That laser gun bastard
#26
Heck
Yellow RX8 must have stealth modes i very rarely stick to the speed limit , have been stopped 3 times , but never booked .
It must be my natural charm , and i do mention to the officer that i have contacts in high places . HYMEE , WILDCARD etc.
My worst captured times was a supposed 175 km in a 70km zone however after re: reading his speed laser he suggested that it may have been misreading my speed by 105km ha.ha.ha. and gave me smile and a suggestion of slowing down .
My natural charm worked once again .
HAddock good to see you come out of hybernation.
michael
Yellow RX8 must have stealth modes i very rarely stick to the speed limit , have been stopped 3 times , but never booked .
It must be my natural charm , and i do mention to the officer that i have contacts in high places . HYMEE , WILDCARD etc.
My worst captured times was a supposed 175 km in a 70km zone however after re: reading his speed laser he suggested that it may have been misreading my speed by 105km ha.ha.ha. and gave me smile and a suggestion of slowing down .
My natural charm worked once again .
HAddock good to see you come out of hybernation.
michael
#27
Guys, the brighter the car, the more reflective it is to radar & laser.
In the case about the rego plates, I am talking laser detecion as thats the 1st point the cop aims at for a signal.
If your in VIC & change the paint of your front plate from its gloss black background to a matt black background. You will reduce your (laser) detection range by a noticable amount. (radar by a lesser amount)
In NSW, the white background plates (talking NSW premium design here) despite changing the glossy white backgrond to a matt white will not reap the same reduction in detection range that the VIC plates will get.
I agree that the cops can't hold a steady (pencil like) laser beam on your plate but its the plate that gives the best reflections back to the laser gun. A quick pan across the front of the car & before you can blink its picked up a signal from plate relections before any other part of the car reflects.
This is why the reflectivity of the plate has to be brought down to where it equals the rest of the car. Thus giving a reduction in detection range.
Example........ a Black RX-7 (sleek, low, pop up lights) with Vic rego plates is much harder to detect meaning its laser range could be just 150m
Example......... a yellow RX-8 (fatter, taller, exposed lights) with NSW regos plates is much easier to detect meaning its laser range could be 300m
(dont quote me on those ranges, there educated estimates)
The 150m difference could be enough time to spot the cops & slow down to a normal speed before they can get a fix on you.
In the case about the rego plates, I am talking laser detecion as thats the 1st point the cop aims at for a signal.
If your in VIC & change the paint of your front plate from its gloss black background to a matt black background. You will reduce your (laser) detection range by a noticable amount. (radar by a lesser amount)
In NSW, the white background plates (talking NSW premium design here) despite changing the glossy white backgrond to a matt white will not reap the same reduction in detection range that the VIC plates will get.
I agree that the cops can't hold a steady (pencil like) laser beam on your plate but its the plate that gives the best reflections back to the laser gun. A quick pan across the front of the car & before you can blink its picked up a signal from plate relections before any other part of the car reflects.
This is why the reflectivity of the plate has to be brought down to where it equals the rest of the car. Thus giving a reduction in detection range.
Example........ a Black RX-7 (sleek, low, pop up lights) with Vic rego plates is much harder to detect meaning its laser range could be just 150m
Example......... a yellow RX-8 (fatter, taller, exposed lights) with NSW regos plates is much easier to detect meaning its laser range could be 300m
(dont quote me on those ranges, there educated estimates)
The 150m difference could be enough time to spot the cops & slow down to a normal speed before they can get a fix on you.
#28
Originally posted by AMG
I recently got caught driving in excess of 100km/hr (I think about 130) in a 60 zone in the early day light hours. Got pulled over and told the cop I was evading a road rager (truth was it was a drag). .... Dangerous driving was my concern, but my pager went off and told the cop I am now in a rush to see a patient for emergency treatment. He let me go. Pheew!
Saved by the profession!
I recently got caught driving in excess of 100km/hr (I think about 130) in a 60 zone in the early day light hours. Got pulled over and told the cop I was evading a road rager (truth was it was a drag). .... Dangerous driving was my concern, but my pager went off and told the cop I am now in a rush to see a patient for emergency treatment. He let me go. Pheew!
Saved by the profession!
To DMRH
Last edited by takahashi; 12-30-2003 at 04:05 PM.
#30
Submandular abscess.. I have my Merck manual next to me. If they die with airway obstruction I don't think even your RX-7 is fast enough!
Hey I also found this page re: radar detector
http://www.radarlaser.com.au/hist9750.htm
Hey I also found this page re: radar detector
http://www.radarlaser.com.au/hist9750.htm
#32
They couldn't determine the speed. They were not behind me, and no speed detection method used. They saw me from a side street.
This too is dangerous driving:
"If you are travelling east down Melbourne st, and then turn left into Mann Tce at 60 kph with the foot down, in third gear, with DSC and TC off, it takes about 5 seconds before the back end kicks in after a massive fish tail. I have reliably proved this after my third test."
