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Old 05-17-2007, 10:12 AM   #1
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The lazer needs something reflective and most license plates are coated in this reflective paint. They can use your headlights too, but you need those.
Not exactly. The laser "beam" is about three feet wide and bounces off of the front surface area of your vehicle. It doesn't need a front plate or headlights as a reflective surface to function.
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Old 05-17-2007, 10:45 AM   #2
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I thought it started as a pencil sized beam, but disperses into an 18 inch diameter by the time it hits your car. And the only reason lazer detecters go off is due to the shaking in the troopers arms allowing the beam to hit the detecter for a split second.
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Old 05-17-2007, 11:17 AM   #3
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If they can get my little bike behind three lanes of traffic, they can get a boxster without a license plate.

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