V1 3.872 laser advance 'SPLASH' warning today - for once.

[dizwiz24]

If you all remember, I had a lot of complaints about laser and my V1 3.872.

Today, I actually got splash warning on I-70.

I was heading east on I-70 about 10 miles east of columbus. The sun was at my back (meaning the V1 couldnt be 'blinded' by it) and I was following a large pickup truck as I was driving my large pickup truck.

V1 was mounted high - to the left of my rear view mirror. I was driving in the left lane.

OSHP trooper was in the center median. Interestingly, he was outside his car with the gun on top of the roof of his police cruiser. He was using his police cruiser to steady the gun by resting the base of the gun on the roof of the cruiser. Young guy too. The reason I mention this is because I hope the new recruits use this method.

Anyways. I got 3 separate alerts of laser. The last of which is when I believe I was targeted. In the first 2 alerts, I was completely blocked by the large truck in front of me.

As with almost all ohio daytime laser traps, this laser trap did not catch me by surprise. The cop was clear out in the median and was using long distance to surprise the majority of motorists who are talking on their cell phones and only looking 200 feet down the road.

A couple things contributed to this success I think:
1. sun was at my back
2. large truck in front of me (same ride height as my large truck)
3. cop was holding the gun higher (resting it on the roof of the car) vs. lower while seated in the car shooting out a pass window.

[NormSky]

You mean scatter? I got scatter through dirty, road salt covered windows of cars ahead. Got to love it!

[Weeth]

Awesome! It's always exciting when the V1 detects scatter. It happened to me once.

Cool story.

[SpeedUp]

It's great to get laser scatter save, but they are way too far and in between. You will get owned by laser if you speed. Just invest in jammers. That's all there is to it. Ohio uses a ton of laser as I'm sure you know by now.

[spartcus]

I got two of them the other day on I-5 and it turn out that there where two WSP on the side shooting.

[Benzr2]

I second that here in ATL my fr and back LI-USAs have saved me to the point of paying for the purchase !!!!

The install can- but not always be a little trying but well worth the time and effort!!!

[dizwiz24]

It's great to get laser scatter save, but they are way too far and in between. You will get owned by laser if you speed. Just invest in jammers. That's all there is to it. Ohio uses a ton of laser as I'm sure you know by now.

Speedup, yes a jammer would be nice.

Though you must understands oshp enforcement methods. They don't hide in trees like cops of the south. They sit wide open plain to view in bright white police cars.

If you are paying attention, you will slow down before they get you.

A lot of people who don't drive ohio, don't seem to believe me. Good eyes are your best dfense

Now, if its night, or a municpal cop ..that's a difft story.

[GreenHorn]

3. cop was holding the gun higher (resting it on the roof of the car) vs. lower while seated in the car shooting out a pass window.

I don't thing the position of the gun really made a difference here. It's most likely the distance and your surroundings that create's scatter.

[nate4488]

good job by the V1 picking up scatter

[NLThor]

I have gotten several laser alerts that are all very similar to this heading into C-bus. As with you, I spotted the trooper long before my V1 alerted. That is the one good thing about OSP, they are usually always easy to spot long before if you are paying attention. I very rarely ever pick up anything from their radar units, every now and then I will pick one up sitting on an on ramp running C/O X-band, but usually they are running straight laser or nothing at all.