Radar/VG-2/
Laser Alerts
Detection
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Radar/VG-2/Laser Alerts
Type of Audible Signal
Interpretation and Response
Your COBRA® ESD-6050 starts to
signal slowly, then increases in rate
very rapidly.
Most likely police radar.
FULL ALERT
.
Your COBRA® ESD-6050
signals just once.
Most likely a false source, or could be
pulsed radar.
Exercise Caution
.
Very fast signal rate instantly.
Slow signal rate as you approach
hill or bridge. Sharp increase in signal
rate as you reach hill or bridge.
Most likely police radar on other side
of hill or bridge.
FULL ALERT
.
Radar or VG-2 close by has been
suddenly switched on.
FULL ALERT
.
Short-term, weak signaling;
series of such signals.
Laser
Use Full Caution
. There are no false
laser signals.
Safety Alert
An emergency vehicle is approaching,
you are in the vicinity of a railroad
crossing, or you are approaching a
road hazard (construction site,
accident scene, etc.).
Most likely a false radar source.
Exercise Caution
.
Detection
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Facts About
Safety Alert
®
Traffic Warning
System
Facts About the Safety Alert® Traffic
Warning System
FCC-approved Safety Alert Transmitters emit
microwave radar signals to indicate the presence of a
safety-related concern. Depending on the frequency of
these signals, as set on the transmitter, the outgoing
signal can indicate whether the transmitter is on a
speeding emergency vehicle or train, or at a stationary
road hazard location. These microwave signals are
located in the K-band and as a result, any radar
detector which detects K-band radar will detect these
Safety signals as standard K-band radar alerts.
However, unlike a standard radar detector, your
Cobra® ESD-6050 is designed to differentiate between a
standard K-band alert and a Safety Alert warning.
Safety technology is relatively new so the number of
transmitters in operation is still growing. You may not
receive Safety Alert on a daily basis and should not be
surprised to encounter some emergency vehicles, road
hazards or trains not yet equipped with these
transmitters, therefore failing to provide a signal. As
Safety Transmitters become more prevalent (the
number of operating transmitters is growing every
day), these Safety Alerts will become more common.
The Safety Alert Transmitter is in use in all 50 states in
limited quantities.
