Bad news in Gwinnett GA

[M6D]

Local GCPD officers going through LIDAR certification are being told to aim for the sideview mirrors. Fortunately, they can't take shots under 500' to court, so the beam should be wide enough to trigger a well placed jammer head.

Interesting!

[trailtow]

where did you find thid info out from? must of been all that JTG steagul was doin

[M6D]

where did you find thid info out from? must of been all that JTG steagul was doin

This came from an officer recently certified to use laser in Gwinnett. I was unaware of the sub-500' prohibition - apparently on the GSP can take hidden shots, shots greater than 20 degrees off axis or shots under 500'.

Don't take my word for the GSP info; do your own research. This officer is less knowledgeable about laser and countermeasures than many of us are, but you can take what he says about his training to the bank.

[Motor On]

Time for a LEO strobe mirrors and jammer heads placed in the strobe holes?

Should also provide more coverage for the windshield and roof

[Z1NONLY]

So they no longer care if they set off radar detectors?

One of the main adavantages of laser is the ability to "cherry pick" a customer without any of your prospects slaming on the brakes and alerting all the drivers behind them.


Hmmmmm

At least rabbits with RD's will be more useful now...

[category4]

I doubt at distances greater than 500' they can hit a side view mirror without setting of your jammers. I doubt they can even accurately hit your mirror.

I wonder if they would testify to that it court, if they do it really brings in the possibility they hit someone else and not you.

[Stealth Stalker]

I know a few officers who have indeed perfected the manoeuvre pretty well. It's not as difficult as it looks, even freehand.

[bradthemad]

I wonder if they would testify to that it court, if they do it really brings in the possibility they hit someone else and not you.

Exactly.

As for the 500' rule:

40-14-7. Visibility of vehicle from which device is operated

No stationary speed detection device shall be employed by county,
municipal, college, or university law enforcement officers where the
vehicle from which the device is operated is obstructed from the view of
approaching motorists or is otherwise not visible for a distance of at
least 500 feet.

Their vehicle has to be visible for 500'. This has nothing to do with targetting distance. I have heard DeKalb Co. PD running laser traps on multiple occasions calling out distances of under 500'.

[srtga]

- apparently on the GSP can take hidden shots, shots greater than 20 degrees off axis or shots under 500'.

Don't take my word for the GSP info; do your own research. This officer is less knowledgeable about laser and countermeasures than many of us are, but you can take what he says about his training to the bank.

Do you mean that only GSP can do less than 500' and greater than 20 deg OA?

[category4]

I hope they are shooting at greater than 20 degrees off axis.

A lot of them are running less than 500' lately, since most people just pay the ticket anyway what do they have to loose.