Laifman(at)flash.net writes:
>I do think, however, that the tight beam gets reflected,
>and has a pretty good range, so you just might get lucky and catch them
>beaming someone else, to know they are around. The same thing goes with
>radar guns. If they aim it at you, the detector is too late, but you
>can hope for the reflections off a 'shoot' of someone else.
Having had experience using a laser speed gun, I can confidently tell
you that it is highly unlikely that there'd be a reflection off another
car. Laser detectors use a sighting device (much like an Aimpont
riflescope) that is quite accurate and leaves little room for error.
When you sight a vehicle it must be aimed precisely, otherwise the gun
will not track. A laser detector is operated much like a gun,
actually, except it tells you when you miss. A proficient operator
will usually get you the first time, but can easily just keep "pulling
the trigger" until the gun gets you.
CNA
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