Radar/ Laser Detectors?

So...they still have to get a picture of your plate (look for the BIG CAMERA on the side of the road)? If they do, then there are already plate covers and other products on the market. These covers aren’t perfected yet; but if this new technology goes into use technology will catch up as well. Do you remember when Laser was introduced and most people freaked out? Thank God we live in a capitalistic society.

 

V1 is a good unit. i will replace my passport with one if or when they finally make one where you can completely turn off bands. Where I live no cops use x or K. Only Ka or laser. On my passport I have both x and k turned completely off. False alarms are now nearly zero. If Ka goes off it is a cop. If laser goes off it is a cop or those stupid fx-45 with the laser cruise control.

 

You can turn off any band you want on the Valentine One and it also has other programmable options.

http://valentine1.com/lab/MikesLabRpt3.asp

 

I'd consider the V1 if they offered a true concealed unit. I dont want a radar detector stuck to my windshield. My escort srx is totally concealed and works great. I drive like a bat outta hell, saves my neck every day, and its not going off every 10 seconds like my V1 does.

 

Doppler Effect: Apparent frequency change of waves which results when the source and recipient of the waves move toward, and then away, from each other. A shift in frequency caused by satellite movement toward or away from your location. When the satellite is coming toward you, the Doppler shift decreases the frequency. When the satellite is going away from you, the frequency increases. Like the waves from the ocean piling up in front of a storm.

So if you are increasing or decreasing your speed, the SOURCE SOUND changes. This will cause an error in the measuring unit. The unit is dependant on a CONSTANT SOUND FREQUENCY to accurately analyze changes. Again, easy to beat in court.

Add to that, they State would need a sound expert to explain HOW the unit filters, what filters are used, how they can easily be fallible, etc. Trust me, i could easily go on and on. Bring one to court, i could fool it as many times as you desire with a simply test.

Case dismissed

PS: if this thing goes live, would gladly setup a website with said tones, tests, and make sure it scores well in all major search engines.

 

I think a another big problem, at least for now, would be to identify the sound profile of any particular car on busy freeways.

But what really gets me PO'd is that I worked at Battelle (developer of the sound speed detector) in the Northwest while I was a grad student. Battelle prided itself on being a "think tank" having developed the following: (1) the Xerox process; (2) the candy coating on M&Ms; and (3) the process for making copper clad quarters and dimes.

In reality, Battelle was, in my opinion, completely addicted to government funding -- it fed like a hog off of government funds and your tax dollars. Thank's a lot Battelle.......