Future me here 👋. Man did I ramble in this video! So I broke it up into sections so you can jump to the parts you may be more interested in. Thanks everyone! Maybe I’ll do an update soon with the new laser.
What kind of Guns do they use in FL I know FHP Uses the Kustom pro laser 4 Jacksonville has the Dragan eye but what's the most popular Gun in Florida. If you get stopped and have laser jammers on your Vehicle is there any laws or regulations regarding them where I can get a summons or my car impounded
I see your video is 3 years ago, and I finally saw this in my TH-cam feed. So I have to ask this question. When it comes to Lidar, are you allowed to use the devise through tinted glass of a patrol car? Washington State Patrol has unmarked dodge chargers with dark tinted glass and will use Lidargun. My understanding is that vehicles have some polarization auto glass, can thiss affect the lidargun return?
Only issue I have is trust that the officer is honest, with technology today it should take a photo of the infraction so there is no doubt which car it was. Its sad we cant trust every officer to be truthful about protecting and serving.
For anyone wondering why he said their patrol vehicles are tested for their speedometer accuracy & that their speedometers are accurate; almost all cars' speedometers show a higher speed compared to how fast you're actually travelling. That's why you should never say how fast you were driving to an officer, because you were probably going 3-4 mph less than what your car showed.
Actually the reason you do not talk to cops is to not talk to cops. Turn over your paperwork and deflect all questions. Do you know how fast you were going is countered with " here are all of my papers that I am legally required to present"
Try using radar, car speedometer and gps car windshield type while moving. They are super accurate. All three…that knowledge gleaned is cool. It may have helped in court 20 years Ago but not today. Try it out, you’ll see.
I just got a ticket for going 79 in a 55 I was definitely going 70, not 79. Yes, im aware that is still speeding, but, i believe the car to my right was going faster and I think he discriminated against me because I have a challenger. It was very heavy traffic on a nice sunny day. I was going exactly same speed as car in front of me, and all the cars in front of him I was in left lane, several car lengths behind the car in front of me, because I'm a safe driver. Cop pulls me over from 3 lanes accross heavy traffic blocking his view Of course, afterward, other people blow past me weaving in and out of cars, driving like complete savages, but, the cops never there when people are actually making the road unsafe and need to be stopped. Instead, hard working people like me, who are driving completely safe, have to deal with cops and their draconian bullshit. Good job
That just happen to me!!! I was going 64 or less in a 55 and the officer said i was going 79, then later on, on the conversation he switched it up and said i was going 69. I have no proof because I don't have a go pro however I hope he had a body camera or so.
I just paid $260for same thing I was driving In 50 in the middle of the cars and the speed limit was 40 the officer said that I was driving 60 so my question was why did he not stop the car in front of me? These racist cops one day God will judge them......
same thing, only thing we can do is fight it in court.... I got pulled over because I have a supra when the tesla infront of me went way faster He ask me the trick question obviously about how fast I was going And I responded with same as the car in front of me, just following the flow of traffic He stopped and thought about a couple of seconds and asked me "when was the last time I checked my speed and how fast was I going" I think the only thing we can really do is have camera set up and radar detectors running and present both evidence in the court.
I always wondered how a cop going in the opposite direction, both in the far right lanes, caught me speeding. We assume it's only the speed trap cops that pull you over but nope, they apparently just set their gauge on the dash board. That said since we were both driving (opposite directions), could I have requested to see the gun that clocked my speed? I don't think he could have done the lidar one while driving, so i assume it was radar.
Hey, this long shot but my fiancée just got speeding for 27 over when she had acc set to 70 in a 65. She slammed on her brakes because she thought the trip. Had someone pull over and she trying to get over however she wasn’t able to so she proceeded with caution then she pulled over issue her citation. The Trooper use LiDAR is there anyway he fat fingers the number or possibly caught another car instead. there where cars passing her before she even hit the brakes
Cop speedometer that works on LIDAR and RADAR somewhat works the same way, they do time of flight calculation basing on the distance calculated from the distance between the emitter, object and back to the sensors, and remember that while it do continuous calculation of the sent vs returned emissions to be timed against, for computed speed (generally displaying speed in MPH and KM/h). RADAR is generally somewhat inaccurate in some circumstances owing to the longer wavelength compared to laser light - it can be viewed as low resolution image presented to the RADAR sensors compared to the shorter wavelengths of light (in this case Infrared laser light), so LIDAR is usually used whenever accurate measurements are a must (the computer in LIDAR speedometer is also smart enough to ignore any Infrared light that didn't come from itself, so measurements are generally good with those).
Personally I no longer use the vehicles speedometer because it's usually off +/-3 mph. New tires travel slower versus well worn tires which travel faster. I use two GPS speed indicators, one on crashcam recorder display, and the navigation unit. Both are 99% in agreement. To verify GPS speed, I also use ground based communication towers which usually matches both GPS units. I also have a 4th separate speed indicator which uses PCM data calculated off my programmed inputs. I mounted the 4th digital indicator slightly left and below center of visual field so it's easier to see and I now use it for primary speed information. Factory vehicle speedometers only give general speed information but cannot calculate for tire wear and inflation pressure. Overinflated tires register faster, versus underinflated tires which register slower. I learned that trick back in the 1980's while working at Yellow Cab Company. During vehicle and meter calibration, we set tire pressures at posted. Once back on the street, we'd over inflate the tires by 10-lbs which caused the fare meters to tick even faster for higher fares which worked beautifully on longer trips such as airport runs.
that is an insane amount of gear just to get your speed reading a couple percent more accurate lol. Just average the GPS and speedometer reading, that's not close enough? Why the obsession with speed accuracy? And interesting cabby trick. No wonder the majority have been put out of business by Uber. Cabby's have always been crooks, driving longer routes, taking advantage of tourists/foreigners, parking beyond where they need for an extra 10 cents, etc.
Nice video. Thank you very much for the video. Very informative and accurate. I was always interested in what the "tuning forks" for checking the radar transmitter physically look like used for checking.
Thank you I really appreciate that! To answer your first question I have yet to run into a jammer but I stop or see plenty of radar detectors in vehicles. They don’t bother me as I usually use a laser and most of the time they can’t detect that lol.
The other day I was stopped by the officer for speeding and he showed me the gun that my speed was 90 but I was sure I wasn't going that fast but on the gun I saw the 90 but how to make sure it was my car because the gun doesn't show my car information and I know there was a motorcycle passing every car in the high way assuming maybe it was the speed for the motorcycle not my car is there anyway the gun can approve was my car not others? Thank you
Must an office visibly see a car he thinks may be speeding first, or he can be not paying attention and an alarm goes off? If he must visibly see what he thinks is a speeding vehicle, how many seconds does it usually take to put the radar on that vehicle and measure speed? (From a parked, stationary police car and an oncoming vehicle)? Thank you
Lidar is easily defeated using laser shifter technology. Look to spend $1000 to $1500 for such countermeasures. Radar on the other hand uses radio waves, which is governed by the FCC. Jamming radar, or radio waves is a serious crime. Since lasers use light, no one governs light, making laser shifters quite legal.
Thanks for this video. I still have a question: don't I have to keep the testing fork in a box in order to keep it from corrosion and miss aliment ? The fork itself needs to be checked as well ?
Impressed with the certification-training officers have to complete prior to performing speed work. Thanks for sharing that. What's the fastest driver you ever tracked?
@@Justthatofficer We had a guy do 180 on a motorcycle down Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. He got caught and was prosecuted on felony charges. And lots of people race on the local interstates. What they don't realize is if they cross the medium, typically a Jersey wall, and launch into an oncoming car, they are in very serious trouble. And it's also not good to make a state trooper chase them down exposing him to injury. Thanks for the reply and stay safe out there.
Question so is the speed radar always on or you guys turn then on when you think you’ll see someone speeding . Like for instance a cop at a light and you coming from behind it will he have your speed locked in ?
Always on once it’s turned on. We don’t turn it on as we see a speeder, it doesn’t turn on that fast. We transmit it (activate the speed reader) with a pull of the trigger and hold or by turning the transmitter to always on so it constantly reads. If the officer has a rear antenna and it’s on then yes they can get your speed.
