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[Taka Mizutani]

Paul-
I've never really had any issues with detecting laser due to my detector
being high
up on the windshield. I've been careful to keep it in the clear glass, not
behind a tint strip.

You want to keep the detector high for optimal radar detection.

I've only rarely been able to detect laser before actually getting hit
directly and I've always been in visual range already. You can usually
visually detect the trooper before getting hit with laser, if you're
vigilant about it. 900' is about the limit for laser for the cops to get a
good reading.

Light colored cars are the worst- they would have a hard time clocking my
Miata if I painted it flat black.

Depending on where you are and how much traffic is around, it's pretty easy
to evade a laser clocking at night- they have to aim at your car, then
identify your car in the dark and then chase after you. If there is traffic,
it's not that hard to just "disappear."

With the type 44 and C4 taillights, it wouldn't be hard to have some
switches installed to change the taillight lighting in those situations-
your car would look different and then it would be very hard to find you. Or
kill your taillights entirely, makes it really hard to follow if you have
some traffic to run interference.


Taka