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Originally Posted by AndonD454

why cant they anything detect laser? for example.. if a cop was 1/4 mile ahead, shooting laser at every car coming by him, wouldnt your detector go off indicating that there is lazer in the area? if he shoots 6 cars before yours wouldnt you get a warning before he gets back to you?

if not then whats the point of lazer detection on radar detectors?

When a cop uses radar, it comes out of the gun at a very wide angle and hits EVERYTHING, it bounces everywhere and your detector picks it up, bouncing off of other cars, signs, etc. When a cop uses laser, it's a very very narrow beam, it hits what he's aiming at, bounces back to him, and that's the end of it. In order for your detector to pick it up, the laser beam actually has to hit the detector. Since the beam is so small and concentrated the chances of it bouncing around hitting your detector while he's aiming at a car other than yours (because if he's aiming at yours it's already too late) are very small. Think of it like you're standing in a dark field with a person in the middle shining a light at people, if you get hit with light then the detector goes off. If the person shining the light is using a lantern then you're going to get lit up no matter who he's "aiming" it at, if the person shining the light is using a laser pointer, unless he's aiming right at you you won't get hit.