When several cars are speeding on the interstate, how does the police know which car he checked by radar?
2fine4u asked:
I often see state troopers on the entrance ramps on the interstate. When they do a radar or laser check, how do they know which car they checked if several were speeding and the interstate has numerous cars on it?
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I often see state troopers on the entrance ramps on the interstate. When they do a radar or laser check, how do they know which car they checked if several were speeding and the interstate has numerous cars on it?
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February 17th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Just a guess… But I think the detecter has a site on it.. So they can pinpoint whichever car they want to…
I’ve always followed the speeder.. Surely, they’d get that person first.. lol..
February 20th, 2009 at 10:44 am
To rely on radar without visual confirmation is a big mistake. The officer needs to visually observe one vehicle traveling faster than the rest. That is how they know which vehicle is speeding. The radar simply shows the speed of one of the vehicles, it does not say which vehicle. If the radar displays 80 mph and the truck is traveling at 80 mph but the sports car next to it is traveling faster, then the sports car is stopped for traveling at least 80 mph.
February 21st, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Most state police use laser. With laser it has a scope which is targeted to the front of the vehicle. It will only give the vehicle he/she is looking at through the unit.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:10 am
They usually ticket the last one.
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:25 am
if it’s some rich gringo in a lexus heading to his next board meeting, the cops let ‘em pass; if it’s a suburan soccer mom racing in a minivan juiced up with antidepressants with screaming little brats, the cops give ‘em a pass; if it’s a dark-skinned “brotha” in a pimped-out ride or a truckful of mexicans heading to the next construction site, rest assured, the piggies are gonna pull ‘em over! ¡orale!
February 25th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Cops don’t care. They’ll just pull over the guy driving the Jag, or BMW or Vette. They’re too scared to pull over the gangbangers in the late model Chevy Impala.
March 1st, 2009 at 12:35 am
One neat thing about driving the speed limit - you don’t have to worry about it.
March 2nd, 2009 at 5:44 am
its a guessing game, they don’t care if they got the correct person or not. One cop gave me a ticket by looking at me, didn’t have me on radar or laser, pulled a number out of his @$$ and cost me a few hundred to fight it. Pricks.
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:36 am
The newest radar guns will be able to pick out the fastest car and then the cop uses his trained eyes to visually pick out the fast moving car