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If the cop car is parked horizontally on the median with the front end facing the southbound traffic, does it mean the LEO is only interested busting speeders traveling southbound but not the opposite northbound traffic? Or the LEO can catch speeders in both directions? Thanks!
depends on the cop, new radars can monitor both directions and it is upto him to opt to monitor only 1 direction or both.
No...Quote:
Originally Posted by a529612
If the car is equiped with a installed radar unit, the car could have an antenna in the front, rear or both.
If the officer is using a hand held gun he could be shooting forward, or could turn it around and shoot to the rear.
How far is it safe? Never, there could be another officer ahead.
Never think for a moment because you saw one officer that there are no more in the area. Keep alert!
I noticed the LEO was looking down. Can a radar unit be operated without much monitoring?
if it is a installed radar unit, he just need to look at the display box on the dash to see the speeds.
But how would he know which particular car is speeding?Quote:
Originally Posted by guit123
there is audio too. check this out: www.cooleysllc.com/radar101.html
nice video.
Any idea what's the range of a typical LEO radar? Sometimes I can see the LEO on the median 5000 ft or more away on a highway and wondering if he can pick me up that far.
i read somewhere it is more than a mile.
Radar from a gun can get your speed in the best conditions at approximately a maximum of 3000ft in moving mode, and a maximum 5500ft in stationary mode depending on the gun.
The fact that the LEO needs to be able to make out who is speeding is important to add to the equation because over 3000ft would be difficult to see whose speeding.