INFO-Be aware that Mantua is in fact monitoring south bound traffic more, so be careful in either direction.
QUESTION: Today I was traveling south bound in Mantua and got a laser hit in my SUV. This is extremely rare as I have my R3 mounted up high in the tint strip, far from my headlights and front plate. The LEO was about a half mile away shooting what seemed like too much of an angle to be effective. When looking at the map the angle doesn’t look to be as wide as it feels in person. I’m trying to find info on what angles LIDAR is effective. Is there info here or somewhere else I’m missing?
I’ve attached crude photos with my best finger drawings of the situation. The blue line is the angle of travel. The red line is angle the laser was shooting. The intersection of the two is about where I was hit. The red X that looks like a toddler made is where the LEO was sitting. The other red marks away from the highway are accidental and can be ignored. Like I say, the angle feels stronger in person but maybe it makes little difference anyway? Where would I find info on this?
On a side note, today Waze had a much longer range than the LIDAR or R3, so even if I had been speeding, which is rare in the SUV and even more rare near Mantua, I had ample warning.
QUESTION: Today I was traveling south bound in Mantua and got a laser hit in my SUV. This is extremely rare as I have my R3 mounted up high in the tint strip, far from my headlights and front plate. The LEO was about a half mile away shooting what seemed like too much of an angle to be effective. When looking at the map the angle doesn’t look to be as wide as it feels in person. I’m trying to find info on what angles LIDAR is effective. Is there info here or somewhere else I’m missing?
I’ve attached crude photos with my best finger drawings of the situation. The blue line is the angle of travel. The red line is angle the laser was shooting. The intersection of the two is about where I was hit. The red X that looks like a toddler made is where the LEO was sitting. The other red marks away from the highway are accidental and can be ignored. Like I say, the angle feels stronger in person but maybe it makes little difference anyway? Where would I find info on this?
On a side note, today Waze had a much longer range than the LIDAR or R3, so even if I had been speeding, which is rare in the SUV and even more rare near Mantua, I had ample warning.