Originally Posted by DenverTaco07
Ok, so...i'm going to Costco, on my way long sweeping turn. See Trooper pulling out way ahead of me, like 400 feet, turning left onto the same road i'm on, Mind you, there's a hill so by the time the intersection that the Trooper is pulling out from is even visible, he's already half way through his turn, (4 lanes and a median). Now I get closer to him, I am 40 in a 35, so technically, yes, speeding, I am in the right lane, he is in the left, approaching turnabout, I'm turning right, slow to check for oncoming traffic, drop it in 2nd, make a fairly mild turn (but this is a 1LE so...) now onto straight, get up to 40 MPH (according to PDR), and he lights me up. Says he got me going 51 using LiDAR.
I'm not an expert, but I thought that LiDAR was really needed to be aimed really well, like they look through a reticle and all that jazz. I do know Ka band is on during driving for a lot of the non trooper, local city police cars, maybe Sheriffs too.
I have an Escort MAX 2 with laser band turned on, never alerted.
I was of course very compliant and nice, When the officer told me he got me going 51, I mentioned I have a dash cam and I got up to 40.
takes my papers, goes back to his car for 3 minutes, comes back and tells me the standard, please slow down.
I gotta say, I think he just didn't like that I took that turn faster than he liked and I think he was just fishing, otherwise, 51 in a 35 is an easy ticket.
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