I sometimes see a car speed and come right behind a cop and they never get pulled over. Is this because the cop can't properly estimate the speed, is it because it would easily be thrown out in court, or other reason? I also have seen many times Troopers do 85 in a 65 and a whole line of cars following him at 85 and the cops doesn't seem to care.
Hello, great explanation but quick question. I had a traffic ticket I believe is false. I drove past an officer who was coming out of a parking lot an immediately pulled me over. They claimed they used a LIDAR scanner that was calibrated that morning but refused to show me when I asked to see if it was working. They stated that they couldn't show me because it was in their trunk. Wouldn't you have to have the scanner in your hand and be pointing it at the car your targeting to get a reading since its light and tracks one vehicle? Also, when I drove by I made eye contact with the officer and there hands were on the steering wheel, getting ready to make a turn so I know for a fact they were not using a handheld scanner. I was also following behind a car when I was stopped so I believe they may have had an inaccurate reading. Thank you!
I hope it wasn’t false. A couple things could be in play here 1. They used radar and not a LIDAR which could be built into the vehicle having a radar in the front and the rear of the vehicle to get both directions. 2. They could of had another officer operating the LIDAR further down the road. 3. He was using it in a hidden spot and tagged you further down, so he wouldn’t have it in his hand if he was pulling out to get you. The trunk statement is a bit odd I mean they don’t have to show you it but idk how it would get into the trunk if it was a LIDAR, which is why I think it may have been a radar. The biggest thing Chris is you yourself. Did you feel you may have been Speeding prior to observing the officer? If so it may have been true or the officer made it up which would be ridiculous but hey not saying there aren’t crooked individuals out there. Let me know if you have any more questions. Hope this helps!
@@Justthatofficer Thank you for such a response! A couple of things, I was on a two way street coming out of my college, the officer was not even a mile down and the way the Parking lot was set up its impossible at the angle to have seen me. If they were in the parking lot and had tagged me and then we're exiting to get to get me. The parking lot itself faces another street, in the opposite direction but the exit faces the street I was on. I did not know they could not show me I have been stopped before and was asked by an officer would I like to see verification of his scanner working but I declined because I knew I was speeding. Another officer did come to the scene after I was pulled over but I saw them traveling a distance and not pull out of a hidden spot. To your last point, I don't believe I was speeding, I had my gf in the car and we were on the way to get some lunch and she does not like speeding so I keep it down when she is with me to make her feel safe. I do feel as soon as I made eye contact with the officer, I just knew I was going to get pulled over and it happened immediately, I drove right past the car and they pulled out the parking lot behind me and put there lights on. Also the speeds we were going at where not fast, I was told I was traveling 41 in a 25 which I felt was ridiculous especially since there was a car directly in front of me which passed the officer first.
I don't necessarily believe the officer may have made it up, though they did ask me did I know what a LIDAR scanner was an I said yes. Which promoted me to ask if I could verify myself by being shown it which is when they replied that I couldn't because it was in there trunk. However, if there were two cars in very close proximity, that passed the officer secs after each other maybe the radar did pick up the person in front and they mistook it for me? I would have to be traveling slower than the car in front of me based on physics to not crash into them so if I was going 41 then that car would have had to have been going over 41 which from my eye test and memory I don't think they were.
@@chrisrowland7680 yeah it’s a tough call. If they used LIDAR or “laser” it has a dot that goes directly on the vehicle so there is no mistaking. Radar would show the front vehicle then your speed next to it as explained in the video. It is possible you may have been pacing the front vehicle not realizing you were speeding and the officer was only able to get your speed and not the front vehicle or just decided to laser yours. You could request a hearing and the officer will have to explain to the judge but it is a risk as if he is found in the right you could pay extra fees. At least that’s how it is here. It’s a lot to talk about on here but I hope this was helpful. I do live streams sometimes and if you catch the next one ask away! Take care and be safe!
great video.. thanks... just wondering if taking videos through the window or something like rain or moving the radar unit while searching for speeders distorts the readings....
🐝 careful with striking those forks on anything other than a soft yet firm surface (like a boot heel) The forks can be damaged and/or thrown out of spec
What I've always wondered is if your facing on coming traffic at night on the highway and a speeder goes by, how the heck can you pick that car out in the dark in traffic.
@@Justthatofficer what about if headlights are not visible due to angle of the road? In other words, if the vehicle is completely obstructed how do they know for sure who was speeding? I ask because this happened to me in a vehicle that does not go the speed that I was ticketed at so I know for a fact that I wasn't going that speed, but when I went to fight it in court the judge said there is no way to fight lidar tickets. I feel like this is just a way to get more revenue without allowing people to fight.
So....if I had the same laser, lidar and shot that pulse back to a police officer scanning my car at the exact same time, in theory, would that jam the signal? Ideally, you want to deflect or absorb the wave arround your car, so the wave is not reflected back...
Is there a delay in getting a speed reading? My radar detector went off today when CHP hit me with their LiDAR gun, but I slammed on my brakes instantly and didn’t get pulled over. Let’s just say I was hauling a** down a hill.
Why have vehicles that can go 100 to 200 mph while the limits are 70 interstates 55 highways and 40 or less on other roads maybe vehicles should only go less than a hundred could save more lives
If you’re approaching a vehicle that’s 150- 200 yards away going the opposite way will the radar continue to be accurate or is it more of an estimate of how fast the car was going . I was stopped going 67 in a 55 but I was pretty sure I was going 62 .I understand I was breaking the law either way I’m just interested in rather that 5 mph dispute can be proven .
@@Justthatofficer our..not are. So in your jurisdiction you cannot use electronic speed confirmation until a visual guesstimate has been made? Is this policy codified, and if so, how?
Nice Video sir! Curious though. How do you lock in to the exact vehicle? For example you clock someone going 80 and your parked. How do you pull off and catch up to that vehicle and not lose it in the sea of other cars?
You have to maintain visual. I usually see the driver and/or other identifiers which helps me ensure it’s the same vehicle. However, there are occasions where I go after one then run into two of the same make, model, color etc. and if I’m not certain I just turn around. It happens.
You only tested your radar for clocking in the stationary mode which was not a full proper test. The sole reason radar manufacturers provide 2 tuning forks to test with is to test the unit in the moving mode. First you test in the stationary mode exactly as you did. Next place the radar in the "moving" mode for traffic coming at the radar. tap the longer (slower) fork first and place it in front of the radar antenna head approx. 3 to 5 inches away. That should show up in the Patrol Unit speed window. With the slower fork still reading in the window, tap the faster speed fork and place it in front of the radar antenna head about 6 inches behind the first tuning fork. The reading in the "Target" speed window should read the DIFFERENCE between the two forks. Example: if your two forks are marked at 35mph and 50mph respectively, the patrol unit speed window should read 35mph and the target speed window should read 15mph. Third, switch the radar to moving for traffic moving away from your radar. Now tap the smaller (faster) fork and move it in front of the antenna. That faster speed should show in your patrol unit window. The tap the larger (slower) fork and with the smaller fork still being read, place the second fork about a foot behind it. The reading in the target speed window should read the COMBINED speed of both forks. Example, using the same 35 & 50mph forks your patrol unit speed should read 50mph and your target speed should read 85mph. this tests the math processor in the radar to be sure it can properly calculate the patrol unit's speed and separate it from your target speed. I was a cop in the Dallas area for a little over 16 years and have been to the LIDAR/Radar school. Next time you're in your unit, give it a test and let me know what you think. Sometimes defense attorneys will bring a radar test unit into court and have you demo the test procedures. It's good info to know. Be careful out there.
cool video, I have a few questions I would love answered. 1. do you have to radar/laser the car in the front or back to get a speed or can you hit them from the side? 2. what does it look like from a law enforcement standpoint when someone is using a laser jammer. thanks!
