Situation 9:
You’re driving down a highway and
Instant-on radar — a long way ahead — is zapping traffic
as it passes.
Your Warning:
The Ahead arrow will glow. The Bogey
Counter will show 1. You’ll hear a very slow Beep or Brap
that will last just 3-5 seconds. Then the alerts ends.
What happens next depends on traffic and terrain. If there’s
light or medium traffic between you and the radar, you’ll
hear the same pattern again, maybe repeated several times,
as the radar zaps each car ahead in turn. If you hear this
pattern, watch out.
If there’s no traffic within sight ahead, watch out, because
you could be next.
With ordinary detectors, short, weak alerts are usually
shrugged off as false alarms, leading the motorist to drive
right into an Instant-on trap. The Radar Locator is critical to
your defense in this circumstance. If it points off to the side,
the bogey is not a threat. But if it points ahead, watch out.
How Photo Radar Works
Most photo radars operate on Ka band, but there are
exceptions. Unlike ordinary radar traps — ambushes
hidden within terrain contours — photo radar operates out
in the open, usually in a van parked along the road; but
occasionally as a permanent installation that looks much
like a red light camera.
Instead of hiding, photo radar uses a low-power beam
which it angles across the road to reduce the range at
which it can be detected. So warning range is short, too
short if you have a weak detector. Valentine One readily
detects photo radar. But it will be reported for what it is,
a weak signal. All bogeys, even weak ones, should be
identified before they are dismissed.
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