The 370z Useless Thread (Coors Lite version)

Florida_GATOR · 07-24-2009, 10:05 AM

get a radar detector for your back window?

xiven · 07-24-2009, 10:10 AM

the V1 works 360 degrees

nogoodname · 07-24-2009, 10:11 AM

use a radar gun on them and pull them over

xiven · 07-24-2009, 10:11 AM

i guess i would just play it safe and wait til there is no line of sight and then speed up

theDreamer · 07-24-2009, 10:11 AM

My understanding is that a radar should be able to zero it self while moving which would allow the cop to pick up your speed if traveling in the same direction.

Now the same idea can be figured for two cars traveling in an opposite direction, even after they pass each other, once the beam returns it will use a doppler calculation to determine your speed. I mean, all radar is technically inaccurate since it is based on a beam traveling over a distance and returning and then calculating the variables. More variables the great the risk of inaccuracy.

Florida_GATOR · 07-24-2009, 10:12 AM

Apply Radar absorbing material to your car! problem solved

theDreamer · 07-24-2009, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Florida_GATOR

Apply Radar absorbing material to your car! problem solved

Not enough, you would have to have material that can both absorb and reflect the signal, and by reflect I mean redirect the beam to a different direction.

xiven · 07-24-2009, 10:14 AM

ok who wants to make the Z do this

Audi R8 "Blackbird" Avoids Cops While Speeding | BallerRide.com

Florida_GATOR · 07-24-2009, 10:15 AM

That things amazing!

semtex · 07-24-2009, 10:21 AM

You know, I actually applied to join the Gwinnett PD once. Didn't make it past the background check though.

In retrospect, I'm kinda glad I didn't. I would have taken a pay cut of about %50 and my hobbies are just too expensive to survive that.

xiven · 07-24-2009, 10:23 AM

Yeah I don't know how they survive on the money they make. OTOH, Gwinnett is cheaper to live than North Fulton.

Florida_GATOR · 07-24-2009, 10:25 AM

When am i gonna get off this damn distinguished road and get a spectacular aurora around me?

semtex · 07-24-2009, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theDreamer

My understanding is that a radar should be able to zero it self while moving which would allow the cop to pick up your speed if traveling in the same direction.

Now the same idea can be figured for two cars traveling in an opposite direction, even after they pass each other, once the beam returns it will use a doppler calculation to determine your speed. I mean, all radar is technically inaccurate since it is based on a beam traveling over a distance and returning and then calculating the variables. More variables the great the risk of inaccuracy.

That actually makes sense, I think. Assuming the cop has a radar gun pointing backwards, if the radar unit self-zeroes, then when it measures the speed of a car going in the opposite direction, it'll just read in the negative, right? In other words, if it says -60mph, then that just tells the cop that I was doing 60mph. Now let's say he does this on a car that is behind him and going in the same direction. If the reading was -10mph, it would just mean that the car was going 10mph slower than him. If it read +10mph, it would mean it was going 10mph quicker. In both cases, he'd just add or subtract it from his own speed to ascertain the other car's speed.

nogoodname · 07-24-2009, 10:47 AM

^^ i'm sure i just said that

theDreamer · 07-24-2009, 10:50 AM

I need to find a cop and make nice and test some of these theories and situations. I know many places now have front and rear facing radar guns but I am not sure how they report and what is displayed to the cop.

I would hope they are getting a report of +10 from a car in front of them and just tacking on from their speed.

07-24-2009, 10:05 AM	#6451 (permalink)
Florida_GATOR Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 705 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z Blk Rep Power: 16	get a radar detector for your back window? __________________ MK44 Creed- " Ive got a bullet here with your name on it, and im gonna keep firing till i find out which one it is " Most badass job ever.

07-24-2009, 10:11 AM	#6455 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4210	My understanding is that a radar should be able to zero it self while moving which would allow the cop to pick up your speed if traveling in the same direction. Now the same idea can be figured for two cars traveling in an opposite direction, even after they pass each other, once the beam returns it will use a doppler calculation to determine your speed. I mean, all radar is technically inaccurate since it is based on a beam traveling over a distance and returning and then calculating the variables. More variables the great the risk of inaccuracy. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

07-24-2009, 10:12 AM	#6456 (permalink)
Florida_GATOR Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 705 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z Blk Rep Power: 16	Apply Radar absorbing material to your car! problem solved __________________ MK44 Creed- " Ive got a bullet here with your name on it, and im gonna keep firing till i find out which one it is " Most badass job ever.

07-24-2009, 10:15 AM	#6459 (permalink)
Florida_GATOR Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 705 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z Blk Rep Power: 16	That things amazing! __________________ MK44 Creed- " Ive got a bullet here with your name on it, and im gonna keep firing till i find out which one it is " Most badass job ever.

07-24-2009, 10:21 AM	#6460 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 53 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	You know, I actually applied to join the Gwinnett PD once. Didn't make it past the background check though. In retrospect, I'm kinda glad I didn't. I would have taken a pay cut of about %50 and my hobbies are just too expensive to survive that. __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

07-24-2009, 10:10 AM	#6452 (permalink)
xiven A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta Age: 43 Posts: 4,128 Drives: Cookie Monster Rep Power: 293	the V1 works 360 degrees

07-24-2009, 10:11 AM	#6453 (permalink)
nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1764	use a radar gun on them and pull them over

07-24-2009, 10:11 AM	#6454 (permalink)
xiven A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta Age: 43 Posts: 4,128 Drives: Cookie Monster Rep Power: 293	i guess i would just play it safe and wait til there is no line of sight and then speed up

07-24-2009, 10:14 AM	#6458 (permalink)
xiven A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta Age: 43 Posts: 4,128 Drives: Cookie Monster Rep Power: 293	ok who wants to make the Z do this Audi R8 "Blackbird" Avoids Cops While Speeding \| BallerRide.com

07-24-2009, 10:23 AM	#6461 (permalink)
xiven A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta Age: 43 Posts: 4,128 Drives: Cookie Monster Rep Power: 293	Yeah I don't know how they survive on the money they make. OTOH, Gwinnett is cheaper to live than North Fulton.

07-24-2009, 10:25 AM	#6462 (permalink)
Florida_GATOR Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 705 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z Blk Rep Power: 16	When am i gonna get off this damn distinguished road and get a spectacular aurora around me? __________________ MK44 Creed- " Ive got a bullet here with your name on it, and im gonna keep firing till i find out which one it is " Most badass job ever.

07-24-2009, 10:47 AM	#6464 (permalink)
nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1764	^^ i'm sure i just said that

07-24-2009, 10:50 AM	#6465 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4210	I need to find a cop and make nice and test some of these theories and situations. I know many places now have front and rear facing radar guns but I am not sure how they report and what is displayed to the cop. I would hope they are getting a report of +10 from a car in front of them and just tacking on from their speed. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

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