2006 Laser Detection

Laser Detection Test

Laser enforcement is becoming more and more popular, as an example, the State of Hawaii does not have one radar gun, all their guns are laser!

It is estimated that today there are over 50,000 police laser guns in use today within the USA.

The reason is simple, radar guns cannot signal out an individual vehicle as well as laser can.

These guns transmit a beam of infrared light at a frequency of 330 terahertz. This light beam is only 18 inches wide at 500 feet and gets smaller as you approach the officer.

This narrow light beam is aimed by the officer to a reflective area on your vehicle, such as your headlamps or front license plate. The officer can only use the laser gun while he is stationary.

Test One:

Laser Detection 1000 Foot Cone
Detector	Windshield	License Plate
Bel RX65	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y
Bel STi Driver	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y
Bel V995	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y
Cobra 9730	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y
Cobra 9430	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y
Escort 8500 X50	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y
PNI Steel Eye	Y,Y,Y	N.N,N
Valentine 1	Y,Y,Y	Y,N,Y
Whistler 325	Y,Y,Y	Y,N,Y
Whistler 560	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y
Whistler Fuzion	Y,Y,Y	N,Y,N
Blinder	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y
Lidatek	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y

Laser Detection 500 Foot Cone
Detector	Windshield	License Plate
Bel RX65	Y,Y,Y	N,N,N
Bel STi Driver	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y
Bel V995	Y,Y,Y	N,N,N
Cobra 9730	Y,Y,Y	Y,N,N
Cobra 9430	Y,Y,Y	N,Y,Y
Escort 8500 X50	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y
PNI Steel Eye	Y,Y,Y	N.N,N
Valentine 1	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y
Whistler 325	Y,Y,Y	N,N,N
Whistler 560	Y,Y,Y	N,N,N
Whistler Fuzion	Y,Y,Y	N,N,N
Blinder	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y
Lidatek	Y,Y,Y	Y,Y,Y

Test Two: Trailing Vehicle Test.

This test was performed to see if a trailing vehicle would alert to a laser, when the target vehicle in front was shot with a laser gun.

Laser Detection Trailing Vehicle 1500 feet
Detector	N,N,N
Bel RX65	N,N,N
Bel STi Driver	N,N,N
Bel V995	N,N,N
Cobra 9730	N,N,N
Cobra 9430	N,N,N
Escort 8500 X50	N,N,N
PNI Steel Eye	N,Y,N
Valentine 1	N,N,N
Whistler 325	N,N,N
Whistler 560	N,N,N
Whistler Fuzion	N,N,N
Blinder	N,N,N
Lidatek	N,N,Y

Note: The radar detectors in this test were mounted per the manufacturer's recommendations, in the center of the windshield. Radar Roy DOES NOT agree with their recommendations, and suggests that you should mount the detector as low on the windshield as possible to increase your odds in detecting laser. For more tips on mounting your detector click here.

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