bogus wrote:
Two examples.

Both examples, the green "car" is going to get fried.

However, in example 2, the blue "car" is far enough away that it won't get nailed.

I have been the blue car in two or three occasions. Twice it was like example 2. I was far enough back, getting the noise. Example 1, I was closer, but another car was between us and I was still able to react.

They can say laser is unbeatable, it is hard, but if you know how to read the message the detector is delivering, it can save you a ticket.

The V1 also has that neat directional thing. Several years ago, I was driving to FL, south on I-95. There is a small chunk of I-95 in SC that is very flat and wide. The median is VERY wide - 1/2 mile, I bet. And flat... and low... the SCHP had set up a huge speed trap. There were 10+ LEO cars and at least 15 pulled over.

My V1 was going nuts for about a minute before I got to the trap, so I slowed. If nothing else, I was expecting a wreck scene. I had X... K... Ka... the thing was going ballistic!

I get there and it's this trap... wow... As I clear the trap, the detector is still picking up the noise from behind, just like it should. I notice that the V1 is picking up new signals ahead... hm... I keep close to the limit (do anyway, I mean, 70 MPH is a cool limit, and normally, I don't stray much more than 5 over). As I near the rise, ANOTHER TRAP. The car next to me, who cleared the first, got complacent and nailed it... only to get it in the next trap! Classic!

I cleared both, no problems.