Red=more tickets?
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From: Woodhaven MI
Re: Red=more tickets? (Darkgh0st)
As far as "Stealthiness"- I have seen on several shows that Corvettes are infact "Stealthy" against Radar (Not Laser). When a radar pulses out it needs something reflective to bounce it back- If you are driving a car with NO front plate, and NO headlights (cause they aren't popped up), then it will take longer for a cop to get a read on what speed you are traveling (assuming he is shooting from ahead of you). I've heard that cops aim for the plate because it is extremly reflective.
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Re: Red=more tickets? (xs650)
I guess I'm lucky then, having two red vettes has never raised a red flag yet.
Yet in my Blue pick up truck, I was always getting pulled over(never any tickets, but just getting pulled over, and driving normally).
Yet in my Blue pick up truck, I was always getting pulled over(never any tickets, but just getting pulled over, and driving normally).
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Re: Red=more tickets? (TheShield)
That's not true at all. Radar bounces off of objects, regardless of their composition (except something made out of absorbing material). It's impossible to select just one car out of a pack with Radar.
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Re: Red=more tickets? (TheShield)
I think it is how you are driving but at times I am sure some officers like to give out tickets to nice cars which would include ours. They feel that most sports cars tend to break the rules more often which in essence is probably true in most cases.
I think Yellow is the worse color to attract attention. Lots of Red cars out there, I don't even notice Red that much anymore, Yellow catches your eye.
Why did you say White cars are BAD? I have a white daily driver 93 and I would think White would be a great car to be stealthy in......
I think Yellow is the worse color to attract attention. Lots of Red cars out there, I don't even notice Red that much anymore, Yellow catches your eye.
Why did you say White cars are BAD? I have a white daily driver 93 and I would think White would be a great car to be stealthy in......
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Re: Red=more tickets? (xs650)
That's not true. There is a reason radomes are made out of fiberglass. It's because it doesn't reflect radar very well at all.
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Re: Red=more tickets? (xlr8nflorida)
Why did you say White cars are BAD? I have a white daily driver 93 and I would think White would be a great car to be stealthy in......
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Re: Red=more tickets? (TheShield)
That's not true. There is a reason radomes are made out of fiberglass. It's because it doesn't reflect radar very well at all.
Yeah but the whole car is not made out of fiberglass...thus something to bounce off of....trust me I've had many vette's in my sights and they're no different from any other car besides the size (which has an effect just like a Chevette)
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Re: Red=more tickets? (TheShield)
That's not true. There is a reason radomes are made out of fiberglass. It's because it doesn't reflect radar very well at all.
Yeah but the whole car is not made out of fiberglass...thus something to bounce off of....trust me I've had many vette's in my sights and they're no different from any other car besides the size (which has an effect just like a Chevette)
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Re: Red=more tickets?
I got my Yellow vert in December. On New Year's I was pulled over and given a warning for doing about 5-6 over. They were just looking for drunks so they let me go. In January I was pulled over for not using a signal for a lane change. $250 ticket :bs . The next week I got a Valentine One and haven't had any problem since. The cops do seem to like yellow.
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Re: Red=more tickets? (GhosTRydeR_92)
There was a writeup in CHP a long time ago by a cop. He basically said he looks hard at anybody standing out. So, if you come plowing down the road in a bright sports car, you are going to have a better chance at getting caught then the black mini van next to you. But the bright one is going to get more attention from others as well though. And, the Corvette part already makes you stand out let alone a bright color. Plus the cop gets to go brag how he chased down a Corvette this afternoon.
Motorcycles are police magnets, I've been followed around way too much on my TLR.
Motorcycles are police magnets, I've been followed around way too much on my TLR.
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Re: Red=more tickets? (kman0066)
I really did have a fat azz police officer say Corvettes are a little harder to get a reading off of at range because "they got that pointy nose, but dont you worry I can still get em"
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Re: Red=more tickets? (TheShield)
....trust me I've had many vette's in my sights and they're no different from any other car besides the size (which has an effect just like a Chevette)
Because the radar is bouncing off of the radiator, the frame, license plate, etc. When the radiator went to a slanted model in 90 or 91 they got much harder to get a lock on.
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Re: Red=more tickets? (xs650)
I was refering specifically to your remark that radar bounces off all objects no matter what the material. You are also incorrect about Corvettes showing up the same as other cars the same size. They do have an advantage.
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Re: Red=more tickets? (Darth Vader)
So Black probably is the least color to attract police?
The head of the State Police [in New Jersey] was fired a few years ago, because he admitted profiling black people on the highways.
I know---I shouldn't have posted this.
Sometimes the truth is so ugly.
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Re: Red=more tickets? (VictorRussell'92)
Any Vette is a ticket horse.......
Especially if your wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the hood on during the summer, or a ball cap on backwards, or a bandana tied on your forhead. It's like saying "BUST ME!" :lolg: