Corvette Laser Tag
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Corvette Laser Tag
I read an article a couple years ago pertaining to LIDAR after getting busted on the Ohio Turnpike at 12am for doing 79 on a completely deserted highway in my 99 GMC pickup.
The article said that the primary target was anything reflective on the front of your vehicle, license plate, bumper or headlights. Made perfect sense to me that the big shiny chrome bumper on my truck made a perfect target. However, the article mentioned that LIDAR was most effective when aimed at right angle reflective surfaces explaining why bumpers, lights and license plates are targeted. The article went on to say that angled surfaces would deflect as opposed to reflective the laser energy.
My thinking is if you don’t have a front license plate and you have a bra on the front of your car you have minimized most, if not, all of the reflective surfaces on the front of your car … so here is my question.
Has anyone ever gotten tagged with LIDAR in a C4?
Brian
[Modified by RED92LT1, 7:56 AM 8/19/2003]
The article said that the primary target was anything reflective on the front of your vehicle, license plate, bumper or headlights. Made perfect sense to me that the big shiny chrome bumper on my truck made a perfect target. However, the article mentioned that LIDAR was most effective when aimed at right angle reflective surfaces explaining why bumpers, lights and license plates are targeted. The article went on to say that angled surfaces would deflect as opposed to reflective the laser energy.
My thinking is if you don’t have a front license plate and you have a bra on the front of your car you have minimized most, if not, all of the reflective surfaces on the front of your car … so here is my question.
Has anyone ever gotten tagged with LIDAR in a C4?
Brian
[Modified by RED92LT1, 7:56 AM 8/19/2003]
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From: Jupiter Sunny Florida
Re: Corvette Laser Tag (RED92LT1)
Being in a family with cops, you get to hear all the goodies. Two things that I've heard from more then 1 cop is:
'Vettes are very hard to detect because of a lack of flat surfaces.
Most cops won't bother chasing 'Vettes because of their incredible acceleration and top speeds.
If your state has front plates, make sure you buy one of those clear covers for it. This keeps the surface rounded.
:cool: SAVE THE WAVE!
[Modified by Q1KSLVR, 2:55 AM 8/19/2003]
'Vettes are very hard to detect because of a lack of flat surfaces.
Most cops won't bother chasing 'Vettes because of their incredible acceleration and top speeds.
If your state has front plates, make sure you buy one of those clear covers for it. This keeps the surface rounded.
:cool: SAVE THE WAVE!
[Modified by Q1KSLVR, 2:55 AM 8/19/2003]
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From: Modesto CA
Re: Corvette Laser Tag (Q1KSLVR)
Amazingly..I've proven that theory in my 93 Saturn Coupe..a friend and I were driving along one night, and we were going around a long sweeper right hand curve, and I was doing about 65mph (speed limit was 45mph) and as I was going around the corner, I see a cop perched up at the top. (It was night time.) The reason I noticed the cop, was I could see his red laser light shining DIRECTLY at me..well..just then I told my buddy "Watch this, I won't get a ticket." Sure enough, I went by the cop, and got no action from the po po. :D So, I guess it is true...
btw: My saturn doesn't have a front plate.
btw: My saturn doesn't have a front plate.
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From: Mexico Beach FL
Re: Corvette Laser Tag (RED92LT1)
Although it is true that the rounded surfaces of the Corvette will make it more difficult to target, don't fool yourself into believing that it is invisible to Lidar/Laser guns.
Just remember that the Laser is just another wavelength in the light spectrum, and if the Corvette didn't reflect light you wouldn't be able to see the car at all.
So, your best bet is to keep your headlights down (difficult to do at night), cover your fog lights, don't have a front license plate, and paint the front of the car flat black. This will diminish the capability to target the vehicle but not eliminate it.
And, none of this will diminish the capability of RADAR targeting the vehicle. RADAR will reflect from all the metal in the chassis and drivetrain.
My shiny truck was a perfect target until: http://www.lidatek.com/
I suggest reading this link: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=467664
Tom Piper
[Modified by Tom Piper, 7:10 AM 8/19/2003]
Just remember that the Laser is just another wavelength in the light spectrum, and if the Corvette didn't reflect light you wouldn't be able to see the car at all.
So, your best bet is to keep your headlights down (difficult to do at night), cover your fog lights, don't have a front license plate, and paint the front of the car flat black. This will diminish the capability to target the vehicle but not eliminate it.
And, none of this will diminish the capability of RADAR targeting the vehicle. RADAR will reflect from all the metal in the chassis and drivetrain.
My shiny truck was a perfect target until: http://www.lidatek.com/
I suggest reading this link: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=467664
Tom Piper
[Modified by Tom Piper, 7:10 AM 8/19/2003]
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Re: Corvette Laser Tag (Tom Piper)
My shiny truck was a perfect target until: http://www.lidatek.com/
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From: Mexico Beach FL
Re: Corvette Laser Tag (LT-4 CE)
I suggest reading the information at the Lidatek site and doing a search to find where it is illegal.
However, there have been several cases where the cops fined the individuals for "interfering with a law enforcement officer perfomiing his duty." This is very vague and can cover a multitude of things.
Tom Piper
[Modified by Tom Piper, 7:33 AM 8/19/2003]
