One of the car mags (motor trend/car driver???) did some testing
several years back, basically they concluded that there is no "legal" way
to jam a laser gun, however they did find that the driving with your lights
on seemed to interfere briefly with the laser's ability to lock onto your
vehicle. This was enough buffer to allow you a second or two to slow down,
using your high beams increased this effect. Slap in a set of 80/100W's
and brake like hell :-)
At 09:42 PM 1/16/00 -0600, you wrote:
A couple of years back I had the opportunity to use a laser for an hour or
so under the supervision of a cop. He showed me how the thing worked and I
spent some time on the side of a busy road beaming cars. From that
experience I can say with confidence that the things said so far will not
work. I was getting readings from a quarter mile away by aiming at the
middle of the grill. At the time my province didn't have front license
plates so obviously they are not required. Bending them down or using an
anti-reflective cover will give you nothing but false hope. Correct me if
I'm wrong, but I don't think you can "jam" a laser beam. As to detection,
lasers are instant-on and have a very narrow beam directed at another
vehicle so detection is unlikely. Sure you'll detect when they've got the
beam pointed at your vehicle but by then its too late. I say rather than
spending your money on snakeoil, save your money for an upgrade for your VW.
D. Dvorak
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