955 Laser Save

[Paperlantern]

On my way to work, PSL 45mph, im not late or anything its just a 4 lane, straight, smooth 2 way street in a kind of industrial area, just businesses and things, not really any houses so i'm cruising at a comfortable 56-57 mph, not flying but this road is straight and open with low traffic so its easy to do. I'm still a good 1/3 of a mile from the intersection that I need to make a right turn at. LASER... instantly pump the brakes down to 48 or 49 and coast the rest of the way down to 45. Dont see anything, dont see anything, im looking around, getting closer to the intersection, finally i see the local LEO off to the right in a knocked down hotel parking lot that sits on the corner of the intersecting roads. He's partially covered by a combination of shrubs, debris from the wrecked building, a telephone pole and a sign, but his window is down shooting laser up the road.

I'm calling it a save, but who knows, he could have gotten me and wanted a bigger fish, who knows, but i slowed down less then a second after it went off so if he took that long to get lock it might of saved my bacon.

About 20 minutes later I came back to the same intersection and on the other side of it (as if i had gone straight through it instead of turning right) about 250 ft up the road was the LEO with a customer. I felt for him but dang was I glad to have my 955 today.

[djrams80]

I'd guess you were under his ticket threshhold.

[Paperlantern]

12 over isn't under ALOT of LEO's thresholds, but hey i'm not complaining, no ticket

[stevo1569]

yea you got lucky, I know the cops in my area give citations for 10 over. No questions, no if, ands, or buts. You got lucky!

[CJR238]

Good potential save, I have had quite a few like this and im starting to think you have about a second to slow down before laser actually gets your speed.

My scenarios I was doing almost twice the speed limit or 10-15 over, there is no way they'd pass that up unless they didn't get my speed till I slowed or conditions prevented them.

[corkguykev]

its quite possible that he had a delay in getting a reading on your car and that you reacted in time to make it a save alright

no doubt luck played a part also though

[Paperlantern]

Yeah, I was thinkng that since the size of the beam is only what a foot wide at 1000', and i was about 1/4 to a 1/3 of a mile away thats about what 1400 - 1700 feet? Ish? so maybe a beam about 15 - 17" wide, if i got a reading maybe he was too high at first?

Ive had 3 laser encounters since ive been driving, where ive been the target. Ive had others where I was not the target but still got a reading, one i was VERY pleased with was down near Cincy, I was in the far right lane, 4 lanes wide freeway, he was in the center median and i got a reading 1/4 mile before i even SAW him, MANY cars in between him and myself, I was 2 seconds from thinking it was a false from something in the area, but there he was.

One where I was the target was YEARS ago before I got my 955. I was running a Uniden LRD937 i think and was roaring up 71 north to cleveland on a printer call (it was a late call and I was pissed I had to go because I was not gonna be home for dinner so to speak, and i was salary), well it went off on laser and i stood on the brakes(I was PSL +20 at least), and got back to PSL (or close to it), and that was my FIRST laser encounter. I was a lurker here at the time, and thought sure I was a gonner since most of the talk about laser was that the detector can only tell you when you got a ticket, so i coasted past him around PSL expecting him to pull out, but he didnt. A that point i figured laser wasnt as unbeatable as I thought, and every laser encounter Ive had since (all 2 more so far), I have reacted as quick as i could and have not gotten a ticket.

The other one was PSL +15 or so, so I really think it takes them at least 1 - 2 seconds to get aim on your plate or wherever
to get a reading, and all the while they are shooting you is time that your RD can catch it and warn you, and if it does, you have a fighting chance. I'm sure they will KNOW if they see your front end dive, but what can they do, if the number they get says only 68 or even 65... in a 65... they may know, but they cant pull you over really.

Laser isnt unbeatable... least i dont think so. Maybe im just UBER lucky, 3 laser hits at PSL +12 or MORE, no ticket.

[Carrots]

Ive had 3 laser encounters since ive been driving, where ive been the target. Ive had others where I was not the target but still got a reading

With my limited experiences in laser detection I've had similar results, whether or not they can be called saves is debatable.

I've read a lot about laser detection being next to useless around here. In my book any additional help with looking for Mr Plod hiding in the weeds is more than welcome, and under the right circumstances it's far from useless.

[CJR238]

This is how i look at it:

I expect laser sensitivity to be completely useless, however i do hope to get lucky with it.

[Paperlantern]

This is how i look at it:

I expect laser sensitivity to be completely useless, however i do hope to get lucky with it.

Not exactly sure how you can say that, 12 over, 15 over, and 15+ over, got hit with laser, like, no question i was target, i GOT HIT, and did not get a ticket, if thats not completely USEFUL i dunno what is.