We can only get a reading from the front and back. When someone uses a jammer it doesn’t read the vehicle so we know somethings up. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching me talk too much 😂
@@Justthatofficer can you get a reading diagonally? I was pulled over for speeding. But there was a car directly behind cop and I was diagonal to cop but never became parallel
great video. am owner op truck driver now and thinking of becoming a cop. trooper. or sheriff. also from Florida. but wanted to know how far away can the radar or laser gun pick up that you are speeding? think I heard that it was up to a half mile away but am unsure if that's correct
Yeah typically a half mile or could go up to a mile, but would have to be a long straight road and no other cars to tell if it is the right car you are observing speeding.
So crazy to see how other states are allowed to use LiDAR and radar. In Pennsylvania only the state police are allowed to use radar and LiDAR so municipal departments usually have to pace you or some use the enradd system which sets up two lasers one on each side of the road and when you pass through it calculates your speed. I know there’s another method where they pick two points or lines on the road and then use a stop watch and a math equation to calculate how fast you were going in those points or so I’ve heard
How the hell I had digital cruise control set at 79 in a 75 and jack ass sheriff pulls me over saying I was doing 81 MPH? I was driving 2021 Ford SUV with original factory tires vehicle only has 10K miles so who is wrong ?
81 in a 75 is a weak traffic stop. I can’t say your car is accurate or the radar, but I can say that’s a Weak stop so he’s wrong for that and I hope he didn’t ticket you.
how they catch you: First, they are born, grow up, go to school...... **20 minutes later**.... Complete their radar training..... **20 minutes later**...... And point the gun at you as you drive by. I just want to learn how to avoid em haha. I'm just messin' with ya. Interesting video.
We have a log we keep everyday for checking the units. The unit used and serial number are placed on the citation if issued, but technically an officer could lie just like any other human could, which would be against the oath of a police officer and I hope anyone who violates that loses their job and their certification.
14:10 in the video. The fork you said was for 25mph. Your radar showed 26mph. With how much you talked about how great the radar works and you have never had issues with its function, I was not sure if you were trolling or not. 😂
If you get a laser ticket, be sure they bring the photographic evidence that it was YOUR car they targeted. They dont do this, so it goes back to he said you said. Always have a dash cam of your own.
When using the LIDAR (laser radar), the laser light has to come back to the device in order for it to calculate the speed, which is done by reflecting off of the vehicle. Therefore, doesn’t the device have to be pointed directly at the vehicle?? If the laser light is not pointed directly at the vehicle, the laser light will still reflect off of the vehicle but at a different angle that won’t come back to the device, RIGHT?? And, I'm guessing the device will still give a calculation, a false calculation, even though the device did not receive back the laser light; is that correct as well? Please let me know.
Great question! The light will only reflect directly back giving an accurate speed. If it doesn’t reflect back properly then it won’t produce a reading. There won’t be a false reading unless the device is not working properly, but this is why we test them everyday.
@@Justthatofficer do you have to shoot it at a license plate or something reflective. If so what would you do if the plate is tinted or is just not in the front of the vehicle
@@Power1482VIDSSTUDIOPOWER the laser does have to reflect light back. We point at grilles, headlights and if there is a front plate that works well too.
@@Justthatofficer even if the light would bounce at an angle? like for example lets say the car is matt colored and doesn't have a shine to it except for the windshield but its curved or is slanted a lot.
@@Power1482VIDSSTUDIOPOWER then It wouldn’t return to the unit, therefore not provide a speed reading. It’s measuring how fast the light returns, so if it angles off it won’t get a speed.
One thing I hate is when I’m on the highway at night by myself going 10 over in my mustang gt finally able to let the car somewhat do what it was made for and a cop wanna mess with me like I’m by myself and 80 in a muscle car feels like 60
Yeah I feel ya. In some areas the nights can drag so anything that is stoppable usually happens to help the shift go by. Hopefully they don’t give you to hard of a time and a ticket, but some cops just be like that.
Hey I have a question, I have a radar detector and it told me i got lasered on the free way when i was going 85 on a 65 but no cop was in sight and i didn’t get pulled over. I was wondering since i got lasered if i will get a ticket in the mail or something even though i didn’t get pulled over??
Thank you for this informative video. This is why it is very important to have radar detector and laser jammer where they're legal to use. Not saying that because I like to speed but sometimes you go over the speed a bit and without you realize
When the speed meter is stuck at 0 km/h, that means, the driver is a killer, and he is at large. Monitoring systems oxidize its mechanic parts, forcing sky net cameras to switch to speed measurement. Normally, a satellite reads the radioactive pointer to log the speed of a car. When a murderer escapes from the cops, higher levels of monitoring can track the killer at higher expense for better result.
Pardon my ignorance but do you have to squeeze trigger (on laser) on every car? Question is isn’t it tiring doing that all day/night or even for an hour? Or can you just put it on the dash and it will shoot lazer on it own? By the way God bless and protect you and the men and woman 😊 in blue.
@Just.that.officer I thought so. Not trying to put my business out there but I was pulled over this morning by a officer that claims I was going 36 in a 25 but there was nothing but trees where she was sitting. I know for a fact I wasn't going that fast (i was going 30) and there was 2 other vehicles in front of me that both slammed on their brakes as soon as they saw the officer. I got popped for 2 reasons, 1 I was the last one in the group and 2 I'm in a corvette lol. I am all about fully supporting and backing the blue but sometimes when yall are wrong, yall are wrong lol. She wanted to argue it with me but in the end she didn't cite me but instead gave me a ticket for my insurance. (It's on my phone but I left my phone at home). It's a fix it ticket. I still say she knew she was wrong and if I really and truly was going 36 she would have cited me for it.
@@Justthatofficer well least they did that for you. You know I get that they would probably want to teach you a bit about how it physically all works and what not, how to calibrate, test, where it's best to point it in the first place. to go as far as to make it a complete different course 40 hours and then make the officer themselves must learn how to gauges the speed. Which don't get me wrong thats fairly impressive you guys can do that with in 5 mph it just seems totally nonsense. The gun does the job....
@@Justthatofficer yeah it was cool. I'm usually about 10mph over limit. This fhp guy was good! He was sitting inside construction at Paynes Prarie in Gainesville. Glad he was running both so I detected him mile away before he laser me. I was like like got em
So basically my lawyer is about to have a field day in court then. Cop says he used his radar to clock me while he was driving in the opposite direction of me, but he turned on his radar and while we were both driving in opposite directions of each other. How sway?!
Good video and greetings from an ex 16 year police vet from a suburb city in the Dallas area. I have been to the radar school put on by Kustom radar. My only comment would be on your radar testing using the tuning forks. That was only half the test and only checks the radar for the stationary position. It does not check the radar units math processor to verify that it is accurate in the moving position. To check that you use BOTH tuning forks. 1.) Place the radar in the "Moving" mode. 2.) Tap the low rated tuning fork and place it in front of the radar unit 8-12" away. That speed should show in the Patrol Units speed box. 3.) Tap the higher rated speed tuning fork and place it approx. 16-18" behind the radar and lower rated fork. ( the two forks should be about 10" apart) The box marked for you Patrol Unit speed should still read the lower fork reading and the Target Speed box should show the DIFFECENCE between the two forks. Your higher fork was rated at 40.25mph and you lower rated fork was 25.25mph. Thus a proper reading on your test would be 25mph on the patrol unit speed and 15mph on your target speed. That is the entire reason they always give you two tuning forks rated at different speeds when you buy a radar. Otherwise you can only verify that the unit is working properly in the stationary position. The brand of your radar makes no difference at all. Next time you run the fork testing check it out and let me know. Also I'd suggest calling the radar manufacture. (any of them actually) and they will send you a booklet on the testing. Been out of the job a few years but I'm certified in the Doppler Speed Radar and the LIT20/20 laser by Laser Technology Inc.
Also verify which forks they used, and the calibration records for same. I beat one ticket because his calibration records..done at the beginning of each shift but by laboratory practice should be before and after every shift.. showed a calibration point that no tuning fork existed for. Oops.
