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Power with Control
Not sure of the LIDAR max range (I recall reading that it is usually less than 2000), but they typically have a beamwidth of 3 to 4 milliradians (.17 to .23 degrees). At 4000 feet that would equate to a beam size of a right about 2.5 feet at a range of 4000, I'm sure the bridge is quite a bit wider.
I thought +7 is usually when cops will consider pulling people over. +10 is more likely and at +15 it's considered reckless driving and your ticket got that much uglier. No?
https://www.stalkerradar.com/lidar_lr.shtml
Beam Divergence: < 3 mrad FWHM.
3 feet x 3 feet @1000 feet (.9 meters x .9 meters @ 304.8 meters)
this appears to say, to my untrained eye, anyway, to say that at 1,000 feet, the beam is almost 9 square feet. Taking that out to 4,000 feet, well, 3 feet wide doesnt seem logical.
Police LIDAR Laser
In this listing here, it seems that 3-4 feet at 1,000 feet is normal, so 2.5 at 4,000 doesnt jive.
Beta, every officer is different, and has different standards, I just use 10 as the common point I have seen officers use amongst themselves. Some say 5 over, some say 12, but most seem to come down to 10 as the magic number.
And according to this, which does link to the appropriate Md code, there is no number associated with reckless driving.......
State Traffic and Speed Laws
MGA HTML Statutes
(a) A person is guilty of reckless driving if he drives a motor vehicle:
(1) In wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property; or
(2) In a manner that indicates a wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property.
(b) A person is guilty of negligent driving if he drives a motor vehicle in a careless or imprudent manner that endangers any property or the life or person of any individual.
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