Hello

[LooseCannon]

I ran across this forum while trying to find information on Texas DPS using laser. I got hit with one yesterday in the middle of nowhere West Texas. Prior to that I didn't think they used laser. According to post here, they do.
Well this seems like a great forum, hope I can become an active participant.

[snoopyc4]

Welcome to the forum. Texas DPS does use laser and Ka 34.7. What RD do you own?

[Stealth Stalker]

According to post here, they do.

What are you referring to as a "post"? Do you mean you talked to someone at the local DPS office?

Last I heard, DPS was NOT using laser, and stopped last year when the Texas Supreme Court ruled that laser did not enjoy judicial notice, and was therefore not certified as admissible evidence. DPS was probably the only agency in the state to stop using laser when that ruling came out because, well, the others don't care if it is admissible or not, since most drivers just pay the ticket anyhow.

Regardless, I'd like to see some confirmation that DPS is again using laser, because I don't think they are. I think you probably just got a false alert on your detector.

[snoopyc4]

According to post here, they do.

What are you referring to as a "post"? Do you mean you talked to someone at the local DPS office?

I think he is referring to the post by kpatz, the radar by towns one. It has on there that Texas DPS uses laser.

[Stealth Stalker]

Ah! I bet you're right. I was thinking that by "here", he meant where he lives, not "here" at the forum, lol. Doh! Anyhow, I seriously doubt he got a laser hit from DPS. It was either a local, or more likely, a false alert.

[djrams80_2]

All the State Troopers I've come across use I/O. I was driving behind one, and he didn't turn on his radar untill a car came over the hill. After he got his speed, he turned it off, turned around and went after the car.

[Scarrzz]

All the State Troopers I've come across use I/O. I was driving behind one, and he didn't turn on his radar untill a car came over the hill. After he got his speed, he turned it off, turned around and went after the car.

Not fun, very much not fun.

I will be moving to El Paso in a couple of months. If they don't use laser there ( or it isn't admissible in court anyway ) then why did I just spend all this $$.$$ on a Blinder system?

Anyway, In the words of Guns & Roses, "Welcome to the Jungle."

[Stealth Stalker]

I will be moving to El Paso in a couple of months. If they don't use laser there ( or it isn't admissible in court anyway ) then why did I just spend all this $$.$$ on a Blinder system?

Because DPS aren't the only cops in West Texas.

[Scarrzz]

Forewarned is forearmed though.

Thanks to you, Stealth Stalker, I'll be taking any laser ticket I may get in Texas into the court system.

While it is the most fun, the BatCycle isn't the only thing I drive. It is my only vehicle with a Blinder.