@@hillaryclinton2415 That was usually checked once a month or so, using the electronic box under the sally port. Tap the fork and hold it up by the tester box and it reads out the Hz of the fork. If the match what's stamped on the tuning fork your good. But now that you mention it, I have no idea who checks the tester box to make sure its working right. 🤔 I guess if the tuning fork and the Electronic tester box don't match you know something if off. May be the fork, may be the box, hmmmm? We didn't have any logs to fill out. Just make sure it was working and go on your testimony in court. Been to court hundreds of times, and it has never even been questioned.
Hi @just.that.officer is there anyway the pointing gun is not your vehicle was pointed at that time when you catch speeding vehicle like it’s car ahead on you or the other lane ( for example radar gun was at use)
One night I was driving the speed limit but there was a car behind me about 300 yards I could see headlights behide me but there was a green laser pointed on the back of my car then in my car kinda got scared so I turned off the road it followed me so I did a few turns and the car stopped following me was it a cop I wasn’t going to wait and see if it wasn’t
Police lasers are not in the green part of the light spectrum.. they are in the infrared, invisible to the human eye. Seeing green light once could be someone's laser pointer..Seeing it often is sometimes an indication of an eye problem (know this from experience)
I get told alot if you don’t hit your breaks they won’t know your speeding….. the people that told me that I geuss they want me to go to jail I never go over 65 tho unless I’m on an Interstate.
If a cop has its radar on while driving around and my radar detector squeals at me and I slow down, does he know its me in the crowd who using 1? If its not illegal in your state to own shifters on your car for deflecting lidar or how ever it works would a cop still stop me?
If they already obtained your speed and they can see you it’s possible they already got you. We can see the front of vehicles drop down. If they can’t get an accurate speed then they may not unless you are at a very high speed they could use visual estimation. Hope this helps.
Great videos! I got a speeding written warning yesterday. In Florida from palm beach sheriff department. Do you know how long that stays in their system ? Also do other agencies or state troopers have access of seeing that warning ?
Thank you! That’s a a great question. So with us the warning will stay in our system forever and it can only be found by those in our agency, it doesn’t transfer to other agencies, but there are some agencies who share the same computer systems and if they do it could be linked together to where they can pull up that information. Verbal warnings also show up in our system because it records how we clear out each call for service.
Is it public information for me to find out what gun he was using ? I run radar detectors my whole life and I’ve had k band disabled for over 10 years never got a ticket. My radar didn’t go off I’m assuming he was using a K band I tried asking him he said “an old one” I’m thankful I didn’t get a ticket but I’d love to know if I should turn K band on or my radar failed I hardly doubt that. Thank you!
@@joserojasumbrianeto3829 yeah of course it’s no police secret lol. When you are issued a ticket it should display the type of radar used with serial number and this is sometimes found on written warnings as well. He was probably using an old one like he said and it used k band . I’d turn everything on just to be safe, but I know that can be annoying passing by certain stores 😉. Curious, what radar detector are you using?
@@Justthatofficer Right that’s what I’ve found from previous tickets I’ve gotten it’s been like 5 years since I’ve gotten a ticket. But he didn’t fill that part of warning it’s blank so I’m unable to know what gun. Is there any other way I can find out ? Also he was with his partner one a second car and the guy was standing behind my rear passenger door so I put my window down and started talking to him he said he was the one who clocked me not his partner writing the situation apparently they take turns. It’s so annoying running K band today was my first day and I’m so over it you get false everywhere. Currently running the uniden R7!
@@joserojasumbrianeto3829 you can always call the non emergency number and ask them. I don’t see them giving you a problem. Yes sometimes officers use each others radars and if they issue a citation they would have to put that officer’s information on the citation . Valentine 1s were big back in my high school days lol.
Future me here 👋. Man did I ramble in this video! So I broke it up into sections so you can jump to the parts you may be more interested in. Thanks everyone! Maybe I’ll do an update soon with the new laser.
You are a good TH-camr and are underrated. I just subbed!
What kind of Guns do they use in FL I know FHP Uses the Kustom pro laser 4 Jacksonville has the Dragan eye but what's the most popular Gun in Florida. If you get stopped and have laser jammers on your Vehicle is there any laws or regulations regarding them where I can get a summons or my car impounded
I see your video is 3 years ago, and I finally saw this in my TH-cam feed. So I have to ask this question. When it comes to Lidar, are you allowed to use the devise through tinted glass of a patrol car? Washington State Patrol has unmarked dodge chargers with dark tinted glass and will use Lidargun. My understanding is that vehicles have some polarization auto glass, can thiss affect the lidargun return?
Thanks for sharing this! This was a very clear explanation of both radar and Lidar technology.
Thank you! 🤙
Only issue I have is trust that the officer is honest, with technology today it should take a photo of the infraction so there is no doubt which car it was. Its sad we cant trust every officer to be truthful about protecting and serving.
Agreed
For anyone wondering why he said their patrol vehicles are tested for their speedometer accuracy & that their speedometers are accurate; almost all cars' speedometers show a higher speed compared to how fast you're actually travelling. That's why you should never say how fast you were driving to an officer, because you were probably going 3-4 mph less than what your car showed.
Actually the reason you do not talk to cops is to not talk to cops. Turn over your paperwork and deflect all questions. Do you know how fast you were going is countered with " here are all of my papers that I am legally required to present"
Good tip
Try using radar, car speedometer and gps car windshield type while moving. They are super accurate. All three…that knowledge gleaned is cool. It may have helped in court 20 years Ago but not today. Try it out, you’ll see.
@@Rainlover1984 I'll be tryin it out today. We'll see
@@hillaryclinton2415 oh you're one of THOSE people
I just got a ticket for going 79 in a 55
I was definitely going 70, not 79. Yes, im aware that is still speeding, but, i believe the car to my right was going faster and I think he discriminated against me because I have a challenger.
It was very heavy traffic on a nice sunny day. I was going exactly same speed as car in front of me, and all the cars in front of him
I was in left lane, several car lengths behind the car in front of me, because I'm a safe driver.
Cop pulls me over from 3 lanes accross heavy traffic blocking his view
Of course, afterward, other people blow past me weaving in and out of cars, driving like complete savages, but, the cops never there when people are actually making the road unsafe and need to be stopped.
Instead, hard working people like me, who are driving completely safe, have to deal with cops and their draconian bullshit. Good job
That just happen to me!!! I was going 64 or less in a 55 and the officer said i was going 79, then later on, on the conversation he switched it up and said i was going 69. I have no proof because I don't have a go pro however I hope he had a body camera or so.
I just paid $260for same thing
I was driving In 50 in the middle of the cars and the speed limit was 40 the officer said that I was driving 60 so my question was why did he not stop the car in front of me? These racist cops one day God will judge them......
same thing, only thing we can do is fight it in court....
I got pulled over because I have a supra when the tesla infront of me went way faster
He ask me the trick question obviously about how fast I was going
And I responded with same as the car in front of me, just following the flow of traffic
He stopped and thought about a couple of seconds and asked me "when was the last time I checked my speed and how fast was I going"
I think the only thing we can really do is have camera set up and radar detectors running and present both evidence in the court.
I always wondered how a cop going in the opposite direction, both in the far right lanes, caught me speeding. We assume it's only the speed trap cops that pull you over but nope, they apparently just set their gauge on the dash board.
That said since we were both driving (opposite directions), could I have requested to see the gun that clocked my speed? I don't think he could have done the lidar one while driving, so i assume it was radar.
Hey, this long shot but my fiancée just got speeding for 27 over when she had acc set to 70 in a 65. She slammed on her brakes because she thought the trip. Had someone pull over and she trying to get over however she wasn’t able to so she proceeded with caution then she pulled over issue her citation. The Trooper use LiDAR is there anyway he fat fingers the number or possibly caught another car instead. there where cars passing her before she even hit the brakes
Wait until I get a light absorbing paint job, thanks for the information
Can’t wait!
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Cop speedometer that works on LIDAR and RADAR somewhat works the same way, they do time of flight calculation basing on the distance calculated from the distance between the emitter, object and back to the sensors, and remember that while it do continuous calculation of the sent vs returned emissions to be timed against, for computed speed (generally displaying speed in MPH and KM/h).
