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Finding Laser
How It Operates
Laser’s narrow beam imposes significant limits on its use.
It must be deliberately and carefully aimed. The operator
can’t be moving. He must have a clear shot, preferably not
through glass.
So laser traps are always ambushes. The operator lies in
wait. As with radar, he can’t read speed from the side. He
must have oncoming and departing traffic. Look for a
cruiser angled to the road, or broadside. Watch overpasses
and entrance ramps. He will likely rest the laser gun on a
partially-down side window to steady his aim. He will pick
off traffic as it comes. Or goes.
Our breakthrough Compound Parabolic Concentrator
enables Valentine One to achieve both wide-angle
coverage and unmatched sensitivity. Even so, the over-hills
and around-curves warning you expect from a radar
detector is not possible with laser. A laser warning requires
immediate response.
Details To Remember About Laser
1.
There is no moving laser.
2.
All laser encounters are like Instant-on radar; virtually
no advanced warning.
3.
Laser alarms are rare with the Valentine One, so be
prepared to respond.
Laser False Alarms
1. Red neon, from stores and occasionally from brake
lights of other cars (example: Chevy TrailBlazer,
GMC Envoy, Olds Bravada and Buick Rainier), can
imitate the characteristics of speed laser.
Solution: Move away from source.
2. The electrical systems of some cars generate
electromagnetic interferences, triggering laser alerts.
How to test: Try V1 in a different car.
Possible solution: Try relocating detector within the
interfering car; also, your dealer may have a factory fix.
3.
Adaptive cruise control systems using laser may cause
laser alerts.
Solution: Switch to normal cruise control
when possible.
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