Laser Atlanta rolls out "palm-sized" SpeedLaser B to catch speeders
By Donald Melanson 
posted January 30th 2008 1:59PM
posted January 30th 2008 1:59PM
They may be stretching the definition of "palm-sized" a bit, but the folks at Laser Atlanta sure seem confident in their new SpeedLaser B device, with them saying that it'll nail "speed demons from the palm of officer's hand." To do that, the device makes use of the ever-popular LIDAR technology to take a reading of a vehicle in a mere 0.3 seconds, and it includes some proprietary stealth features, jammer detection and inclement weather modes to ensure it always at the ready. No word on a price, but we're guessing you won't be able to just grab one of these off the shelf.
So that's what Christopher Titus has been up to...
Well, I hope that it's to pricey for my counties to want to upgrade. Hell, everyone in GA uses freakin lasers already. Plus I haven't even figured out if my dual jammers work and now they have jammer detection. D'oh!
What we need is a "Star Wars Defense System". I'm thinking a laser system in your vehicle that automatically returns fire, using their aiming laser to hone directly into the aggressor, instantly disabling the offending device. :-) How are we supposed to know that cop isn't a terrorist trying to hit us with a missile launcher.
Does this thing detect cataracts?
It might be palm sized if every cop in the US was Rachmaninoff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifKKlhYF53w
Greaaat. Atlanta's always been a little overzealous on the speeding tickets...but then again, I guess we're a little overzealous on the speeding around here.
Looks like DIY Lasik... (remember "Dentist-in-a-box"?)
if the cops try to push you into a ticket when you know you weren't speeding you can always record that data with a gps recording device & also catch them on camera like the ones they have in their cars.
http://www.rnyk.com/make-sure-youve-got-evidence-with-the-driver-recording-system/
ow... I got a SpeedLaser in my eye!
I drive 88 miles per hour everywhere I go. And afterward I leave flaming tire tracks. I drive an old DeLorean with the Mr. Fusion upgrade. Cops with Apple Quicktake binocular radars have yet to catch me.
Now, Libyan Terrorists, on the other hand...
The person who claimed this as "palm-sized" must have pretty big palms... I suspect some elf oppression from giants - time to called the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Elves!
that guy in the pic clearly loves his job....
I live in Los Angeles and I know that cops give tickets to speeders, which really bothers me. They sit there monitoring the speed of people on some random street, while 500+ people die yearly in the city alone. Maybe those cops should get down there and fight crime, drugs, violence, and other things that actually destroy our society, instead of citing people over little technicalities. It especially bothers me because I am under 18, which means I have a provisional license. So that stupid ticket that you get is even worse for me, because I can have my license revoked after 2 tickets, and insurance is already $1000+ per six months, which is $400 more than it costs for girls. There are so many things that need to be changed in that system.
Going by the picture, Johhny Law will only get cancer in his right hemisphere. Carry on, officer!
I don't know how useful these would be in rush hour anyways. On I-5 I think the average speed is the margin of error for these things.