Snowbelt: Does LEO activity decrease in winter months?

[a529612]

Any idea? I'm thinking about buying a 2nd RD and may postpone it till next year's driving season if that's the case. Thanks!

[lordhamster]

Any idea? I'm thinking about buying a 2nd RD and may postpone it till next year's driving season if that's the case. Thanks!

I find laser activity decreases, but moving radar stays the same.

[a529612]

but moving radar stays the same.

Does that include the median LEOs?

[jdong]

They are definitely alive and kicking in the winter months, but as noted less laser. Radar remains unaffected. Your visibility, however, is pretty compromised as well as your safety when you make visual "OH CRAP BRAKE NOW" judgements without a detector, so it would make sense to get a detector.

[Silverstreak98]

Well also I know I tend to speed much less during the winter for safetys sake.

So I would postpone it, just because I'm speeding much less.

[TSi+WRX]

I find laser activity decreases, but moving radar stays the same.

+1.

And at least for a few of the local townships, it enforcement becomes highly weather-dependent.

A clear weekend usually means that you need to "armor up."

[icantdrive55]

Any idea? I'm thinking about buying a 2nd RD and may postpone it till next year's driving season if that's the case. Thanks!

I have driven with a few cops...and most of them will not do radar enforcement if the weather is crappy...ie..if the snow is flying or raining pretty good. They have other things to worry about like going to accident calls, etc. But, after a good snowstorm when the day is nice, sure...they hide out in the median turnarounds with the high snowpiles and try to nail ya.

Then again, in the winter time, i think we all should take a few MPH off the speedometer.

If you get one, the winter might be a good time just to get used to the radar detector while not driving at blazing speeds.

Good luck!

[hockey005]

id agree with less laser because wat cop wants to freeze his ass off standing outside the car when he can just i/o people

[TSi+WRX]

I have driven with a few cops...and most of them will not do radar enforcement if the weather is crappy...ie..if the snow is flying or raining pretty good. They have other things to worry about like going to accident calls, etc. But, after a good snowstorm when the day is nice, sure...they hide out in the median turnarounds with the high snowpiles and try to nail ya.

Then again, in the winter time, i think we all should take a few MPH off the speedometer.

If you get one, the winter might be a good time just to get used to the radar detector while not driving at blazing speeds.

Good luck!

+1 - Good points, all.

And yes, there's definitely a (good) tendency for our local townships to focus on true SAFETY during periods of bad weather.

[mrcllusb]

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