Actual RDs on the road?

[TahoeKid]

I tried to find statistics for the number of RDs as a percentage of cars on the road. I know that no one that I work with (about 45 individuals) has one. I thought it curious that LE agencies go to such lengths to 'fight' RDs when (unless I am way wrong here) there aren't that many to bother with. Perhaps it is a regional thing?

Just curious.

[thx1138]

http://www.workzonesafety.org/files/...ts/07-2908.pdf

You can find some stats in this article...

[TahoeKid]

http://www.workzonesafety.org/files/...ts/07-2908.pdf

You can find some stats in this article...

Nice info - thanks.

[supercowpowers]

I thought it curious that LE agencies go to such lengths to 'fight' RDs when (unless I am way wrong here) there aren't that many to bother with. Perhaps it is a regional thing?

Chicken or egg... Maybe a lot of people once had an RD, but stopped using it because they perceived it to be "useless" because of IO and laser? (This is completely unsubstantiated and just a conjecture.)

[voyager7]

Chicken or egg... Maybe a lot of people once had an RD, but stopped using it because they perceived it to be "useless" because of IO and laser? (This is completely unsubstantiated and just a conjecture.)

I would agree with this.
When laser came out my dad told me my rd would be useless because they all would shoot laser now.
They get better equipment then we get better stuff and so on it goes.

[lidper24]

I've noticed a lot more people around here (central IL) have some form of RD than I ever see in MA.

[95blklsc]

I see VERY few up here in MA. When I do see one its usually junk. I have been playing with my bushnell on the highway and on an hour drive I MIGHT see one or two during non rush hour times. During rush hour I might see four or five.

[OldGoat]

http://www.workzonesafety.org/files/...ts/07-2908.pdf

You can find some stats in this article...

fabulous find, thank-you-very-much

I'm always curious about strategy - interesting juxtaposition of technology and technique

An encounter of this nature is a vote for both a stealthy Belscort AND the awareness of a V-1 - -
"One of the findings when developing specifications for the drone radar was the discovery of a radar detector that failed to detect the signal of the drone. This inexpensive radar detector model purchased at a large department store may be one of many models that fail to detect drone radar."

"The most important position in the setup was Station 1 because this location was placed in advance of the drone radar, outside of the signal range, but within the work zone signage area to obtain a normal work zone speed. The observer at station 2 recorded speeds inside the detection zone of the drone radar. Since the radar gun was inside the range of the drone radar’s range limit, it didn’t matter whether vehicles detected the radar gun’s signal.
The data collected at Station 3, downstream of the drone radar and outside of the detection zone, provided researchers with data to determine if the vehicles returned to their normal speed after detecting the drone and failing to locate law enforcement. Some radar detectors may have detected the radar gun’s signal at this station, but this was minimized due to the triggered mechanism of the gun."
Radar detectors were identified using a VG-4 frequency RDD at Station 1

At Station 1, speeds were recorded using a triggered type laser gun while a triggered type radar gun was used at Station’s 2 and 3. The use of the laser gun at Station 1 was important because researchers did not want vehicles reacting to the radar prior to the detection of the drone. Vehicles were tracked going away from the laser gun to minimize the chance that a vehicle equipped with a laser/radar detector would detect the laser. Individual speeds of those vehicles equipped with radar detectors were also recorded to see if they decreased their speeds when encountering the drone radar’s signal. After the RDD identified a vehicle at Station 1 containing a radar detector, the speed was recorded and a description of the vehicle was radioed to Station 2. The speed of the same vehicle at Station 2 was noted for further analysis. Ideally, using Hi-Star Nu-metrics speed detection instruments would have increased the accuracy of the data, but due to time and cost restraints, this technology was not used."

Chicken or egg... Maybe a lot of people once had an RD, but stopped using it because they perceived it to be "useless" because of IO and laser? (This is completely unsubstantiated and just a conjecture.)

I would agree with this.
When laser came out my dad told me my rd would be useless because they all would shoot laser now.
They get better equipment then we get better stuff and so on it goes.

even X-band hasn't gone away

[DirtLife08]

Around here i actually see alot of RD but nothing very good. where i work however there is a V1 to 9500s and my X50. It just depends where you are

[v1user]

Around here i actually see alot of RD but nothing very good. where i work however there is a V1 to 9500s and my X50. It just depends where you are

I see the cheapest of the cheapest on 70 and v1's or nothing on 40.