Benny Member 1,869 Member For: 21y 2m 16d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 13/07/09 05:15 AM Share Posted 13/07/09 05:15 AM Timbos99,What your friend is telling you is normal and really all you are going to get from a stationary speed camera. The radar measuring is done by a laser projected at roughly 45deg out from the side of the parked vehicle. This is different to an operator standing on the side of the road firing the laser at your vehicle. This method can be picked up much easier by a radar detector as the laser is picked up by the receiver mounted in the front of your car. With laser detecting radar detectors if you are speeding and an operator fires the laser directly at you then you have little chance of braking in time once your detector goes off. Most of the time you are relying on the laser bouncing off other vehicles in front of you getting speed checked to slow down in time.Fixed pole mount speed cameras use a totally different system and wont be detected by a radar detector at all. You may already know this just thought I'd mention.Benny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 13/07/09 05:55 AM Share Posted 13/07/09 05:55 AM You might want to make sure your friend knows about the fine if they catch him...40 penalty units (currently $100 ea.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 13/07/09 06:17 AM Share Posted 13/07/09 06:17 AM in NSW it is 9 points and $1,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbos99 Member 300 Member For: 15y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: QLD Posted 13/07/09 10:33 AM Share Posted 13/07/09 10:33 AM Yeah the fixed cameras around Brisbane have stripes on the road and work on a time/distant setup. Interesting I would've thought that the vans radar would've been bouncing back from the cars in front it was hitting.Mmmm I'll let Him know... $4000 is pretty hefty. I wonder if he'll be able to sell it as he doesn't live in WA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandonn Donating Members 2,304 Member For: 16y 1m 7d Gender: Male Location: port hedland Posted 13/07/09 10:56 AM Share Posted 13/07/09 10:56 AM id probly say your selling it on "his" bahalf and say "he" is located in WA but will post anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpinto Donating Members 103 Member For: 15y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 13/07/09 12:04 PM Share Posted 13/07/09 12:04 PM (edited) Your mate probably drove past a Multanova radar camera, a lot of the detectors have a problem detecting this radar and often only warn you when you are a few feet away but by then its to late. Edited 13/07/09 12:04 PM by tpinto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busson Member 22 Member For: 16y 1m 29d Gender: Male Location: Perth SOR Posted 13/07/09 12:47 PM Share Posted 13/07/09 12:47 PM I've got the bel sti radar detector and it is the worst investment I've ever made, it's fkn useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet_paul Member 56 Member For: 17y 11m 21d Posted 13/07/09 03:28 PM Share Posted 13/07/09 03:28 PM they dont really work anyway.when police have laser guns they are on you for about a second and get a reading. As soon as the radar goes off and you begin to 'slam the breaks' lol the police man's laser gun has already caught your speed.maybe tell your friend to look at investing in a laser jammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambo_xr6t Member 157 Member For: 15y 3m 6d Posted 22/02/10 11:22 AM Share Posted 22/02/10 11:22 AM hey guys looking at getting a radar dector so if any 1 can point me in right direction for a good 1 will be awsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icer Banned 2,335 Member For: 15y 3m 5d Gender: Male Location: Aspendale, Vic. Posted 22/02/10 12:14 PM Share Posted 22/02/10 12:14 PM beltronic.make sure you get the ones that have a special reflector shield so cops cannot detect that you have a detector in the car. lookin at about $600 AUD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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