You have to be careful with the laser ones; especially if you have a blue car…
The laser also works essentially using the doppler effect – a laser is sent out at a know frequency and it bounces back off the bonnet of a moving vehicle. Because the “effective” frequency of the reflection received is higher by a known amount, the speed of the vehicle can be calculated.
Now, the trouble is; if you are driving a blue car, blue light is a higher frequency than red light and it has the effect of changing the reflected laser light that little bit more than a red car does and means you can be measured doing a higher speed than you actually are.
That’s why they have to have some leeway in the system.
They don’t tell you these things, do they??? 😉
Rachel