radar detectors

[marty]

Can you tell me the relevant law that says no?

no to what?

[merv]

no to what?

I think he's talking about covered lights. From what I am aware there is no law against covering your headlights during the hours of daylight, so long as you aren't covering indicator, tail or reverse lights at all.

[Racey Rider]

no to what?

You implied that we can,t cover our headlights during the day.

What's the law that says we can't do that? Or have I misunderstood you?

As long as the light is there, and the cover is easy to remove for use of the light. It would sometimes be of benefit to have them covered. Plus a good fitting light cover that matches in with the bike can look coo,,,,,,,,
appealing to the eye.

Yes I know it's safer to have the light on!!

[marty]

You implied that we can,t cover our headlights during the day.

What's the law that says we can't do that? Or have I misunderstood you?

i didn't imply anything. i was simply taking the piss.

[wkid_one]

Just a question - if you take a hand held laser - and point it at a car - and then rapidly move the unit forward as you are doing it - will it show a higher reading on the car?

[Racey Rider]

i didn't imply anything. i was simply taking the piss.

Oh!

You need to work on that!
When "taking the piss", the "pisser" really should word it well enough that thee "pissee" has no option but to realize the've been "pissed" on!





Now THATS "taking the piss"

[marty]

oh is THAT how it works.

[merv]

Depends who's watching eh!

[Lou Girardin]

Just a question - if you take a hand held laser - and point it at a car - and then rapidly move the unit forward as you are doing it - will it show a higher reading on the car?

I doubt it, the pulse rate is too short. Handheld radar was good at that though.

[marty]

I doubt it, the pulse rate is too short. Handheld radar was good at that though.

actually, you can get an error, by washing the laser up and over the bonnet. it is not hard to do.

also, if you aim the laser onto the road about 30 feet in front of you, and wash it away, you can get it to show an accellerating speed, hence the ability to have stationary objects (eg the side of a building) doing 50km/h. if you have a digital camera attached to the back of the laser, taking photos of this, then you can see how uneducated people believe that they are inaccurate.

if used correctly, and the principles of use applied, then they are extremely accurate.

[Lou Girardin]

[QUOTE=marty]actually, you can get an error, by washing the laser up and over the bonnet. it is not hard to do.
QUOTE]

An error reading or an inaccurate speed?

[spudchucka]

An error reading or an inaccurate speed?

Read the rest of Marty's post.

if used correctly, and the principles of use applied, then they are extremely accurate.

You should know better, I guess you are just being a shit stirrer huh.

[Lou Girardin]

actually, you can get an error, by washing the laser up and over the bonnet. it is not hard to do.
also, if you aim the laser onto the road about 30 feet in front of you, and wash it away, you can get it to show an accellerating speed, hence the ability to have stationary objects (eg the side of a building) doing 50km/h. if you have a digital camera attached to the back of the laser, taking photos of this, then you can see how uneducated people believe that they are inaccurate.
if used correctly, and the principles of use applied, then they are extremely accurate.

Yeah, read it. Now tell me if the car, a moving object, gives an error reading or inaccurate speed like the stationary object.

[marty]

i guess it depends what side of the fence you're on. a building will give an inaccurate speed, if it's speed is supposed to be zero, but if it's on the back of a truck it could be 70km/h........

[Lou Girardin]

It starting to sound like you guys don't use Stalker Laser much.