RADAR is generally somewhat inaccurate in some circumstances owing to the longer wavelength compared to laser light - it can be viewed as low resolution image presented to the RADAR sensors compared to the shorter wavelengths of light (in this case Infrared laser light), so LIDAR is usually used whenever accurate measurements are a must (the computer in LIDAR speedometer is also smart enough to ignore any Infrared light that didn't come from itself, so measurements are generally good with those).
Personally I no longer use the vehicles speedometer because it's usually off +/-3 mph. New tires travel slower versus well worn tires which travel faster. I use two GPS speed indicators, one on crashcam recorder display, and the navigation unit. Both are 99% in agreement. To verify GPS speed, I also use ground based communication towers which usually matches both GPS units. I also have a 4th separate speed indicator which uses PCM data calculated off my programmed inputs. I mounted the 4th digital indicator slightly left and below center of visual field so it's easier to see and I now use it for primary speed information. Factory vehicle speedometers only give general speed information but cannot calculate for tire wear and inflation pressure. Overinflated tires register faster, versus underinflated tires which register slower. I learned that trick back in the 1980's while working at Yellow Cab Company. During vehicle and meter calibration, we set tire pressures at posted. Once back on the street, we'd over inflate the tires by 10-lbs which caused the fare meters to tick even faster for higher fares which worked beautifully on longer trips such as airport runs.
thanks for sharing
Chill out
that is an insane amount of gear just to get your speed reading a couple percent more accurate lol. Just average the GPS and speedometer reading, that's not close enough? Why the obsession with speed accuracy? And interesting cabby trick. No wonder the majority have been put out of business by Uber. Cabby's have always been crooks, driving longer routes, taking advantage of tourists/foreigners, parking beyond where they need for an extra 10 cents, etc.
So you go through all that to make sure you don't get a speeding ticket, yet you cheated people out of their money? You sir, are a piece of shit.
thank you. you saved my calculus midterm.
So how easy is it for you to radar motorcycles while moving. Opposite the lane of the bike. Smaller target being harder to track while moving.
radar equipment looks so much fun to play with.
Nice video. Thank you very much for the video. Very informative and accurate. I was always interested in what the "tuning forks" for checking the radar transmitter physically look like used for checking.
Wow that is a great topic to talk about bro , is that your departments ar15? Looks like a nice build
security 29 thanks brother. Yes it is.
Just.that.officer if you catch me speeding next time plz let me go without giving me tkt cuz I’m subscribing your Chanel 🥺😜
Lol it said 26 speed and be safe out there and keep us safe
@@casperlogan6297 lol it did . The tuning forks say 25.5 or something so it just rounded up 😆
U seem like a great officer. 💙 I'm from another state but I just visited Florida. Thank u for serving ur communites. 💯💙
Thank you I really appreciate that! To answer your first question I have yet to run into a jammer but I stop or see plenty of radar detectors in vehicles. They don’t bother me as I usually use a laser and most of the time they can’t detect that lol.
You answered my question about multiple cars!
The other day I was stopped by the officer for speeding and he showed me the gun that my speed was 90 but I was sure I wasn't going that fast but on the gun I saw the 90 but how to make sure it was my car because the gun doesn't show my car information and I know there was a motorcycle passing every car in the high way assuming maybe it was the speed for the motorcycle not my car is there anyway the gun can approve was my car not others? Thank you
Must an office visibly see a car he thinks may be speeding first, or he can be not paying attention and an alarm goes off? If he must visibly see what he thinks is a speeding vehicle, how many seconds does it usually take to put the radar on that vehicle and measure speed? (From a parked, stationary police car and an oncoming vehicle)? Thank you
I think the latter. They just sit there and measure every car that goes by. And I imagine its instant since waves travel at the speed of light.
Lidar is easily defeated using laser shifter technology. Look to spend $1000 to $1500 for such countermeasures. Radar on the other hand uses radio waves, which is governed by the FCC. Jamming radar, or radio waves is a serious crime. Since lasers use light, no one governs light, making laser shifters quite legal.
Thanks for this video.
I still have a question: don't I have to keep the testing fork in a box in order to keep it from corrosion and miss aliment ?
The fork itself needs to be checked as well ?
I keep them in the vehicle and don’t have any issues. Yes they are checked every six months by outside agency
Shouldn't your testing forks bracket the actual speeds you are measuring. This "calibration check" should bracket the actual speeds you are measuring.
Impressed with the certification-training officers have to complete prior to performing speed work. Thanks for sharing that. What's the fastest driver you ever tracked?
111 mph
@@Justthatofficer We had a guy do 180 on a motorcycle down Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. He got caught and was prosecuted on felony charges. And lots of people race on the local interstates. What they don't realize is if they cross the medium, typically a Jersey wall, and launch into an oncoming car, they are in very serious trouble. And it's also not good to make a state trooper chase them down exposing him to injury. Thanks for the reply and stay safe out there.
@@ninemilliondollars no joke! wow. what was the speed limit for that road? Thanks for sharing! stay safe.
@@Justthatofficer It's 40 mph.
@@ninemilliondollars median ..not medium.
Question so is the speed radar always on or you guys turn then on when you think you’ll see someone speeding . Like for instance a cop at a light and you coming from behind it will he have your speed locked in ?
Always on once it’s turned on. We don’t turn it on as we see a speeder, it doesn’t turn on that fast. We transmit it (activate the speed reader) with a pull of the trigger and hold or by turning the transmitter to always on so it constantly reads. If the officer has a rear antenna and it’s on then yes they can get your speed.
I sometimes see a car speed and come right behind a cop and they never get pulled over. Is this because the cop can't properly estimate the speed, is it because it would easily be thrown out in court, or other reason? I also have seen many times Troopers do 85 in a 65 and a whole line of cars following him at 85 and the cops doesn't seem to care.
Hello, great explanation but quick question. I had a traffic ticket I believe is false. I drove past an officer who was coming out of a parking lot an immediately pulled me over. They claimed they used a LIDAR scanner that was calibrated that morning but refused to show me when I asked to see if it was working. They stated that they couldn't show me because it was in their trunk. Wouldn't you have to have the scanner in your hand and be pointing it at the car your targeting to get a reading since its light and tracks one vehicle? Also, when I drove by I made eye contact with the officer and there hands were on the steering wheel, getting ready to make a turn so I know for a fact they were not using a handheld scanner. I was also following behind a car when I was stopped so I believe they may have had an inaccurate reading. Thank you!
I hope it wasn’t false. A couple things could be in play here 1. They used radar and not a LIDAR which could be built into the vehicle having a radar in the front and the rear of the vehicle to get both directions. 2. They could of had another officer operating the LIDAR further down the road. 3. He was using it in a hidden spot and tagged you further down, so he wouldn’t have it in his hand if he was pulling out to get you. The trunk statement is a bit odd I mean they don’t have to show you it but idk how it would get into the trunk if it was a LIDAR, which is why I think it may have been a radar. The biggest thing Chris is you yourself. Did you feel you may have been Speeding prior to observing the officer? If so it may have been true or the officer made it up which would be ridiculous but hey not saying there aren’t crooked individuals out there. Let me know if you have any more questions. Hope this helps!
@@Justthatofficer Thank you for such a response! A couple of things, I was on a two way street coming out of my college, the officer was not even a mile down and the way the Parking lot was set up its impossible at the angle to have seen me. If they were in the parking lot and had tagged me and then we're exiting to get to get me. The parking lot itself faces another street, in the opposite direction but the exit faces the street I was on. I did not know they could not show me I have been stopped before and was asked by an officer would I like to see verification of his scanner working but I declined because I knew I was speeding. Another officer did come to the scene after I was pulled over but I saw them traveling a distance and not pull out of a hidden spot. To your last point, I don't believe I was speeding, I had my gf in the car and we were on the way to get some lunch and she does not like speeding so I keep it down when she is with me to make her feel safe. I do feel as soon as I made eye contact with the officer, I just knew I was going to get pulled over and it happened immediately, I drove right past the car and they pulled out the parking lot behind me and put there lights on. Also the speeds we were going at where not fast, I was told I was traveling 41 in a 25 which I felt was ridiculous especially since there was a car directly in front of me which passed the officer first.
