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I was wondering how the Talivans worked, since its laser, do they follow the normal Police rule of 3 readings and take the lowest one, is it fully automated or do they have a person to aim the laser.
How long / far does it normally take to get a reading. I only ask as I got a scare with one yesterday and want to know if to worry or not.
How long / far does it normally take to get a reading. I only ask as I got a scare with one yesterday and want to know if to worry or not.
My understanding is that 3 readings should be taken. Whether or not they are averaged or they take the lower one I don't know. Madcop could answer that. As far as range is concerned - the Police officer has to form an opinion that you are speeding before it is necessary to take a reading. 100-250 ft seems about right. Cameras are normally tripod mounted and they sight cars through a scope. Probably takes only a second or so to take the readings - or otherwise speeding traffic would have sped off.
Takes fractions of a second to take the reading, longer to display it, and much longer if it has to be manually triggered between each reading.
In other words, assuming three readings are taken min time would be a second, max could be four or five seconds with an alert operator.
All of this is estimated as I really know very little about the process.
In other words, assuming three readings are taken min time would be a second, max could be four or five seconds with an alert operator.
All of this is estimated as I really know very little about the process.
Hypothetically speaking, if you saw a Tallivan up ahead and you were on an empty Dual Carriageway (which seems to be their favourite hunting ground these days), how about swerving left/right/left/right between lanes. How easy it is to get a bounce/reading from the front of a sports car? 
I would never actually do this BTW ... just wondering.
T/.
I would never actually do this BTW ... just wondering.
T/.
I would do the swerving bit Trefor, after all, they're usually "civilian" operators in these things. I might even put my lights on main beam too which should look good down his lens.
I'm considering promoting a campaign encouraging motorists to give a sharp PAARRRRRPPPP as they drive by a talivan, especially if their window is open. Now that could escalate quite nicely over a period of several months so that it got to the point where they began to feel quite intimidated (as do we).
>> Edited by regmolehusband on Thursday 20th March 23:35
I'm considering promoting a campaign encouraging motorists to give a sharp PAARRRRRPPPP as they drive by a talivan, especially if their window is open. Now that could escalate quite nicely over a period of several months so that it got to the point where they began to feel quite intimidated (as do we).
>> Edited by regmolehusband on Thursday 20th March 23:35
trefor said: Hypothetically speaking, if you saw a Tallivan up ahead and you were on an empty Dual Carriageway (which seems to be their favourite hunting ground these days), how about swerving left/right/left/right between lanes. How easy it is to get a bounce/reading from the front of a sports car?
I would never actually do this BTW ... just wondering.
T/.
I would imagine you would be reported for the way you were driving so get done anyway.
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