Laser and Road Angel

[CooperGreen]

I had the Road Angel singing last night by a roadside laser speed check. I was OK as I was well in the limit, but the RA flashed and asked me to check my speed.
My question is..
Once it goes off, have I got time to slow, or have I had it?

[hiasakite]

If its the laser that goes off.. then you've probably been had (unless of course you were below the limit anyway)..

[cptsideways]

Nice silver shiny car? 0.3 second nab time
Dark murky car with no front plate? sevreal seconds if at all sometimes...

SLD 920X ? Just concentrate on driving safely

>> Edited by cptsideways on Tuesday 2nd November 23:27

[Tripps]

A bunch from our region got caught coming back from P&P in Cardiff.

Two of them had laser detectors that spotted the signal but neither of them had a chance to slow at all as they both got done for around the same speeds.

[DennisTheMenace]

cptsideways said:

Nice silver shiny car? 0.3 second nab time Dark murky car with no front plate? sevreal seconds if at all sometimes... SLD 920X ? Just concentrate on driving safely >> Edited by cptsideways on Tuesday 2nd November 23:27

New car ordered in silver by mistake

SLD 920x waiting for a good home

[mutt k]

I got "pinged" according to my RA 4 times along the southern section of the M25 at lunchtime today, but I could not see where it was coming from - nothing on any of the bridges, the hard shoulder or any of the vehicles around me. Is this targetting, or overspill from some other source?

[Beggarall]

My RA also goes off from time to time when there is nothing obvious to be seen. It's almost always while on a motorway and I have wondered whether some of the "spy cams" set high up emitted laser - anyone else had the same experience. Certainly makes you vigilant!!

[trooper1212]

Beggarall said:

My RA also goes off from time to time when there is nothing obvious to be seen. It's almost always while on a motorway and I have wondered whether some of the "spy cams" set high up emitted laser - anyone else had the same experience. Certainly makes you vigilant!!

Mine used to occasionally go off when I was close to a lorry. It got to the point where I got rid of the laser alert as it became annoying.

[cptsideways]

Is this the little round pod on your windscreen thingy?, if so you might as well use it as a golf ball. Every one I have seen first hand & aimed the Pro-Laser at has done nothing at all.

[mobilecentre]

Laser detectors are based around Ir diodes, they are set up so they pick up as much as possible in the IR light spectrum which will result in false alarms. Heathrow is a particular hotspot as IIRC they use a laser based system in relation to the airport for guidance.

Laser detection is better than not having it but as captsideways says you have around 0.3 seconds to react

[markmullen]

Only times I have ever had laser alerts have been in winter when there is a low sun at 12 o'clock and water on the screen, I used to be able to make it happen by washing the windows.

[mobilecentre]

Winter Sun
Hi Intensity Strobes used on Motorway maintenance vehicles police cars etc
HID headlights (Xenons)

These all can cause false alarms