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Old 05-17-2006, 10:27 PM
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I picked up the spray stuff a year ago on eBay for about $15 and no tickets yet. I often go by DC radar traps and so far it seems to have worked.
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Old 05-17-2006, 11:18 PM
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here's a thought, how about not running red lights instead?
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Old 05-17-2006, 11:19 PM
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I picked up the spray stuff a year ago on eBay for about $15 and no tickets yet. I often go by DC radar traps and so far it seems to have worked.
what's the correllation between spraying junk on your license plate and avoiding getting caught in a radar trap? I thought that the spray was supposed to distort your plate if you run a red light at an intersection where there's an enforcement camera.
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Old 05-18-2006, 07:40 AM
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what's the correllation between spraying junk on your license plate and avoiding getting caught in a radar trap? I thought that the spray was supposed to distort your plate if you run a red light at an intersection where there's an enforcement camera.
the spray also distorts your plates when passing photo radar. there are plenty in DC and they make it very easy to know that radar is ahead (warning signs, abandoned police car, slow traffic, posted listings of traps, etc). It is pretty hard to know if the spray really works or not, b/c I could just be very lucky. Personally running red lights ain't my thing, so its really just about the radar traps.
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Old 05-18-2006, 07:48 AM
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what's the correllation between spraying junk on your license plate and avoiding getting caught in a radar trap? I thought that the spray was supposed to distort your plate if you run a red light at an intersection where there's an enforcement camera.
I've heard spraying the plate is good to avoid laser since police often aim for the most reflective surface of a vehicle, the license plate followed by the windsheild and headlights.
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I've heard spraying the plate is good to avoid laser since police often aim for the most reflective surface of a vehicle, the license plate followed by the windsheild and headlights.
Got a V1 for that
Somehow I don't trust the spray thing, seems like a scam to me
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I've heard spraying the plate is good to avoid laser since police often aim for the most reflective surface of a vehicle, the license plate followed by the windsheild and headlights.
Do you really think those guns can even be aimed that accurately? What's the chance the officer can even hit the plate on a moving target?
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I've heard spraying the plate is good to avoid laser since police often aim for the most reflective surface of a vehicle, the license plate followed by the windsheild and headlights.
agreed. i think the police radar picks up on certain elements in the plate. IMO, there are too many other variables that would make the radar 'questionable' in making a case on a speeder. i think the plate has certain reflective qualities that if the tweaked police radar was aimed in a certain direction it would pick on it, versus just a moving object (i.e. tweaked police radar vs. a baseball speed gun)
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