no advance warning

[ryansandlin]

today coming to work on i10 near beaumont, tx, i was doing around 80 or 85 when i noticed a suburban about half a mile ahead parked on the side of the road.

my x50 was silent.

getting closer, i could tell it was an unmarked sheriff's cruiser.

my x50 was silent.

it was obviously there for traffic, why else would an unmarked sheriff's cruiser sit on the side of the interstate?

my x50 was silent as i passed.

about 5 to 10 seconds after i passed, my x50 alerted to K band, obviously catching his radar from the rear.

any explanation for this? did my x50 fail me, or was he really just not using his radar that much?

the only explanation i can think is that he was using instant on K band and being VERY selective to who he was clocking, as I had no warning prior to seeing him and it didn't alert until i had passed.

please entertain me with your thoughts.

[RacerX]

my guess it was instant on. he may have just finished with a ticket and was getting ready to shop for another customer, so he started using it again and you picked that up.
that happens in a lot of places, including here in AZ.

i've encountered similar experiences as i'm sure others have.
i wouldn't be too concerned at this point.

[Arashi666]

Yeah id say your X50 is working fine, Ive had times like that too, theres just no real inviting speeders to trigger the RADAR over

[TheTexan]

congrats, you just learned the valuable lesson that instant on is DEADLY, glad to hear you didnt get a ticket as proof of that lesson. Looks like your eyes served you well in this case

[WRC]

i've passed by many leo's with no alert at all and got instant-on a few times with the rd being quiet to FULL BLAST when I was right in front of him :x

[Mots]

Not to sound repetitive, but it is most likely a instant on radar gun

[below_the_radar]

X4, sounds like instant-on, the X50 rocks on K-band.