I don't necessarily believe the officer may have made it up, though they did ask me did I know what a LIDAR scanner was an I said yes. Which promoted me to ask if I could verify myself by being shown it which is when they replied that I couldn't because it was in there trunk. However, if there were two cars in very close proximity, that passed the officer secs after each other maybe the radar did pick up the person in front and they mistook it for me? I would have to be traveling slower than the car in front of me based on physics to not crash into them so if I was going 41 then that car would have had to have been going over 41 which from my eye test and memory I don't think they were.
@@chrisrowland7680 yeah it’s a tough call. If they used LIDAR or “laser” it has a dot that goes directly on the vehicle so there is no mistaking. Radar would show the front vehicle then your speed next to it as explained in the video. It is possible you may have been pacing the front vehicle not realizing you were speeding and the officer was only able to get your speed and not the front vehicle or just decided to laser yours. You could request a hearing and the officer will have to explain to the judge but it is a risk as if he is found in the right you could pay extra fees. At least that’s how it is here. It’s a lot to talk about on here but I hope this was helpful. I do live streams sometimes and if you catch the next one ask away! Take care and be safe!
@@Justthatofficer Thank you for your help and insight! Take care as well and stay safe!
The radio/emf waves from your radar and lidar both travel at the speed of light (actually slightly less on Earth). Lidar waves are just much smaller.
great video.. thanks... just wondering if taking videos through the window or something like rain or moving the radar unit while searching for speeders distorts the readings....
so i could pass a 40hr police training course for measuring speed after watching this 15 min video.... sounds about right...
🐝 careful with striking those forks on anything other than a soft yet firm surface (like a boot heel)
The forks can be damaged and/or thrown out of spec
I’m too weak
Have u ever found someone was using a laser jammer and how do u feel about radar/laser detectors.
Never found any jammers. They don't bother me, as I like to tag the car at the last second when it's too late and watch the front of the car drop.
@@Justthatofficer alrighty. Just curious.
The point of a jammer is to not get caught.
What I've always wondered is if your facing on coming traffic at night on the highway and a speeder goes by, how the heck can you pick that car out in the dark in traffic.
Headlights. If using laser it’s on that specific vehicle.
@@Justthatofficer what about if headlights are not visible due to angle of the road? In other words, if the vehicle is completely obstructed how do they know for sure who was speeding? I ask because this happened to me in a vehicle that does not go the speed that I was ticketed at so I know for a fact that I wasn't going that speed, but when I went to fight it in court the judge said there is no way to fight lidar tickets. I feel like this is just a way to get more revenue without allowing people to fight.
And how can you not dispute that Lidar is your vehicle
If you don’t take the class does that mean that you can’t use your radar
Great job, thanks.
Thoughts on officers that use radar off their side mirror
Can a cops radar get me if I was driving under him in another freeway?
So....if I had the same laser, lidar and shot that pulse back to a police officer scanning my car at the exact same time, in theory, would that jam the signal?
Ideally, you want to deflect or absorb the wave arround your car, so the wave is not reflected back...
That's pretty much how jammers work. But radars are pretty good at knowing they are being jammed.
@@cadenorris4009do you mean lidar? as long as you disable within a few seconds, and allow the officer to get a speed reading, you’re good.
Fantastic video, sir!! Thank you for your hard work and dedication. You should do some ride along videos, sort of like a Vlog.
Thank you! I wish I could do the ride alongs but it wouldn’t fly with my department.
If you're having trouble falling asleep just watch one of this dudes videos. 🤣
Is there a delay in getting a speed reading? My radar detector went off today when CHP hit me with their LiDAR gun, but I slammed on my brakes instantly and didn’t get pulled over. Let’s just say I was hauling a** down a hill.
No it’s instant. I think you just got lucky lol probably let you slide since you slowed down, but who knows. Try going faster next time 😆
Thanks officer. I enjoy your presentation. Make home your last stop. 😊
Thank you
11:25 does it take a snapshot of your car too? And are you allowed to look through a sight while driving? Or are those only for when you're stationary
No it doesn’t take a picture of your car and it’s only while stationary for the laser. Would not be safe while moving and it won’t work properly.
Why have vehicles that can go 100 to 200 mph while the limits are 70 interstates 55 highways and 40 or less on other roads maybe vehicles should only go less than a hundred could save more lives
How far out can they reach?
Straight shot probably around a mile out, but we are usually using them at a half mile or less.
Enjoyed the video. Explanation was made easy to understand. 👍
Evolvere Spiritus thank you!
@@Justthatofficer yes thanks for sharing this..good job
If you’re approaching a vehicle that’s 150- 200 yards away going the opposite way will the radar continue to be accurate or is it more of an estimate of how fast the car was going . I was stopped going 67 in a 55 but I was pretty sure I was going 62 .I understand I was breaking the law either way I’m just interested in rather that 5 mph dispute can be proven .
Should still be an accurate reading at that range. The device doesn’t estimate but we as officers do and the radar confirms are estimation.
@@Justthatofficer our..not are. So in your jurisdiction you cannot use electronic speed confirmation until a visual guesstimate has been made? Is this policy codified, and if so, how?
Nice video! Thx! Be safe out there!
Thx James!
Nice Video sir! Curious though. How do you lock in to the exact vehicle? For example you clock someone going 80 and your parked. How do you pull off and catch up to that vehicle and not lose it in the sea of other cars?
You have to maintain visual. I usually see the driver and/or other identifiers which helps me ensure it’s the same vehicle. However, there are occasions where I go after one then run into two of the same make, model, color etc. and if I’m not certain I just turn around. It happens.
Hold on, you point something that looks like a gun at an oncoming vehicle ?
Will radar pick up on 2 cars “speeding” at once?
You only tested your radar for clocking in the stationary mode which was not a full proper test.
The sole reason radar manufacturers provide 2 tuning forks to test with is to test the unit in the moving mode. First you test in the stationary mode exactly as you did.
Next place the radar in the "moving" mode for traffic coming at the radar. tap the longer (slower) fork first and place it in front of the radar antenna head approx. 3 to 5 inches away. That should show up in the Patrol Unit speed window. With the slower fork still reading in the window, tap the faster speed fork and place it in front of the radar antenna head about 6 inches behind the first tuning fork. The reading in the "Target" speed window should read the DIFFERENCE between the two forks. Example: if your two forks are marked at 35mph and 50mph respectively, the patrol unit speed window should read 35mph and the target speed window should read 15mph.
Third, switch the radar to moving for traffic moving away from your radar. Now tap the smaller (faster) fork and move it in front of the antenna. That faster speed should show in your patrol unit window. The tap the larger (slower) fork and with the smaller fork still being read, place the second fork about a foot behind it. The reading in the target speed window should read the COMBINED speed of both forks. Example, using the same 35 & 50mph forks your patrol unit speed should read 50mph and your target speed should read 85mph.
this tests the math processor in the radar to be sure it can properly calculate the patrol unit's speed and separate it from your target speed.
I was a cop in the Dallas area for a little over 16 years and have been to the LIDAR/Radar school.
Next time you're in your unit, give it a test and let me know what you think. Sometimes defense attorneys will bring a radar test unit into court and have you demo the test procedures. It's good info to know. Be careful out there.
cool video, I have a few questions I would love answered.
1. do you have to radar/laser the car in the front or back to get a speed or can you hit them from the side?
2. what does it look like from a law enforcement standpoint when someone is using a laser jammer.
thanks!
We can only get a reading from the front and back. When someone uses a jammer it doesn’t read the vehicle so we know somethings up. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching me talk too much 😂
@@Justthatofficer can you get a reading diagonally? I was pulled over for speeding. But there was a car directly behind cop and I was diagonal to cop but never became parallel
That was a very informative video. Thank you !
No problem, thank you!
