hheremtp wrote:Keith B wrote:The V1 or other high-end RD are great if they leave the radar on. instant on radar with you on a road by yourself will not help. Also, a lot of the municipalities around here are now running lidar (laser) it is almost impossible to beat unless they target a car ahead of you and it gets diffraction back out to pick up. Most of the beam is so narrow that you will either not pick it up until they target you, or not even detect it at all if they hit your front license plate and the detector is a distance away (i.e. in the windshield of a large truck vs. a low profile car.)chamberc wrote:Here here on the Valentine one. I've had one since 2000 and it is truly great!
this is true for a conventional radar detector, however escort and Blinder are making jammers that are very effective at countering laser guns. There is also a coating that you can place on your license plate and head lights that will decrease the range at witch a lidar gun can target you.
Or don't put a front plate on your car. Then they need to target your window, and your detector will get the signal.
of course, it's an offense to not have a front plate, but usually less of one than speeding.