Police Lazers

[The Stranger:Me]

So what is it with the lazer cops?
I have seen several of late when I am clearly speeding. But they don't seem interested.

Now I am not complaining one bit, just wondering why it is they leave me alone.
Like last night, left late and in a bit of a hurry to get to Motohaus. Doing 135 on the motorway come over a slight brow and hello mr plod with a lazer.
On with the picks.
He puts the Lazer down as I get closer and I am thinking he is about to follow, I'm screwed. But hey they were being nice yet again.

Do they need time to get a lock?
Do they need a constant speed during this time?
Is it hard to get a fix on a bike?

[Fishy]

Did he have a half eaten doughnut in his other hand? maybe he wanted to finish it before he chased anyone?. Sometimes I think they just can't be arsed chasing bikes.

[bugjuice]

they don't always let you go

might just be that he didn't get a lock-on. I've been told that the beam that goes out from the gun is the size of a tennis ball. The signal that's bounced back is the size of a pingpong ball. So to hit a moving target requires some skill. To pick a bike is even more.. Could be wrong, but it could just be the case that you were too hard

Lesson? When you see a cop, dart around like a mad mosquito!

[Ixion]

Hm, now y'mention it, I've noticed that too. Thought it must be my cherubically innocent good looks.

[imdying]

Hm, now y'mention it, I've noticed that too. Thought it must be my cherubically innocent good looks.

Or pity teheheheheh

Maybe you've struck a bunch of noobs who're just out their getting some time down so they can get qualified/certified?

[SimJen]

Probably the magical world of "Discretion".
The seamingly meaningless boundary where law meets policemens brain and a result sometimes slightly more favourable comes out.
Either that or you're just a lucky prick

[limbimtimwim]

Like last night, left late and in a bit of a hurry to get to Motohaus. Doing 135 on the motorway come over a slight brow and hello mr plod with a lazer.

Bike cop? I get the feeling sometimes they are more interested in your bike than your speed :-)

[Ixion]

Serious note, I wonder if it is genuinely difficulty in getting a fix before the biker has dropped his speed. Bike is harder, far, than a car, I imagine. And if you hit the brakes hard as soon as you see the cop (presumaby, as soon as he sees you, hopefully, before), you may have dropped to lawful by the time he manages to zero in on you. If you're in right wheel track may help too, cos the cop is probably set up mentally to aim for centre lane- and you ain't in centre lane. He has to react ("different position", move, refocus, reaim. You just have to react "Oh shit", and squeeze . So a swerve at the same time as braking may throw him off even more ? (Course, overdo the swerve whilst braking, and it may be you who gets thrown off!)

[Karma]

Hey... wonder if you could fit a bike out with that stealth technology stuff like they use on the B52 or whatever it's called?

That'd be pretty sweet eh?

[marty]

simjen is right, it's that magical but not understood 'discretion'...

[limbimtimwim]

Serious note, I wonder if it is genuinely difficulty in getting a fix before the biker has dropped his speed. Bike is harder, far, than a car, I imagine.

Apparently they aim for the numberplate. Us lacking numberplates (On the front anyway..) perhaps they don't even try.

[limbimtimwim]

Hey... wonder if you could fit a bike out with that stealth technology stuff like they use on the B52 or whatever it's called?

The B2, F117A and, less so F22, are 'stealthy' planes. There are probably more.

Matt black paint might help with the lasers.

These guys ( http://www.arc-tech.com/ ) among others make stuff you put on buildings near radar systems to cut down on random echos.

Perhaps bury some under the front fairings to defeat the radars.

Of course, you could just transmit radio noise (A jammer) at the right frequency(s) as your ride down the road, but that would be illegal.

Yes, I have thought about this before.

[SimJen]

They had no problem locking on to me at 121km/hr on my way to town a while back. Hidden under a tree in shadow the guy just stepped out and waved me down. Thought he was a farmer or something (i live in the wops).
Gave me a ticket despite me telling them where the person they were actually looking to get, lived. They'd had complaints of a blue xr6 speeding insanely.
Worst part was I got pulled over a week later and the cop who was a good guy (let me off) told me he would have never given me a ticket as bikes can go way faster than 120+...

[Grahameeboy]

Yeah I was not so lucky....came around the bend about 120.......saw this cop car with lights flashing already.....measured later and about 1,000m away. There were 2 cars between me and cop car.......reckon the cars were doing over 100.....I just slowed down......not slow on the SV'S engine braking......assumed he was flashing at these 2 cars in front....no movement.....went past at 70.....he moved.....for me......got done for 129.....he was a miserable git and was not bothered about my attempts to explain about the cars in front etc, I reckon he transferred the speed to me.........defending in Court a nightmare.....did not tell me about a hearing......gave up.......just the way it goes I guess......
I was told that laser picked bikes up at around 600m, cars at 800m and lorrries at 1,000m.......bit of a puzzle but who is going to call a cop a liar...

[imdying]

The matt black paint on stealth aircraft is full of tiny ball bearings, bbs made of what I can't remember, would be a quick google though. Sounds heavy though