This is hella scary, I need to move to a third world country where this technology doesn’t exist
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great video. am owner op truck driver now and thinking of becoming a cop. trooper. or sheriff. also from Florida. but wanted to know how far away can the radar or laser gun pick up that you are speeding? think I heard that it was up to a half mile away but am unsure if that's correct
Yeah typically a half mile or could go up to a mile, but would have to be a long straight road and no other cars to tell if it is the right car you are observing speeding.
This is big brain.
Lol
So crazy to see how other states are allowed to use LiDAR and radar. In Pennsylvania only the state police are allowed to use radar and LiDAR so municipal departments usually have to pace you or some use the enradd system which sets up two lasers one on each side of the road and when you pass through it calculates your speed. I know there’s another method where they pick two points or lines on the road and then use a stop watch and a math equation to calculate how fast you were going in those points or so I’ve heard
Thank you for your video. How soon after a vehicle is visible in your line of sight are you generally able to pick up a speed reading?
Not very long. If I have a clear site of the vehicle then I can get it. Thanks for watching!
Thank you!
How the hell I had digital cruise control set at 79 in a 75 and jack ass sheriff pulls me over saying I was doing 81 MPH?
I was driving 2021 Ford SUV with original factory tires vehicle only has 10K miles so who is wrong ?
81 in a 75 is a weak traffic stop. I can’t say your car is accurate or the radar, but I can say that’s a Weak stop so he’s wrong for that and I hope he didn’t ticket you.
how they catch you:
First, they are born, grow up, go to school...... **20 minutes later**.... Complete their radar training..... **20 minutes later**...... And point the gun at you as you drive by.
I just want to learn how to avoid em haha. I'm just messin' with ya. Interesting video.
Haha probably one of the worst videos I’ve made I was noob. Thanks though
So there is no proof that a cop actually used the radar or laser to test speed? He could just say he used it and make it up?
We have a log we keep everyday for checking the units. The unit used and serial number are placed on the citation if issued, but technically an officer could lie just like any other human could, which would be against the oath of a police officer and I hope anyone who violates that loses their job and their certification.
Lidar jammers work awesome anti-laser priority get them stalker doesn’t have a chance
Which do you use most radar or lidar?
LIDAR. I keep the radar on my dash mostly for when I’m moving . I’m usually hiding so the lidar works best for that.
Can you do a speed check on a car going away from you (you are looking at the trunk )?
Yes you can with Radar and Laser
14:10 in the video. The fork you said was for 25mph. Your radar showed 26mph. With how much you talked about how great the radar works and you have never had issues with its function, I was not sure if you were trolling or not. 😂
Can cops use laser on the highway or do they just use in cities??
Both. Laser actually works better on highways because there are so many vehicles you can be more accurate.
If you get a laser ticket, be sure they bring the photographic evidence that it was YOUR car they targeted. They dont do this, so it goes back to he said you said. Always have a dash cam of your own.
When using the LIDAR (laser radar), the laser light has to come back to the device in order for it to calculate the speed, which is done by reflecting off of the vehicle. Therefore, doesn’t the device have to be pointed directly at the vehicle?? If the laser light is not pointed directly at the vehicle, the laser light will still reflect off of the vehicle but at a different angle that won’t come back to the device, RIGHT?? And, I'm guessing the device will still give a calculation, a false calculation, even though the device did not receive back the laser light; is that correct as well? Please let me know.
Great question! The light will only reflect directly back giving an accurate speed. If it doesn’t reflect back properly then it won’t produce a reading. There won’t be a false reading unless the device is not working properly, but this is why we test them everyday.
@@Justthatofficer do you have to shoot it at a license plate or something reflective. If so what would you do if the plate is tinted or is just not in the front of the vehicle
@@Power1482VIDSSTUDIOPOWER the laser does have to reflect light back. We point at grilles, headlights and if there is a front plate that works well too.
@@Justthatofficer even if the light would bounce at an angle? like for example lets say the car is matt colored and doesn't have a shine to it except for the windshield but its curved or is slanted a lot.
@@Power1482VIDSSTUDIOPOWER then It wouldn’t return to the unit, therefore not provide a speed reading. It’s measuring how fast the light returns, so if it angles off it won’t get a speed.
One thing I hate is when I’m on the highway at night by myself going 10 over in my mustang gt finally able to let the car somewhat do what it was made for and a cop wanna mess with me like I’m by myself and 80 in a muscle car feels like 60
Yeah I feel ya. In some areas the nights can drag so anything that is stoppable usually happens to help the shift go by. Hopefully they don’t give you to hard of a time and a ticket, but some cops just be like that.
Can the Lazer radar detector detect your devices?
None that I know of
5:25 do you REALLY check it before and after EVERY shift? .......... be honest :D
Yup everyday I plan to use it, which is just about every shift.
X-ray guns are cool to,
Hey I have a question, I have a radar detector and it told me i got lasered on the free way when i was going 85 on a 65 but no cop was in sight and i didn’t get pulled over. I was wondering since i got lasered if i will get a ticket in the mail or something even though i didn’t get pulled over??
Highly unlikely. 85 on the highway might not have been worth the stop for that officer. They are probably waiting for the higher speeds 95+
@@Justthatofficer When I got lasered, does it tell the officer my information like VIN number or plate number? Or is it strictly speed?
@@ColtonMontgomery just the speed. There are plate readers out there these days though but they don’t activated your detector as far as I know.
Thank you for this informative video. This is why it is very important to have radar detector and laser jammer where they're legal to use. Not saying that because I like to speed but sometimes you go over the speed a bit and without you realize
When the speed meter is stuck at 0 km/h, that means, the driver is a killer, and he is at large. Monitoring systems oxidize its mechanic parts, forcing sky net cameras to switch to speed measurement. Normally, a satellite reads the radioactive pointer to log the speed of a car. When a murderer escapes from the cops, higher levels of monitoring can track the killer at higher expense for better result.
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Are you Normal ?
Can an officer clock your speed if he's DRIVING (not sitting clocking but driving) on the opposite side of the street as you?
Yes they can.
@@Justthatofficer how? With the radar?
@@detroitnique4465 yeah the radar has a moving mode. FOPP for “forward opposite”
What is CLOCKED AND STIMADED??? on SPEEDING TICKET?????
I think you meant “estimated”? Clocked would be what the device reads and estimated is the visual estimation made by the officer.
@@Justthatofficer Clocked and stimated is than the cop READ my speed with PATROL SPEEDOMETER?? or he use something else to read my speed????
Where can i buy the speed detectors?
certified dealer. check out lasertech.com
Amazon.com
Can you use the laser at night? I don’t think I’ve ever seen them used at night. Only radar.
Great question. Yes they can be used at night. It doesn’t change anything except it’s even harder to see us lol.
@@Justthatofficer thanks
Think of laser as a revenue generating flashlight that works better in the dark.
Pardon my ignorance but do you have to squeeze trigger (on laser) on every car? Question is isn’t it tiring doing that all day/night or even for an hour? Or can you just put it on the dash and it will shoot lazer on it own?
By the way God bless and protect you and the men and woman 😊 in blue.
what kind of hi vis jacket is that in your trunk?
Blauer. Sorry for the late response YT is bad with comment notification
Serious question can you use laser radar through trees?
As long as the tree doesn’t interfere with the line of sight. Branches can cause it to not give a reading.
@Just.that.officer I thought so. Not trying to put my business out there but I was pulled over this morning by a officer that claims I was going 36 in a 25 but there was nothing but trees where she was sitting.
I know for a fact I wasn't going that fast (i was going 30) and there was 2 other vehicles in front of me that both slammed on their brakes as soon as they saw the officer.
I got popped for 2 reasons, 1 I was the last one in the group and 2 I'm in a corvette lol.
I am all about fully supporting and backing the blue but sometimes when yall are wrong, yall are wrong lol. She wanted to argue it with me but in the end she didn't cite me but instead gave me a ticket for my insurance. (It's on my phone but I left my phone at home). It's a fix it ticket. I still say she knew she was wrong and if I really and truly was going 36 she would have cited me for it.
That 40 hour class you probably had to pay for on your own sounds absolutely ridiculous.
Luckily I didn’t have to pay. I actually got paid to go. Agencies usually pay your normal wage for going to advanced training.
