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Mr. Luddite

On 10/31/2014 8:40 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:00:39 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 10/31/2014 3:39 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:29:47 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Friday, October 31, 2014 2:36:30 PM UTC-4, wrote:

These days they are pretty useless anyway because all of these cars
with collision avoidance systems trip them.

Not really. The newer detectors are *much* smarter, and the adaptive cruise controls and collision avoidance systems don't even register on them.

This is the one I have:
https://www.escortradar.com/PassportMax2/
Dies it really help that much these days with the triggered guns and
the lasers?
Since I left Maryland, the speed trap capital of the world, I really
have not been paying much attention

I don't know about other states but in MA the license plates (or "tags"
as some call them) have a coating designed to optimally reflect the
lasers used in speed traps. It's the preferred "target".

Some of the old MA plates were issued with one plate only .. to be
mounted on the rear of the car. Can't get them anymore. Cops want two
plates and require both to be on the car.

We only run one tag here. From what see, it is just a suggestion
anyway. I see at least one car a week without a tag.

They do sell a tag cover that you can read the tag through but it
seriously reduces the laser reflection and it is hard to see from an
angle, frustrating cameras.

Heh. You don't have annual vehicle inspections in Florida like we do.
People have tried the plastic over the front plate trick by getting
fancy plate holders. Won't pass inspection if you have one installed.