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Old 04-20-2010, 08:36 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by Phantom View Post
It was no doubt what is termed "forward facing radar" ...... I am no familiar with the details of the Merideth cruisers but in many of our local towns the officer driving in a cruiser has both forward and rear facing radar units built into the vehicles front annd rear dashboards. A simple flick of the switch changes from front to rear collection.

This is no doubt what your husband encountered.
And the equipment does the calculation based on the cruisers speed against the zapped vehicle. The readout on the ones I have seen actually show the cruisers travel speed right next to the offenders speed. Its all tied together.
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