@@Justthatofficer well least they did that for you. You know I get that they would probably want to teach you a bit about how it physically all works and what not, how to calibrate, test, where it's best to point it in the first place. to go as far as to make it a complete different course 40 hours and then make the officer themselves must learn how to gauges the speed. Which don't get me wrong thats fairly impressive you guys can do that with in 5 mph it just seems totally nonsense. The gun does the job....
Very kool. And what's a "virtual radar" ?
Virtual radar?
@@Justthatofficer idk that's what I've heard. That it tells the officer someone out there is going fast
@@hugoenriquez9318 hmm interesting haven’t heard of that.
Radar detectors are your friend :)
My uniden r7 radar detector finally went off on laser and Ka band today. I was pretty excited when fhp clocked me 😄 .. didn't get pulled over hehe
Well it works lol
@@Justthatofficer yeah it was cool. I'm usually about 10mph over limit. This fhp guy was good! He was sitting inside construction at Paynes Prarie in Gainesville. Glad he was running both so I detected him mile away before he laser me. I was like like got em
@@sybrik5605 lol you got lucky. Drive safe!
@@Justthatofficer always detector keeps my foot disciplined! Stay safe!
So basically my lawyer is about to have a field day in court then. Cop says he used his radar to clock me while he was driving in the opposite direction of me, but he turned on his radar and while we were both driving in opposite directions of each other. How sway?!
There's still no way you can prove it was that specific vehicle...
All i have to do is say the other car was speeding.
All accidents are not speed related. There is a million way to wreck. You shouldn't be able to pull anybody over unless their doing 20 or over
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Good video and greetings from an ex 16 year police vet from a suburb city in the Dallas area. I have been to the radar school put on by Kustom radar. My only comment would be on your radar testing using the tuning forks. That was only half the test and only checks the radar for the stationary position. It does not check the radar units math processor to verify that it is accurate in the moving position.
To check that you use BOTH tuning forks.
1.) Place the radar in the "Moving" mode.
2.) Tap the low rated tuning fork and place it in front of the radar unit 8-12" away. That speed should show in the Patrol Units speed box.
3.) Tap the higher rated speed tuning fork and place it approx. 16-18" behind the radar and lower rated fork. ( the two forks should be about 10" apart)
The box marked for you Patrol Unit speed should still read the lower fork reading and the Target Speed box should show the DIFFECENCE between the two forks. Your higher fork was rated at 40.25mph and you lower rated fork was 25.25mph. Thus a proper reading on your test would be 25mph on the patrol unit speed and 15mph on your target speed.
That is the entire reason they always give you two tuning forks rated at different speeds when you buy a radar. Otherwise you can only verify that the unit is working properly in the stationary position.
The brand of your radar makes no difference at all. Next time you run the fork testing check it out and let me know. Also I'd suggest calling the radar manufacture. (any of them actually) and they will send you a booklet on the testing.
Been out of the job a few years but I'm certified in the Doppler Speed Radar and the LIT20/20 laser by Laser Technology Inc.
Also verify which forks they used, and the calibration records for same. I beat one ticket because his calibration records..done at the beginning of each shift but by laboratory practice should be before and after every shift.. showed a calibration point that no tuning fork existed for. Oops.
@@hillaryclinton2415 That was usually checked once a month or so, using the electronic box under the sally port. Tap the fork and hold it up by the tester box and it reads out the Hz of the fork. If the match what's stamped on the tuning fork your good. But now that you mention it, I have no idea who checks the tester box to make sure its working right. 🤔 I guess if the tuning fork and the Electronic tester box don't match you know something if off. May be the fork, may be the box, hmmmm?
We didn't have any logs to fill out. Just make sure it was working and go on your testimony in court. Been to court hundreds of times, and it has never even been questioned.
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So prior to being able to take the course what did you do to check speeds?
You can only pace vehicles otherwise you’re not allowed to enforce speed.
Hi @just.that.officer is there anyway the pointing gun is not your vehicle was pointed at that time when you catch speeding vehicle like it’s car ahead on you or the other lane ( for example radar gun was at use)
Can u get a ticket for going 10 under the speed limit
Great info🤗
One night I was driving the speed limit but there was a car behind me about 300 yards I could see headlights behide me but there was a green laser pointed on the back of my car then in my car kinda got scared so I turned off the road it followed me so I did a few turns and the car stopped following me was it a cop I wasn’t going to wait and see if it wasn’t
That doesn’t sound like any police technology I’m aware of. We don’t use lasers like that. Cool call on ditching them.
Police lasers are not in the green part of the light spectrum.. they are in the infrared, invisible to the human eye. Seeing green light once could be someone's laser pointer..Seeing it often is sometimes an indication of an eye problem (know this from experience)
It said 26 not 25
Light travels at 300,000 km/s or 186,000 mp/s
I get told alot if you don’t hit your breaks they won’t know your speeding….. the people that told me that I geuss they want me to go to jail I never go over 65 tho unless I’m on an Interstate.
Yeah, don’t listen to them that’s false. If anything you have a better chance of the cop ignoring your speed since you slowed down.
If a cop has its radar on while driving around and my radar detector squeals at me and I slow down, does he know its me in the crowd who using 1?
If its not illegal in your state to own shifters on your car for deflecting lidar or how ever it works would a cop still stop me?
If they already obtained your speed and they can see you it’s possible they already got you. We can see the front of vehicles drop down. If they can’t get an accurate speed then they may not unless you are at a very high speed they could use visual estimation. Hope this helps.
Here is one of my favorite toys for avoiding a Laser speeding ticket and any encounter with Ole Smokey :)
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😮 fancy!
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How do like the stalker RLR laser gun? I have a kustoms prolite and ultralyte LRB laser guns. I use them for testing.
@@ParrotHead1980 I like it, but I like the new one better can’t think of the name
Of it right now think it’s laser tech or something. Like binoculars
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@@ParrotHead1980 boom that’s it! Haha
Great videos! I got a speeding written warning yesterday. In Florida from palm beach sheriff department.
Do you know how long that stays in their system ?
Also do other agencies or state troopers have access of seeing that warning ?
Thank you! That’s a a great question. So with us the warning will stay in our system forever and it can only be found by those in our agency, it doesn’t transfer to other agencies, but there are some agencies who share the same computer systems and if they do it could be linked together to where they can pull up that information. Verbal warnings also show up in our system because it records how we clear out each call for service.
Is it public information for me to find out what gun he was using ?
I run radar detectors my whole life and I’ve had k band disabled for over 10 years never got a ticket. My radar didn’t go off I’m assuming he was using a K band I tried asking him he said “an old one” I’m thankful I didn’t get a ticket but I’d love to know if I should turn K band on or my radar failed I hardly doubt that. Thank you!
@@joserojasumbrianeto3829 yeah of course it’s no police secret lol. When you are issued a ticket it should display the type of radar used with serial number and this is sometimes found on written warnings as well. He was probably using an old one like he said and it used k band . I’d turn everything on just to be safe, but I know that can be annoying passing by certain stores 😉. Curious, what radar detector are you using?
@@Justthatofficer Right that’s what I’ve found from previous tickets I’ve gotten it’s been like 5 years since I’ve gotten a ticket. But he didn’t fill that part of warning it’s blank so I’m unable to know what gun. Is there any other way I can find out ?
Also he was with his partner one a second car and the guy was standing behind my rear passenger door so I put my window down and started talking to him he said he was the one who clocked me not his partner writing the situation apparently they take turns. It’s so annoying running K band today was my first day and I’m so over it you get false everywhere.
Currently running the uniden R7!
@@joserojasumbrianeto3829 you can always call the non emergency number and ask them. I don’t see them giving you a problem. Yes sometimes officers use each others radars and if they issue a citation they would have to put that officer’s information on the citation . Valentine 1s were big back in my high school days lol.
Wait none of them captures the plate or a photo of the car? Disputing my next ticket 😆
Yes, it seems its just the word of the policeman against you.
Which country r u in duty
United States of American
@@Justthatofficer thanks for replying
@@Justthatofficer sigh... America.