NYS Thruway

[afterlifespecialist]

Anybody who lives in NYS or travels along the thruway often enough, if you don't think LIDAR is a HUGE issue, you may wanna change your tune. Today I had the liberty (yeah ha) of traveling from Utica to Rochester, back to Utica, then to Syracuse, then on to Albany, and back to Utica by way of Amsterdam. I encountered 7 speed traps along the way. Of the 7, only 2 alerted me by way of my radar detector. The other 5 traps, I got to see the trooper in the median with his windows down, shooting LIDAR at oncoming traffic. And guess what? My radar detector never alerted laser once. Now bear in mind i don't rely on my radar detector to protect me from LIDAR, and this is a perfect example of why you shouldn't.

On a sidenote, the last trap I encountered was just west of Herkimer, and there was a trooper sitting in the median running C/O Ka... in the middle of a blizzard where people are travelling 20 - 30 UNDER the PSL because of visibility. He was def. trying to be stealthy since we was sitting with his lights off facing east/west so he could chase down people running both east or west. Gotta love the state of NY where even in a blizzard they're "collecting taxes".

[Solidjake]

By any chance did you happen to get a glimpse of the laser guns they were using?

[afterlifespecialist]

I'm not 100% for sure, but it was either a Stalker or a a ProLaser (based on photos I've seen online). In every instance they were sitting in the drivers seat and either shooting out the driver's window or the passenger's window, but no matter what the window they were shooting out of, it was down. I wonder if in NYS they can't shoot through glass? I've noticed alot of LIDAR this year already, much more than I've seen in the past.

[Solidjake]

They have to have the window down, can't shoot with it up. That's why you barely see any laser activity in the winter here. I think they use Pro Laser and Ultralytes here.

When I was testing my jammers a few days ago the V1 would lag behind a bit with hits from Pro Laser, but my Blinders picked it up right away and jammed them without a problem.

Get jammers, seriously. Front AND rear.

[chainsmoker11]

Yep, LIDAR is a huge issue on the NYS Thruway. I know just the spot you are talking about near Herkimer (G/F's family owns a farm there so I travel from Roch to Herkimer a fair amount). The one I love the most is right here.

NYSTrooper can sit and shoot eastbound traffic coming under the bridge. If you are paying attention, you can see him as you crest the hill before the bridge, but I have seen a couple guys, most recently an Ontario driver, get tagged from that spot.

[Qui-Gon]

Guns I've PERSONALLY seen in use are the Ultralyte 100LR and the much older Marksman 20-20.

[KaPro]

X2 Victor. All I have seen the NYSP use are different versions of the LTI series.

[Solidjake]

Yep, LIDAR is a huge issue on the NYS Thruway. I know just the spot you are talking about near Herkimer (G/F's family owns a farm there so I travel from Roch to Herkimer a fair amount). The one I love the most is right here.

I put a thumbsup for that speedtrap on trapster because someone made it turn gray to no confidence.

[Eloi]

My radar detector never alerted laser once. Now bear in mind i don't rely on my radar detector to protect me from LIDAR, and this is a perfect example of why you shouldn't.

I know what you mean ...years ago, pre-trans , hw 87 north of Albany ,
1/2 mile before the 55 ends ...got nailed by Lti ....82/55 ....ouch it hurts ...
Got fine + DRA (driver risk assessment) $ 300 over the fine !

The V-1 never ever alerted

[afterlifespecialist]

Guns I've PERSONALLY seen in use are the Ultralyte 100LR and the much older Marksman 20-20.

Victor, have you noticed a big influx of LIDAR being used out your way in the recent years? I lived out in the Southtowns about 4 years ago and travelled anywhere between 400 and 700 miles a week, all in the Buffalo area. I never really saw much speed enforcement in general, but when I did it was mostly RADAR. I'm just curious as to whether I was totally oblivious at the time, or if they've really stepped it up recently?