Miata Mailing List: December 1995, Message #89
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   From: Dlralt@aol.com
Subject: Re: radar detectors (no Miata content)
   Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 21:48:46 -0500

In a message dated 95-12-01 20:57:13 EST, you write:

>While the range and accuracy of lidar are greater than radar, it's a lot
>more expensive (not really relevent in your case, since they have them
>already).
>
>The notion that you don't get advance warning is a bit of a myth.  There is
>a lot of scatter from a laser bouncing off of things, and that can be
>detected.  No where near the detectability of radar, but the scatter is
>certainly more detectable (detectible?) than instant-on radar (if this isn't
>obvious).  Just something to think about.
>
Does anybody really think that Officer Donut is going to go out of his way to
actually aim a laser unit at a particular car after the novelty of the new
toy wears off? Sounds too labor intensive to me.

Bill