimation of the targets speed".
My thoughts are since he was on the other side of the road, he might have had a buddy up the road doing LIDAR or radar, but I didn't see any other cars for the next 20 minutes....
But none the less, can anyone on here confirm that HWP in NSW don't always have their radar on?
I've had the unit 2.5 months now, and I've actually never encountered a highway patrol unit! I would really like to see this thing work at some point against a real threat, as I'm getting just a wee worried now :wink:
Cheers guys
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