Bugatti Veyron clocked at 210mph in 65 PSL zone

[Lucky225]

Yeah, even I don't drive much over the PSL on the 73. It's rare to get through there without detecting at least one CHP running radar. Just like 604nm says, there are plenty of hills and sweeping turns that are perfect for setting up speed traps on that freeway. It's a toll road that has very light traffic, so it's difficult to find a good rabbit. At 1:30 in the morning, the road was probably completely empty.

For some reason I was thinking this was the 71 EXPRESSWAY in chino hills/Orange County.. I couldn't figure out why ya'll were tripping about speeding on that b/c I did that all the time, then I had to go look at the State Routes again, yea you probably don't want to speed on 73 lol

[djrams80]

For some reason I was thinking this was the 71 EXPRESSWAY in chino hills/Orange County.. I couldn't figure out why ya'll were tripping about speeding on that b/c I did that all the time, then I had to go look at the State Routes again, yea you probably don't want to speed on 73 lol

The 71 is straight as an arrow. There is one sweet hiding spot right at you approach the 91 where CHP likes to set up shop.

[Lucky225]

For some reason I was thinking this was the 71 EXPRESSWAY in chino hills/Orange County.. I couldn't figure out why ya'll were tripping about speeding on that b/c I did that all the time, then I had to go look at the State Routes again, yea you probably don't want to speed on 73 lol

The 71 is straight as an arrow. There is one sweet hiding spot right at you approach the 91 where CHP likes to set up shop.

Yea, that's about the only spot on there, I love the 71

[JDS]

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Should I know who Philip Odegard is?

Don't feel bad... I had no idea who he was until I looked around a bit.

Philip Odegard - Google Profile

All I got from that is that he's TRULY nobody. And the photo posted above leads me to conclude that he's the Stig's chav cousin.

Negative, again, in California 100mph+ is STILL an infraction. Now at 210mph, you might be able to get charged with wreckless driving, but theoretically, the speed in mph is not the only factor that can be used to issue a wreckless driving ticket.

I wish the cops around here saw it that way. My next PSL+30 ticket is probably going to get me a misdemeanor charge.

So he got hit by C/O I suppose? Will a good RD save him from a ticket @200+mph?

That would actually be a great RDnet experiment some day...take a Porsche GT2 with the ceramic composite brakes out to some deserted, dead-straight highway, set up a C/O radar trap, wind it up to 200 mph, and then 10/10ths brake the instant the V1 lights up. See who wins, the brakes or the radar gun.

[Zapple]

That would actually be a great RDnet experiment some day...take a Porsche GT2 with the ceramic composite brakes out to some deserted, dead-straight highway, set up a C/O radar trap, wind it up to 200 mph, and then 10/10ths brake the instant the V1 lights up. See who wins, the brakes or the radar gun.

No competition, Porsche wins.

[JDS]

That would actually be a great RDnet experiment some day...take a Porsche GT2 with the ceramic composite brakes out to some deserted, dead-straight highway, set up a C/O radar trap, wind it up to 200 mph, and then 10/10ths brake the instant the V1 lights up. See who wins, the brakes or the radar gun.

No competition, Porsche wins.

How far could the radar pick it up on a perfectly straight highway?

[Zapple]

Over 9 miles.

Speed Zones - Long Range Test

[904nm]

From "The Basic Radar Gun (Police Traffic Radar Handbook)":

"Traffic radar detection range varies with model and unit, and target. Maximum range can be as high as a mile (1.6 km) or more for large targets under good conditions, or as low as a hundred feet (30 m) or less for small targets under bad conditions. Factors that effect detection range include;

* Radar parameters
-- transmit power (chapter 8.3 -- Power Density)
-- antenna gain (size) (chapter 5.3 -- Antenna Limitations, and appendix E -- Technical Details)
-- receiver sensitivity (appendix D -- Range Equation)
-- integration period (sample time); longer period (time), greater range
-- frequency (appendix D -- Range Equation)

* target Radar Cross Section (RCS) -- chapter 2.2
-- varies with size (surface area), frequency, and angle

* noise sources (chapter 5.5 -- Interference, and chapter 5.1 -- NHTSA Tests)
-- near-by transmitters, high voltage lines/transformers, etc.

* atmospheric conditions (chapter 5.5 -- Interference / Natural)
-- temperature, humidity, weather, etc. "

[Stealth Stalker]

Yeah, nine miles is how far the RD receives it, not how far the radar gun can pick you up at.

[Zapple]

Yeah, nine miles is how far the RD receives it, not how far the radar gun can pick you up at.

Thought that was what he was asking, oops.