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Because there's too much background noise for it to be dependable. Other cars, planes, helicopters--they'd get in the way. Much easier to standardize radar, whose only consistent downfall is fog.

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A police radar gun measures the speed of a car by?

It measures the time it takes for the radar pulse to go from the radar gun to your vehicle and back. The pulse is fairly constant so the radar gun is getting updates and by comparing the updates to the time it can determine speed.


What is the palindrome for-instrument-used-to-determine-speed?

radar


What is the palindrome for an instrument used to determine speed?

The palindrome for an instrument used to determine speed is radar. It reads the same forwards and backwards.


How does police radar have to do with wavelength?

Police radar systems use microwave radar technology, which operates within a specific range of wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. The radar gun emits a microwave signal towards a moving vehicle, and measures the frequency shift in the reflected signal to determine the vehicle's speed. By analyzing the Doppler effect of the reflected microwave signal, the radar system can calculate the speed of the vehicle based on the wavelength of the emitted signal.


What device do police use to measure speed?

Doppler radar


Can police radar your speed if following you?

Yes, they do it all the time.


What do police use to see the speed of a car?

radar waves.


What does the Doppler affect help determine?

The Doppler effect helps measure the speed of moving objects. The most common Doppler effect is the sound of a police siren, as it passes you. The sound of the siren remains constant to the person in the vehicle, but as it approaches you, the pitch, or frequency appears to lower.


How far away does a police officer be from a speed limit sign to use a radar to determine whether you are speeding in Ohio?

There are no such laws. A police officer can check your speed anywhere along the roadway. If you're in excess of the posted speed for that stretch of road, and they pull you over, it's a ticket.


When was RADAR first used to clock pitching speed?

RADAR was first used to clock pitching speed in 1972. Earl Weaver was the first person to use the RADAR gun to determine speed in baseball.


What is a police radar detector?

A police radar detector is a device used by drivers to detect when law enforcement officers are using radar guns to measure vehicle speed. When a radar gun is detected, the device alerts the driver so they can adjust their speed accordingly to avoid getting a speeding ticket. However, it is important to note that using radar detectors is illegal in some jurisdictions.


What are the benefits of having a radar detector?

Having a radar detector will alert you when a Police Car with its speed radar is near. The Radar Detectors will produce an audible signal alerting you of this, and will do so far in advance of when you are able to see the Police Car.