radar jammers are illigal via federal law

 

Yup but lazer jammers are not.

 

which is why I miss mine

 

Im thinking about one myself just got clocked doing 71 mph on a 55 but didnt get pulled over. My V1 went nuts but it was to late.

 

a 500 mile trip from college back home sucks bad enough at 80mph but at 55, it would kill me. If most Americans could drive, I would love to see the interstate system go to the autobahn style speed limit-As fast as you feel safe at.

 

Even better, here is an excellent radar detector forum. There's more information here than you could ever hope to learn. Radar Roy, who operates the site linked above, also frequents this forum.
www.radardetector.net

 

I think the drivers test you needs to be a lot harder and it'd get rid of a lot of bad drivers. I could pass the damn thing with my eyes close and not opening a book. .

 

Agreed Thumper, I am always amazed by the fact people can fail the driver's test. The stuff they test is something every 5 yr old knows
A stop sign means what?

Instead they should ask what do you do when the engine starts to rev uncontrolably or Which direction do you turn the wheel during a fishtail.

 

I'm assuming you go to Tech...

My dad said that they uped the speed limit on I-10 to 80 on some stretches it needs to keep going up

 

I udsed to make that exact trip except home is in Corpus. 535 miles from driveway to driveway.

 

My trip home is 180 miles and I can do it in about 2 hours depending if I hit Austin traffic.

 

Yea I'm up at Tech and yes on I-10 some parts are 80mph cept its West of San Antonio and East of El Paso.

 

A powerful (110-watt or so) driving light, one front and one rear, can blind LIDAR. And if you put an an IR-pass filter on it, you won't blind everyone in front of you/behind you.

 

laser jammers are nothing more than blinking IR LED's FYI

I called escort to get my SRX fixxed, the guy was like welll you would need to remove it from the vehicle...... I'm like "ya I got it all in a plastic bag right here" I got an RA number I can't wait to get my truck back together

 

I know this is a month old thread, but as an active member of radardetector.net (same name there) I thought I'd chime in.

In regards to the OP's question, a Blinder M-20 will probably not provide much protection. Even an M-40 (4 heads) has a bit of trouble protecting larger vehicles. Here was a recent test done with laser jammers against a white Jeep Commander (a laser nightmare with it's vertical chrome bumper and headlights.) http://guysoflidar.com/march-2007/la...mmer-test.html
If you do mount it, make sure the Blinder is not obstructed by anything (so don't mount it behind the grill). These LED jammers have a use coverage of about an 18" diameter. Draw a circle with that diameter, and try to include the as much of the headlights in there, while still cover some of the "center mass" of the truck, which is where more LEOs will aim for.

As for legality, go here: http://guysoflidar.com/usa-laser-jammer-laws.html

As of now, it seems laser diode jammers are the way to go (over LED jammers) since they are more powerful and more compact in size.

Yes, jammers do nothing more than "blink" but they time their pulses precisely. Also, a bright constant on lamp will not work to blind current generation laser guns. Neither will bright headlights/high beams.

Just as a FYI, most laser guns' beams are about 3 feet in diameter at 1000 feet, which is why they can be detectable by some radar detectors. And, regardless of what they tell you, laser tickets aren't "bullet-proof," mainly because of user error. There have been several documented cases where innocent people have been mistakenly ticket by laser guns. I've heard of people getting distance readings of 40+ mph from shooting stationary objects.

Hope this helps some of you. Let me also say that these things, along with radar detectors, should not be used irresponsibly. Do not use them to fly down roads. Please speed "responsively." In my opinion, it is much safer to go 20+ at night when there are no cars on the interstate, than to go even go over the speed limit in a school zone or heavy traffic.