Lidar in Mass?

maskinut · 04-02-2007, 10:00 AM

I have two friends who have been hit with lidar in the last 2 weeks by MASP. Both have V1's though we all know detectors can't compete with the speed of light. Both are pretty mature drivers who drive basic silver and black A4's with no mods or 9 foot wings.

Have a lot of you seen lidar in use in Mass?

I don't often speed but with the new insurance rules(7 years to clear a ticket I think) I am starting to think a blinder might be a worthwile financial investment. I drive 25-20k mikes a year which means there are a lot of opportunites for me to find a speed trap. I drive to VT every weekend for skiing which averages 6-8 speed traps each way on every trip. I drive to the cape every weekend in the summer which is usually 2-3 traps per round trip.

I would like to keep my 99 safe driver insurance rating (no tickets since high school) but it seems like there is a concerted effort among the state, law enforcement and insurance companies to cost me money. I know there are interest groups who live and breathe this stuff but I wanted to get input from the crew here that takes a more sane approach.

Is it time to invest in a blinder type product? Who has? What say you?

I might organize a group buy for a laser system since I know of two buyers already. I might also get one.

MA_2.7t · 04-02-2007, 10:33 AM

StumpJumper · 04-02-2007, 10:43 AM

CP · 04-02-2007, 11:01 AM

I've see them every 4th or 5th trip up that lame road. It's usually two troopers standing in the median, an exit or two north of where it ends at 128.

Grapeking · 04-02-2007, 11:19 AM

Mirror|rorriM · 04-02-2007, 12:25 PM

Many local pigs seem to be using it, too, as do the NH state pigs.

maskinut · 04-02-2007, 02:02 PM

I guess I never drive the pike so I dont see it there. I rarely see it on 128. All the NH and VT troopers and locals I see driving to killington have their radar on. (At least my V1 isn't sounding the laser alarm)

GDawgA4 · 04-02-2007, 02:41 PM

Framingham I know of. I've never seen a trooper on 128 using laser but I don't travel that as much as the Pike. Most troopers who run speed traps on the Pike park their cruisers perpendicular to the road and sit there shooting cars with laser.

JT's allroad · 04-02-2007, 02:46 PM

MA_2.7t · 04-02-2007, 02:51 PM

Also, I don't think I've ever seen laser on 128 anywhere north of lynn.

04-02-2007, 10:33 AM	#2
MA_2.7t AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,524	I see it pop up mostly around Boston or on major highways

04-02-2007, 10:43 AM	#3
StumpJumper AudiWorld Senior Member 2012 Audi S4 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Franklin MA Posts: 1,344	i see it twice a month on the pike, but see k four times, only seen k on 128 __________________ red b8 s4 manual with sun shades

04-02-2007, 11:01 AM	#4
CP Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 10,204	If by lidar you mean laser, then yes...all over Rt3 in the Billerica area. I've see them every 4th or 5th trip up that lame road. It's usually two troopers standing in the median, an exit or two north of where it ends at 128. __________________ -Cy 1999 Spec Miata 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Quad Cab, Cummins, 6sp dba Speed Shack (www.speedshackonline.com) - Norwood, MA

04-02-2007, 11:19 AM	#5
Grapeking AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,106	they were there again this weekend, and also further north, just before the NH border.

04-02-2007, 12:25 PM	#6
Mirror\|rorriM AudiWorld Expert Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 25,544	Every trooper I've seen on the Pike in the last 5 years has been using laser Many local pigs seem to be using it, too, as do the NH state pigs. __________________ Mirror\|rorriM

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04-02-2007, 02:02 PM	#7
maskinut Audiworld Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 80	Weird. I guess I never drive the pike so I dont see it there. I rarely see it on 128. All the NH and VT troopers and locals I see driving to killington have their radar on. (At least my V1 isn't sounding the laser alarm)

04-02-2007, 02:41 PM	#8
GDawgA4 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boston MA Posts: 9,149	Its been used for a while now. Mainly State cops but a few towns have them too such as Framingham I know of. I've never seen a trooper on 128 using laser but I don't travel that as much as the Pike. Most troopers who run speed traps on the Pike park their cruisers perpendicular to the road and sit there shooting cars with laser. __________________ 2013 Q5 2.0T Ibis \| Chestnut \|\| Prem+ \| MMI Nav \| B&O \| Keyless 2011 A4 2.0T Quattro AT8 Quartz \| Black \|\| Prem+ \| Titanium \| NAV Mods: APR Stg 1 \| 034 turbo hose \| Huper Optik \| Blinder M25 \| Escort 9500xi 1995 90 Quattro Sport 5-speed Past: 2007 A7 2.0T 2006 S4 25quattro 2005 1.8T Quattro 6-speed

04-02-2007, 02:46 PM	#9
JT's allroad AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,227	I got caught on the pike last week 87 in a 65 with Lidar in Framinghan __________________ *********** '03 Stage II allroad: the fastest car in the stable (as long as we're in the snow) ***********

04-02-2007, 02:51 PM	#10
MA_2.7t AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,524	I've seen tons of it near the RI/CT borders, the state police just camp out and go to town Also, I don't think I've ever seen laser on 128 anywhere north of lynn.

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