I hate Spring....

[Donut Patrol]

There is always that day when every LE agency recognizes it's sping. They start using the I/O, motorcycles (my arch nemesis), and are out hunting. All winter they just cruise around using C/O, but for some reason the warm weather brings out the I/O usage.

I had two encounters yesteday, first one the cruiser left his front antenna on (C/O) but it was off angle so when I came over the hill it seemed like I/O. Then when I got past the cruiser still picking up his front antenna he hit the car coming around the corner with a blast of KA (still with in range of his front antenna, so that would have been a save). Next one I was moving right along on one of my back road short cuts, just before I got to there favorite hiding place I thought I'll bet they are there today. Low and behold three seconds later I got a short blip of K. I hauled it right down, and about a 1/2 miles later came around the corner onto a long straight section, sure enough he was hiding off in the bushes, and BAM! full on blast of K. I felt like pointing to my V1 as I drove by, and being like soooo.... you think your sneaky. I'm pretty sure he knew it though since I dont have a car that looks like it should be going exactly the PSL. I would have visually spotted him first anyway, but that extra layer of protection was nice. In 15 I/O encounters the V1 has picked up EVERY K band encounter (9) and only ONE KA encounter (NYSP on a busy day where it might as well have been C/O)...

That was on top of seeing two seperate motorcycle cops (not running anything), but it means they are out. I HATE them, so much harder to spot running I/O than a cruiser, they just disappear in any sort of shadow....

[dinan_one]

People typically don't speed in the winter due to the roads. Thats why they come out full force in the spring.

[partsfreak]

Isnt it how you look at it? I kind of like the challenge of the hunt. They think I am the prey but I am actually hunting them.
Sometimes they will win tho

[newkid]

Isnt it how you look at it? I kind of like the challenge of the hunt. They think I am the prey but I am actually hunting them.
Sometimes they will win tho

+1 They have the advantage but don't under-estimate me

[pwest]

yeah, the LEO are like daffidills, they [pop up as soonas it is NOT unconfortable to get our of the car. Seems tickets are less likely when it is raining out for the same reason

[MEM-TEK]

I like spring since its a good time to test RDs!

[phnxx]

I agree with the post above, Spring is the best time to use your radar to its full potential!

[erickonphoenix]

Isnt it how you look at it? I kind of like the challenge of the hunt. They think I am the prey but I am actually hunting them.
Sometimes they will win tho

I know how you feel.

[whatevah]

Isnt it how you look at it? I kind of like the challenge of the hunt. They think I am the prey but I am actually hunting them.
Sometimes they will win tho

ahh yes. I actually get disappointed when I don't see them in the usual hiding spots. And, oddly enough, enjoy seeing multiple cars working together. In my pre-V1 days, I went over a hill at a safe speed knowing that a common trap was up a head. I wasn't expecting what I saw though... One car parked on a shoulder with the LEO standing in the open door using a handheld Ka gun, calling out victims on radio to the 6 patrol cars slowly rolling on the shoulder 50 yards in front of him. What a sight, that was! The PSL is 50, but the average speed in that section is around 62mph.