What band radar guns do most cops in NJ use? Just got a BEL Express 920 for about $100 because a friend said most NJ cops don't use Ka so I don't need to spend alot on a Passport. Is that true?

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state troopers really don't use any anymore. They use "laser" (hehe..how Austin Powers have taken over the english language).

I just got of the phone with my friend cop and he uses only X and K. He doesn't know about KA but just to answer your question, as to state troopers, laser is what they use now.

Originally posted by Dan
state troopers really don't use any anymore. They use "laser" (hehe..how Austin Powers have taken over the english language).

I just got of the phone with my friend cop and he uses only X and K. He doesn't know about KA but just to answer your question, as to state troopers, laser is what they use now.

that's basically it - get a better detector in hopes of picking up laser reflections.

-Ron

If NJ troopers are using laser, then a detector won't do me much good. Unlike radar, laser doesn't have much reflected radiation to alert the cars behind. Once your laser detector goes off, you might as well pull over and wait for your ticket because the cop is already writing it up.

basically.

They ALL use laser?

I've been hit w/ K mostly coming from NJ staties.

most have laser, those being the troopers that are running highway duty that is.

I have a buddy who is a State Trooper, I'll ask him what he's using.

-Ron

I heard on the news over the summer that NJ troopers have gotten Laser guns donated to them, so they have both.

Note: The best radar/laser detectors are.............................The drivers in front of you. Keep your eyes out for break lights. The majority of drivers slam on their breaks as soon as they see cops. even if they are not speeding. Its a knee-jerk (pedal slam)reflex. At the high speeds we run, radar/laser detectors will only detect when you are going to get a ticket!

If you want to rip it open for a bit, let pople get down the road in front of you, if no one slams the breaks, most likely there are no cops, and you can take off. But slow it down before you reach them. You wont have enough time to slow down if you are too close to them, and they slam their breaks at that point. I hope that makes sense. lol.

*cough* lidatek *cough*

The Passport laser jammer (not detector) that mounts above your license plates has had some real success with a few people I know that use them.

Yea but I think laser jammers are illegal in NJ, and if they aren't the trooper is gonna notice it and he'll slam you with the full penalty...usually the troopers in jersey are reasonable...i had a friend doing 110 in a 65 and the cop wrote him up for a 74...because he understood how hard it was to go under 90 in a car that cherry haha...

How do they notice? By seeing the sensor or by having something come up on his laser gun?

Well they can see it if there behind you, and if you get pulled over and it starts going off or is still visible, yea expect to be penalized the full amount, because they'll mention to the prosecutor and the judge

Originally posted by rcr2880
Well they can see it if there behind you, and if you get pulled over and it starts going off or is still visible, yea expect to be penalized the full amount, because they'll mention to the prosecutor and the judge

Interesting. Im currently reading " A speeders guide to avoiding tickets" by retired NYS trooper James M. Eagan. Its pretty good so far and recommend it.