This too is dangerous driving:
"If you are travelling east down Melbourne st, and then turn left into Mann Tce at 60 kph with the foot down, in third gear, with DSC and TC off, it takes about 5 seconds before the back end kicks in after a massive fish tail. I have reliably proved this after my third test."
#35
That's not the point. You were doing double the speed limit, and a cop saw you. So he might not be able to get you for speeding, but he could for dangerous driving.
I don't care if you are doing that speed, personally, unless it is down my street or you hurt someone I know if you crash.
But the cop has a job to do and he should have done it.
I don't care if you are doing that speed, personally, unless it is down my street or you hurt someone I know if you crash.
But the cop has a job to do and he should have done it.
#36
Now dbb, I don't want to get into a slanging match. But lets get things staright, the situation was: Dequetiville Terrace, 6am Sunday morning, No cars on the road, let alone pedestrians or bikes.
My car: 1989 MX5, modified everything including brakes and suspension. At 100km/hr can out brake a commodore doing 60km/hr. At 130km/hr can out brake many "road worthy" registered cars doing 60km/hr, including old beetles, kingswoods, datsun 120y's, corollas, etc. I am not reckless and would not speed down a side street. My driving skills, I believe, are very good. Yes I was above the limit, but the circumstances were safe.
You think I should have lost my licence. You are judging me!
However you turn corners at 60km/hr with the tail hanging out.
It is my opinion that 130km/hr in a straight line is safer than fishtailing a croner at 60km/hr. More cars and pedestrians are dmaged around corners than in a straight line. You believe that because there are no cops around what you are doing is OK. I do not judge you.
My car: 1989 MX5, modified everything including brakes and suspension. At 100km/hr can out brake a commodore doing 60km/hr. At 130km/hr can out brake many "road worthy" registered cars doing 60km/hr, including old beetles, kingswoods, datsun 120y's, corollas, etc. I am not reckless and would not speed down a side street. My driving skills, I believe, are very good. Yes I was above the limit, but the circumstances were safe.
You think I should have lost my licence. You are judging me!
However you turn corners at 60km/hr with the tail hanging out.
It is my opinion that 130km/hr in a straight line is safer than fishtailing a croner at 60km/hr. More cars and pedestrians are dmaged around corners than in a straight line. You believe that because there are no cops around what you are doing is OK. I do not judge you.
#37
People that come to my emergency department is not driving fast but driving drunk... or just can't drive.
I have been the trauma registrar for 6 months at one of the major trauma centre in Melbourne and have not seen a person with highly modified / or even sport car that come in badly injured.
The worst are the old commandore drivers.... no offense but when I saw them with smashed pelvis and cracked skull. I doubt their courage to go even 20 kmh over the limit let alone they are also drunk.
I have been the trauma registrar for 6 months at one of the major trauma centre in Melbourne and have not seen a person with highly modified / or even sport car that come in badly injured.
The worst are the old commandore drivers.... no offense but when I saw them with smashed pelvis and cracked skull. I doubt their courage to go even 20 kmh over the limit let alone they are also drunk.
#39
Originally posted by MadMAX
Isn't repainting your number plate illegal? I am fairly sure that it is in queensland anyway...
Cheers,
Max
Isn't repainting your number plate illegal? I am fairly sure that it is in queensland anyway...
Cheers,
Max
Its a question of what you can get away with.
At a glance, a matt white background instead of a gloss white background is not going to attract the attention of anyones eye unless oyu point it out & have another plate for them to directly compare to.
The aim is to reduce the reflective coating & gain some range in your favour against the LIDAR.
REgards
#42
The repainting of the plate is intended to reduce the detection range of a handheld laser gun by reducing the reflectivity of the plate. It's not designed to make the plate unreadable to speed cameras and the like. Replacing the plate with a sticker on the bumper would reduce plate reflection to zero - but it's the extreme solution!
#44
Or what about a bumper bar that was shaped like a strealth fighter? The 'Hymee stealth kit'. You could package it with the grill.
Oh yes, did a little searching on the net. A typical police laser has a dispersal of 3 mils. That means the dot is 3ft wide at 1000ft.
Oh yes, did a little searching on the net. A typical police laser has a dispersal of 3 mils. That means the dot is 3ft wide at 1000ft.
#45
Originally posted by Wildcard
The repainting of the plate is intended to reduce the detection range of a handheld laser gun by reducing the reflectivity of the plate. It's not designed to make the plate unreadable to speed cameras and the like. Replacing the plate with a sticker on the bumper would reduce plate reflection to zero - but it's the extreme solution!
The repainting of the plate is intended to reduce the detection range of a handheld laser gun by reducing the reflectivity of the plate. It's not designed to make the plate unreadable to speed cameras and the like. Replacing the plate with a sticker on the bumper would reduce plate reflection to zero - but it's the extreme solution!
Seems someone finally understands what I have been saying.
I think a "sticker" of the plate instead of the actual thing would attract to much unwanted attention.
The idea here is to get about un-noticed.
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